Chelsea travel to the London Stadium this Sunday to take on West Ham United in the Premier League.
Even though the Hammers are currently languishing at the bottom but clearly Manuel Pellegrini’s men have the firepower to cause an upset which Maurizio Sarri will be very much aware of.
And the fact that a number of players will be tried from their Europa League encounter on Thursday might play a pretty big role during the London Derby.
Chelsea Team News:
Maurizio Sarri is expected to make a number of changes to his first team line up with both Zappacosta and Christensen heading back to the bench and David Luiz and Azpilicueta taking their place in defence.
Jorginho and N’Golo Kante are going to retain their place in the starting line up while Ross Barkley will head back to the bench and Cesc Fabregas will return to his usual role in midfield.
Pedro suffered a bad collision during the Europa League game vs PAOK and will surely not take part in the West Ham game. This means that Willian will move to the right flank as Eden Hazard will occupy the left-hand side after being rested for Europe.
Alvaro Morata was again a flop show against PAOK on Thursday and it is certain that Olivier Giroud would regain his striker’s role against the Hammers.
Chelsea predicted line up:
Goalkeeper: Arrizabalaga.
Defence: Alonso, Luiz, Rudiger, Azpilicueta.
Midfield: Jorginho, Kante, Fabregas.
Attack: Hazard, Giroud, Willian.
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