Extended to Wednesday evening, Gameweek 27 rolls on with Monday night derby under lights at the London Stadium as West Ham host leaders Chelsea.
From a Fantasy perspective, there will be mixed emotions heading into tonight’s encounter, with more than 179,000 having sold Eden Hazard prior to this match, while Diego Costa was also shown the door by more than 156,000 managers.
In contrast, Pedro starts tonight having been heavily backed as a result of the fallout from Hazard, with the Spaniard taking 112,000 new owners into the Hammers clash.
Elsewhere in the Chelsea line-up, the performance from Cesc Fabregas will be under the microscope. He retains his start after producing 13 points against Swansea City in Gameweek 26: Fabregas has provided returns in five of his six Gameweek starts this season.
In defence, Chelsea have kept just two clean sheets from their last eight Premier League outings, after recording 10 shutouts in the previous 12.
That offers hope to the West Ham attack, which is tonight fronted by fit-again Andy Carroll who has scored five goals in his last three home London derby matches in the Premier League.
Fantasy managers will be looking for Carroll to come through tonight’s encounter unscathed following recent groin injury concerns, with the Hammers due to face the Bournemouth defence in Gameweek 28.
