After leapfrogging their London rivals in the Premier League table on Thursday evening, Chelsea host fellow European outsiders West Ham United at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon.
The Blues overcame Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in midweek to rise above the Irons, who played out a 2-2 draw with Liverpool last weekend, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both clubs.
CHELSEA vs. WEST HAM UNITED
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CHELSEA
Out: Enzo Fernandez (hernia), Wesley Fofana (knee), Romeo Lavia (thigh), Lesley Ugochukwu (thigh), Reece James (thigh), Raheem Sterling (back), Malo Gusto (knee), Ben Chilwell (knee), Carney Chukwuemeka (knee), Thiago Silva (groin), Robert Sanchez (unspecified)
Doubtful: Alfie Gilchrist (unspecified), Axel Disasi (knock), Levi Colwill (toe), Christopher Nkunku (thigh)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Petrovic; Gilchrist, Chalobah, Badiashile, Cucurella; Caicedo, Gallagher; Madueke, Palmer, Mudryk; Jackson
WEST HAM UNITED
Out: Nayef Aguerd (ankle)
Doubtful: George Earthy (head), Dinos Mavropanos (knock)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Areola; Coufal, Zouma, Mavropanos, Emerson; Alvarez, Soucek; Bowen, Paqueta, Kudus; Antonio
For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.
Ben Knapton
