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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
    23 hours, 8 mins ago

    palmer is doing nothing

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    1. Jet5605
      • 11 Years
      23 hours, 5 mins ago

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

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  2. Tonyawesome69
    • 7 Years
    23 hours, 8 mins ago

    great finish from Summerville

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    1. Tonyawesome69
      • 7 Years
      23 hours, 6 mins ago

      lovely ref cam view of the goal

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  3. JBG
    • 7 Years
    23 hours, 8 mins ago

    Thank you West Ham

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  4. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    23 hours, 7 mins ago

    ROSENIOR OUT, lol

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  5. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    23 hours, 7 mins 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
      23 hours, 6 mins ago

      Yeah new manager bounce tends to last 3 games anyway

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  6. Sun God Nika
    • 5 Years
    23 hours, 7 mins 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
    23 hours, 6 mins ago

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

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    1. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      23 hours, 5 mins ago

      Wow

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      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        23 hours, 3 mins 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
          22 hours, 57 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.

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    2. Camzy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      23 hours, 3 mins 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
      23 hours, 2 mins ago

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

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

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

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        1. Punned It
            22 hours, 57 mins ago

            Sixty percent of the time, it works every time.

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    4. Hughes Your Daddy
      • 13 Years
      23 hours, 6 mins ago

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

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      1. Mr. O'Connell
        • 13 Years
        23 hours, 1 min ago

        $800 billion

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    5. Paganoi
      • 11 Years
      23 hours, 6 mins 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
        23 hours, 5 mins ago

        2-2 with two Enzo returns would suit me

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        1. Paganoi
          • 11 Years
          23 hours, 5 mins 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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    6. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      23 hours, 6 mins ago

      Amazing view on the ref cam

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      1. Goro Majima
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        23 hours ago

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

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    7. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
      • 15 Years
      23 hours, 5 mins ago

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

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      1. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        23 hours, 5 mins 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
          23 hours, 3 mins ago

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

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    8. Pariße
      • 10 Years
      23 hours, 5 mins ago

      Embarrassing behaviour from Neto once again.

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      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        23 hours, 4 mins ago

        Little rat

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    9. F4L
      • 11 Years
      23 hours, 5 mins 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
        23 hours, 4 mins ago

        How about the Burnley game?

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        1. F4L
          • 11 Years
          23 hours, 2 mins ago

          dubvraka masterclass 🙂

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        2. F4L
          • 11 Years
          23 hours 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
        23 hours, 2 mins ago

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

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    10. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      23 hours, 4 mins ago

      Congrats to Wan-Bissaka owners!

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      1. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        23 hours, 3 mins ago

        easily MOM so far

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    11. Kaneyonero
      • 9 Years
      23 hours, 4 mins ago

      Useless absolutely useless the whole lot

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    12. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      23 hours, 3 mins ago

      Palmer FK goal incoming

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      1. The Bandit
        • 15 Years
        23 hours, 1 min ago

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

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        1. Ignasi M
          • 8 Years
          23 hours, 1 min ago

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

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    13. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      23 hours, 1 min ago

      Enzo took that free kick for some reason.

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    14. F4L
      • 11 Years
      23 hours, 1 min ago

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

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    15. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      23 hours, 1 min ago

      my god 0-6 in terms of good chances

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    16. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      23 hours ago

      That Enzo FK was sad

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    17. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      23 hours ago

      another missed place by Enzo

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    18. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      22 hours, 59 mins ago

      0-7 chance wise now

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    19. Four Letter Wirtz
      • 10 Years
      22 hours, 59 mins ago

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

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      1. Ignasi M
        • 8 Years
        22 hours, 59 mins ago

        yep

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    20. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      22 hours, 59 mins ago

      most one sided game I've seen all season

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    21. Mom, Butters just gave me a…
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 4 Years
      22 hours, 58 mins ago

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

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    22. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      22 hours, 58 mins ago

      Might be another Nuno run incoming

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    23. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      22 hours, 58 mins ago

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

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    24. REDMOND IN SANDALS
      • 5 Years
      22 hours, 57 mins ago

      chelsea needs the halftime badly

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      1. Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        22 hours, 57 mins ago

        5 subs might not be enough

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    25. g40steve
      • 7 Years
      22 hours, 57 mins ago

      Enzo overrated

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    26. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      22 hours, 57 mins ago

      Wan Bis is looking great

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