Boxing Day is West Ham’s perfect chance to beat Jose Mourinho’s

Ok so the Boxing Day challenge of the trip to Stamford Bridge is a considerable step up from any challenge posed by West Brom, Swansea, Sunderland or Leicester in West Ham’s previous games this month, but there could not be a better time for Sam Allardyce’s men to go toe to toe with Jose Mourinho’s side.

Saturday’s 2-0 win over Leicester means the Irons go into Christmas in the top four of the Premier League, a prospect which at the start of the season even the most biased of fans would have dismissed as nonsensical. But it is thoroughly deserved.

From front to back, the team are exuding confidence and ability at the moment, with Stewart Downing’s second goal against Leicester summing up the mood around the club perfectly, as he took one touch to control Diafra Sakho’s knock down before curling home a sweet shot from distance – then wheeled away with a massive smile on his face. ‘Tis the season to be jolly.

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