Chelsea will be looking to return to winning ways when they take on West Ham in the Premier league, the game is slated to hold on Saturday, 3 September at Stamford Bridge....CONTINUE READING THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
Ahead of the game here are some major team news, match analysis and possible line up.
Current Form
West Ham have had a very poor start to the Premier League, they have lost three of the five games played, and have just one win and one draw, their fortunes have been better in the Europa Conference League where they have two wins from two games, their season has been poor and a win over Chelsea is needed to get them on track.
Chelsea have also has as poor start to the campaign, they have two wins, two losses and one draw so far, Thomas Tuchel will be looking to get back to winning ways against West Ham.
Head-To-Head
Recent meetings between the two sides has been an even affair, The last six games has not produced a draw with Chelsea winning three games and West Ham also winning three games, it’s been a thorough contest between the two London teams.
Team News
The blues completed two signings on transfer deadline day, Aubameyang joined from Barcelona in a player plus cash swap deal that saw Chelsea pay Barcelona £14m and Marcos Alonso moving to the camp Nou.
Both players won’t be available for the West Ham game as Aubameyang isn’t training and would need a mask, Zakaria hasn’t trained as confirmed by Thomas Tuchel because his work permit is still been sorted out.
The blues will also be without Ngolo Kante die to injury while Reece James and Loftus Cheek are cleared to play.
Match Prediction
As the case has been recently, a winner is expected once again and Chelsea seem to be the team poised for that victory, they are in a patchy run of form but might still have the quality needed to defeat the abysmal West Ham.
Match Referee
Craig Pawson will referee the Chelsea vs West Ham game while Jarred Gillett will be on VAR duties.
Possible Lineup/Formation
West Ham: Areola, Aguerd, Zouma, Kehrer, Coufal, Declan Rice, Benrahma, Bowen, Scamacca.
Chelsea: Edouard Mendy, Koulibaly, Silva, Cucurella, James, Kovacic, Jorginho, Chilwell, Mason Mount, Broja, Sterling.
