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Chelsea v West Ham team news: Pedro sub, Palmer starts

31 January 2026 604 comments
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A much-changed Chelsea take on West Ham United in the penultimate Premier League game of the day.

Kick-off is at 17:30 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

As expected, Liam Rosenior has rung the changes for this evening’s encounter with the Hammers.

Only four players keep their places from midweek: Robert Sanchez, Malo Gusto, Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo.

Reece James, Marc Cucurella, Pedro Neto and Joao Pedro are among the players dropping to the bench.

After a bright cameo in Naples, Cole Palmer makes his first start in a fortnight.

Trevoh Chalobah, Benoit Badiashile, Jorrel Hato, Alejandro Garnacho, Jamie Gittens and Liam Delap are also brought into the side.

The West Ham team news is a little bit easier, with just one alteration.

El Hadji Malick Diouf comes in for Ollie Scarles at left-back.

Adama Traore is among the substitutes after joining from Fulham.

LINE-UPS

Chelsea XI: Sanchez, Gusto, Chalobah, Badiashile, Hato, Caicedo, Fernandez, Garnacho, Palmer, Gittens, Delap.

Subs: Sharman-Lowe, Fofana, James, Acheampong, Cucurella, Andrey Santos, Neto, Guiu, Joao Pedro.

West Ham United XI: Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Mavropanos, Diouf, Bowen, Fernandes, Soucek, Summerville, Pablo, Castellanos.

Subs: Hermansen, Walker-Peters, Kilman, Scarles, Kante, Potts, Magassa, Adama, Wilson.

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  1. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    palmer is doing nothing

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    1. Jet5605
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 12 days ago

      He's injured and needs surgery. Completely daft not to sort it now.

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  2. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    great finish from Summerville

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    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 12 days ago

      lovely ref cam view of the goal

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  3. JBG
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    Thank you West Ham

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  4. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    ROSENIOR OUT, lol

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  5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    Time to jump off Chelsea. Decent start but rosenior as a manager beginning to become a reality

    Team selection, tactics are shockijg

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    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 12 days ago

      Yeah new manager bounce tends to last 3 games anyway

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  6. Sun God Nika
    • 5 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    Yes Chelsea crumble when I bring in a player 😉

    He who dares is he who frowns

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  7. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    Chelsea have never won a game Badiashile has started. Mind-blowing stat.

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    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 12 days ago

      Wow

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      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        2 months, 12 days ago

        I mean I made it up. But it sounds true. Likely is.

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        1. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          2 months, 12 days ago

          The stat that is true is that Chelsea have not kept a clean sheet in a game he's started this year. Either way, the point is the same - he's crap.

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    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 12 days ago

      Would be funny if it were true but it's not. They beat Palace 3-1 last week and he started.

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    3. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 12 days ago

      84% of stats you read on here are completely made up

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      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        2 months, 12 days ago

        You can come up with statistics to prove anything. Forfty percent of all people know that.

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        1. Punned It
          • 1 Year
          2 months, 12 days ago

          Sixty percent of the time, it works every time.

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  8. Hughes Your Daddy
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    Can never trust Chelsea, how much have they spent on this team? Insane.

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    1. Mr. O'Connell
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 12 days ago

      $800 billion

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  9. Paganoi
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    Sigh. Ultimately all my fault for getting sucked in by the hype around "fixtures" when I knew better.

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    1. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 12 days ago

      2-2 with two Enzo returns would suit me

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      1. Paganoi
        • 11 Years
        2 months, 12 days ago

        I suppose I should be happy that I sort of listened to that small voice and only went with Sanchez.

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  10. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    Amazing view on the ref cam

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    1. Goro Majima
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 12 days ago

      Yeah though it feels like it's inducing motion sickness.

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  11. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    World class palmer gone missing like the majority of the last year or so

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    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 12 days ago

      He was overplayed in that one phenomenal season and he's struggled ever since. Clearly has a very deep groin/thigh issue that needs surgery

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      1. x.jim.x
        • 11 Years
        2 months, 12 days ago

        You say "clearly" as if it hasn't been widely publicised already

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  12. Pariße
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    Embarrassing behaviour from Neto once again.

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    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 12 days ago

      Little rat

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  13. F4L
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    maybe when spurs lost at home to west ham a couple of GWs back they werent as bad as the result suggested

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    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 12 days ago

      How about the Burnley game?

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      1. F4L
        • 11 Years
        2 months, 12 days ago

        dubvraka masterclass 🙂

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      2. F4L
        • 11 Years
        2 months, 12 days ago

        there must be something behind their CL form. i hold onto to that glimmer of hope as a romero owners anyways

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    2. Traction Engine Foot
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 12 days ago

      No, they are crap. Hopefully they pull off their usual performance against City though.

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  14. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    Congrats to Wan-Bissaka owners!

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    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 12 days ago

      easily MOM so far

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  15. Kaneyonero
    • 9 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    Useless absolutely useless the whole lot

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  16. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    Palmer FK goal incoming

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 12 days ago

      Obviously has a confidence crisis. No way he lets Enzo take that previously

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      1. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        2 months, 12 days ago

        or carrying something and doesn't want his muscle to go 'ping'

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  17. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    Enzo took that free kick for some reason.

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  18. F4L
    • 11 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    bowen looks like he's loving life playing in this role

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  19. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    my god 0-6 in terms of good chances

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  20. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    That Enzo FK was sad

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  21. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    another missed place by Enzo

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  22. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    0-7 chance wise now

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  23. Four Letter Wirtz
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    That left flank of Enzo-Garnacho is eye-gougingly bad today

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    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 12 days ago

      yep

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  24. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    most one sided game I've seen all season

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  25. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 4 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    Anybody else transfering in their Jimmy Summerville records that are somewhere in the attic?

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  26. Ze_Austin
    • 7 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    Might be another Nuno run incoming

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  27. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    hmmmm keeping my eye on spurs in the table. They really need to beat city tomorrow.

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  28. REDMOND IN SANDALS
    • 5 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    chelsea needs the halftime badly

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    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 12 days ago

      5 subs might not be enough

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  29. g40steve
    • 8 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    Enzo overrated

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  30. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    2 months, 12 days ago

    Wan Bis is looking great

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