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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
    1 day, 1 hour ago

    palmer is doing nothing

    1. Jet5605
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

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

  2. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    1 day, 1 hour ago

    great finish from Summerville

    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      lovely ref cam view of the goal

  3. JBG
    • 7 Years
    1 day, 1 hour ago

    Thank you West Ham

  4. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    1 day, 1 hour ago

    ROSENIOR OUT, lol

  5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    1 day, 1 hour ago

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

    Team selection, tactics are shockijg

    1. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 26 mins ago

      Yeah new manager bounce tends to last 3 games anyway

  6. Sun God Nika
    • 5 Years
    1 day, 1 hour ago

    Yes Chelsea crumble when I bring in a player 😉

    He who dares is he who frowns

  7. Mr. O'Connell
    • 13 Years
    1 day, 1 hour ago

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

    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Wow

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        1 day, 59 mins ago

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

        1. Camzy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 15 Years
          1 day, 53 mins 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.

    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      1 day, 59 mins ago

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

    3. x.jim.x
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 58 mins ago

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

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        1 day, 19 mins ago

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

        1. Punned It
            23 hours, 52 mins ago

            Sixty percent of the time, it works every time.

    4. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

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

      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        1 day, 21 mins ago

        $800 billion

    5. Paganoi
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

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

      1. Feanor
        • 16 Years
        1 day, 1 hour ago

        2-2 with two Enzo returns would suit me

        1. Paganoi
          • 11 Years
          1 day, 1 hour ago

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

    6. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Amazing view on the ref cam

      1. Goro Majima
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        1 day, 57 mins ago

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

    7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

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

      1. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        1 day, 1 hour 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

        1. x.jim.x
          • 11 Years
          1 day, 1 hour ago

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

    8. Pariße
      • 10 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Embarrassing behaviour from Neto once again.

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        1 day, 1 hour ago

        Little rat

    9. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

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

      1. Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        1 day, 1 hour ago

        How about the Burnley game?

        1. F4L
          • 11 Years
          1 day, 59 mins ago

          dubvraka masterclass 🙂

        2. F4L
          • 11 Years
          1 day, 56 mins ago

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

      2. Traction Engine Foot
        • 8 Years
        1 day, 59 mins ago

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

    10. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Congrats to Wan-Bissaka owners!

      1. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        1 day, 23 mins ago

        easily MOM so far

    11. Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      1 day, 1 hour ago

      Useless absolutely useless the whole lot

    12. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      1 day, 59 mins ago

      Palmer FK goal incoming

      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        1 day, 21 mins ago

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

        1. Ignasi M
          • 8 Years
          1 day, 20 mins ago

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

    13. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 57 mins ago

      Enzo took that free kick for some reason.

    14. F4L
      • 11 Years
      1 day, 57 mins ago

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

    15. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 57 mins ago

      my god 0-6 in terms of good chances

    16. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 56 mins ago

      That Enzo FK was sad

    17. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 56 mins ago

      another missed place by Enzo

    18. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 55 mins ago

      0-7 chance wise now

    19. Four Letter Wirtz
      • 10 Years
      1 day, 55 mins ago

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

      1. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        1 day, 18 mins ago

        yep

    20. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 55 mins ago

      most one sided game I've seen all season

    21. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      1 day, 54 mins ago

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

    22. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 54 mins ago

      Might be another Nuno run incoming

    23. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      1 day, 54 mins ago

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

    24. REDMOND IN SANDALS
      • 5 Years
      1 day, 54 mins ago

      chelsea needs the halftime badly

      1. Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        1 day, 53 mins ago

        5 subs might not be enough

    25. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      1 day, 53 mins ago

      Enzo overrated

    26. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      1 day, 53 mins ago

      Wan Bis is looking great