Graham Potter is welcoming players back to his squad as the 120th meeting between Chelsea and West Ham United will take place at the London Stadium on Saturday lunchtime.
The Blues have been boosted by the return of Reece James and Ben Chilwell, who made their first appearances of 2023 in the draw with Fulham after spells out through injury, and both full-backs will be in contention to start on Saturday.
Atletico Madrid loanee Joao Felix is also available for selection after serving a three-match suspension and, along with the likes
of Noni Madueke and Raheem Sterling, will bid to start ahead of either Hakim Ziyech, Kai Havertz or Mykhaylo Mudryk, who all began in attack last time out.
British-record signing Enzo Fernandez is expected to continue in centre-midfield after making his full debut against Fulham,
while Thiago Silva and Benoit Badiashile are poised to retain their partnership at the heart of the defence.
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Chelsea are without N’Golo Kante (hamstring), Edouard Mendy (finger), Christian Pulisic and Armando Broja (both knee) all remain sidelined with injuries, while Wesley Fofana (knee), Denis Zakaria (thigh) and Mateo Kovacic (calf) are all doubtful and will be assessed ahead of kickoff.
20-man squad travelling to east London after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Ruben Loftus-Cheek missed out a week ago against Fulham.
Potter is likely to pick a similar team to the one that drew with Marco Silva’s side, but
he is also known to sometimes spring tactical surprises. One of Felix or Noni Madueke could take Hakim Ziyech’s spot.
Predicted Chelsea XI (4-2-3-1):
Kepa;
James, Silva, Badiashile, Cucurella;
Gallagher, Enzo;
Mount, Felix, Mudryk;
Havertz
