If I was betting on the score I would cover 1-0 and 2-0, but I have decided to throw caution to the wind on this one, as we have to win it.

?400 on us to win @ 1/2

Not the best of odds but then again we're talking about Chelsea taking on West Ham

Good luck with your ?400. You can take the winnings and put it on us beating ManU thus winning alot more money

I'm gonna bet against my mother. She'll probably go for 2-1 Chelsea before I can open my mouth and I'll say 3-1 (but I hope we won't concede any goals) and for once I wanna win against my dear old mom

i'm thinking of backing the hammers to win, and to draw, purely as an emotional hedge. It would be worth losing the money for Chelsea to take all the points.

Well that worked out very nicely.

Avoided a loss by not going for the score, and a healthy profit of ?200 (and not even a squeeky bum).

Now, I have to decide whether it is worth trying the same for Newcastle away (@ odds of 4/7).