Chelsea vs West Ham: Confirmed team news, predicted lineups and injuries

Chelsea will be reunited with former head coach Graham Potter when they host West Ham at Stamford Bridge tonight.

The Blues will remain without injured defenders Wesley Fofana and Benoit Badiashile with Romeo Lavia also set to miss out again.

The Belgian has missed Chelsea’s last two games since returning from a hamstring injury suffered in December with a fresh issue keeping him sidelined today.

Enzo Maresca could stick with the same side that was beaten by Manchester City last weekend, with Noni Madueke hopeful of keeping his spot on the right ahead of Pedro Neto having scored in his last two games.

But the Italian has a growing dilemma to address in goal amid reports he is considering dropping goalkeeper Robert Sanchez for Filip Jorgensen.

Back-to-back errors against Wolves and City mean the Spanish shot stopper is under mounting pressure with summer signing Jorgensen waiting to step in when called upon.

Chelsea will be hoping for Cole Palmer to keep up his fine form, with the Englishman having conjured up 14 goals and six assists 23 Premier League games so far this season.

When the two sides met earlier this season on September 21, Chelsea thumped West Ham 3-0 at the London Stadium thanks to a brace from Nicolas Jackson while Palmer also got on the scoresheet.

But West Ham are now under fresh management after Potter – who lasted less than seven months as Chelsea head coach – came in to replace Julen Lopetegui earlier this month.

Predicted Chelsea XI to face West Ham

Jorgensen, Cucurella, Colwill, Chalobah, James, Fernandez, Caicedo, Sancho, Palmer, Madueke, Jackson

Where to watch Arsenal vs Man City? Kick-off time and TV channel

Chelsea vs West Ham kicks off at 8pm on Monday 3 February.

Live coverage is available on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event with a live stream available on the Sky Go app and NOW TV.

Author Of article : Liam Grace

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