West Ham host Chelsea at the London Stadium today in the second of three London derbies this Premier League weekend. The Hammers have endured a difficult summer thus far but now appear to be making progress in the transfer market, raising hope they can improve on last season’s domestic form.
The Blues, meanwhile, showed some promising signs during their first game under Mauricio Pochettino in a draw against Liverpool last week. While they remain a work in progress, there is fresh optimism in their ranks after such a dire last season time out.
A fiery London derby that always seems to bring the best out of West Ham, it’s going to be fascinating to see how far Pochettino has taken his new team in such a short amount of time. Follow all the action with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog, with Nizaar Kinsella providing expert analysis from the ground!
Live updates
Prediction: Chelsea to win
Chelsea, with Caicedo alongside the improving Enzo Fernandez, surely have enough to leave east London with a win.
Chelsea to win 2-0.
Chelsea team news: Caicedo and Lavia available
Reece James will miss out for Chelsea due to a hamstring problem but Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia are also available for potential debuts.
Benoit Badiashile, Trevoh Chalobah, Armando Broja, Wesley Fofana and Christopher Nkunku are all injured.
West Ham team news: Ward-Prowse could make debut
James Ward-Prowse and Edson Alvarez are both in line to make their debuts for West Ham.
However, Alvarez may have to settle for an appearance off the bench having not trained for a number of weeks before his move from Ajax.
Where to watch West Ham vs Chelsea
TV channel: The game will be broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Ultra HDR. Coverage starts at 4pm.
Live stream: Subscribers will be able to watch on a live stream via the Sky Go app.
Live blog: Follow all the action with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog. Nizaar Kinsella will be providing expert analysis from the ground
Welcome
Good afternoon and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of West Ham’s game against Chelsea today.
Kick-off from the London Stadium is at 4.30pm BST.
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