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

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Mount	MUN	5.9m	93.2%	Unlikely
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No Change	Haaland	MCI	C
No Change	Watkins	AVL	B, Vs, Inj
No Change	Thiago	BRE	A
No Change	Ekitiké	LIV	C
Up	Bowen	WHU	B
Down	Calvert-Lewin	LEE	B, VsX

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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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Ze_Austin
1 day, 2 hours ago
Chelsea finally playing with XI men
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Camzy
1 day, 2 hours ago
What is the point of taking time to understand lineups, predict correctly that Pedro would be benched, and still get punished.

Would you have played Pedro if you knew he would get 45 mins off the bench?
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1. Sun Jihai
  1 day, 2 hours ago
  The good news is he's basically nailed to start going forwards
  Delap can't be trusted
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2. Ze_Austin
  1 day, 2 hours ago
  He wasn't meant to. He's only on this early because of how poor they were
  
  Impossible to predict
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3. Tonyawesome69
  1 day, 2 hours ago
  Game state...
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4. Zilla
  1 day, 2 hours ago
  Yeah
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5. x.jim.x
  1 day, 2 hours ago
  Against West Ham at home? Yeah
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6. Cojones of Destiny
  1 day, 2 hours ago
  I did (on wc)
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7. Baps Hunter
  1 day, 2 hours ago
  I was hoping for 25-30 minutes against tired legs. However, having Esteve and Andersen as my bench cover helped to make that decision. Normally I would have benched him though.
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8. jacob1989
  1 day, 2 hours ago
  He was always likely to come latest at 60 mins
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F4L
1 day, 2 hours ago
wow areola
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1. Jafooli
  1 day, 2 hours ago
  Cheeky….
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2. Ze_Austin
  1 day, 2 hours ago
  Really stood out
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F4L
1 day, 2 hours ago
stop taking short corners enzo!
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bso
1 day, 2 hours ago
Why does Enzo only have 1 pt?
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1. JBG
  1 day, 2 hours ago
  I agree, he should have -1
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2. Biggsy
  1 day, 2 hours ago
  He doesn't tho?
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fedolefan
1 day, 2 hours ago
West Ham being utterly pummeled here.
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Jafooli
1 day, 2 hours ago
Need a Sanchez goal or assist….long ball punts please…
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FC Hakkebøf
1 day, 2 hours ago
Is a Jimmy Palmer penalty goal to much to ask for?
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1. FC Hakkebøf
  1 day, 2 hours ago
  Jammy*
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  1. Ze_Austin
    1 day, 2 hours ago
    *Carter
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2. JBG
  1 day, 2 hours ago
  Well that is his FPL M.O.
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Atimis
1 day, 2 hours ago
Pedro jam is as lucky as bad luck with Saka injury
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1. JBG
  1 day, 2 hours ago
  Pfff.. People who own both and benched Pedro did so out of pure skill.
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Ignasi M
1 day, 2 hours ago
Chelsea much better second half
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1. jacob1989
  1 day, 2 hours ago
  Playing like world champions
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g40steve
1 day, 2 hours ago
All the Pedro haters neck deep in mud, only takes minutes.

Palmer get your finger out lad & bang a couple please
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F4L
1 day, 2 hours ago
cucurella g
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F4L
1 day, 2 hours ago
maybe gusto a
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Ignasi M
1 day, 2 hours ago
2-2 cucurella
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jacob1989
1 day, 2 hours ago
Cucu goal, assist could be delap
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Sun Jihai
1 day, 2 hours ago
Kilman on and West Ham instantly concede
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Ze_Austin
1 day, 2 hours ago
Cucurella looked high in that celebration
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1. The Bandit
  1 day, 2 hours ago
  He’s no Maradona
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Tonyawesome69
1 day, 2 hours ago
Cucu G, Delap A
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1. Tonyawesome69
  1 day, 2 hours ago
  goal given
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fedolefan
1 day, 2 hours ago
Oh man, West Ham. Come on Bowen. Get a goal now.
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All Hail K
1 day, 2 hours ago
Got rid of Cucurella 20 weeks ago, knew I should have hung on to him.
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1. Mighty Duck
  1 day, 2 hours ago
  This game's pure luck
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KeanosMagic
1 day, 2 hours ago
Palmer took up a great position to watch the rest of his team score some goals
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1. g40steve
  1 day, 2 hours ago
  Decider has his name on it
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Stevecat
1 day, 2 hours ago
Do I take -4 to get Gabriel or

No hit and get timber?
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1. Ignasi M
  1 day, 2 hours ago
  you need Gabriel
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2. Magic Zico
  1 day, 2 hours ago
  Get Gabriel, will be paid off long term
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Magic Zico
1 day, 2 hours ago
Now, get the winner Enzo!
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1. g40steve
  1 day, 2 hours ago
  Spelt Palmer wrong
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Ignasi M
1 day, 2 hours ago
Liverpool 4-0 Newcastle
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1. Fifa las vegas
  1 day, 2 hours ago
  All Ekitike. Would at least give me some hope of turning around the last 6 or so dire GWs
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2. jacob1989
  1 day, 1 hour ago
  1-1 probably
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It’s gonna Ben Mee
1 day, 2 hours ago
Rice > Mbeumo?
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fedolefan
1 day, 2 hours ago
This Chelsea attack don't have only a 10% chance of beating Arsenal. They have just turned it on in the 2nd half.
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Fifa las vegas
1 day, 2 hours ago
https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2026/01/31/3pm-team-news-saliba-timber-havertz-kdh-keane-start?hc_page=12&hc_sort_by=comment_date#hc_comment_27538266

I can’t have nice things it seems 🙁
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1. Fifa las vegas
  1 day, 2 hours ago
  I would absolutely had JP if I knew he was going to start. Might have to get him now anyway.
  
  This game…
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fedolefan
1 day, 2 hours ago
Callum is in. He's going to score.
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fedolefan
1 day, 2 hours ago
Lol, the caption had Wilson On, Fullkrug Off.
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jacob1989
1 day, 2 hours ago
Cmon take delap off. So j pedro can get a tap in
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