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Key occasions
That Hammers group: Jarrod Bowen performs for the primary time since fracturing his foot. Lucas Paqueta is out. Bowen will probably be skipper.
Ian Melven will get in contact: “I see Potter has gone with the lesser-spotted 1-2-2-2-2-1 formation for West Ham. Progressive stuff.”
Right here’s the person within the body tonight. Not a pure headline-maker however a lot to show to Chelsea.
There have been 21 months between Chelsea ditching Potter and West Ham turning to him. The 49-year-old has arrived on the London Stadium at a troublesome time. West Ham erred in appointing Julen Lopetegui final summer time and an announcement is due on parting firm with their overhyped technical director, Tim Steidten, who performed a sorry half in making a squad missing in depth and tempo.
Sanchez dropped by Chelsea
Huge information there: Robert Sanchez dropped for Filip Jorgensen within the Chelsea objective. Christopher Nkunku is on the bench regardless of all of the switch hypothesis. Tosin in for Chalobah.
Three on the again for the Hammers, Max Kilman as the only centre=half by commerce. Andy Irving, a daily sub, one thing of a thriller, will get his first ever begin.
The groups
Chelsea: Jorgensen, James, Tosin, Colwill, Cucurella, Caicedo, Fernandez, Madueke, Palmer, Sancho, Jackson. Subs: Sanchez, Chalobah, Acheampong, Gusto, Dewsbury-Corridor, George, Neto, Nkunku, Guiu.
West Ham: Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Coufal, Kilman, Cresswell, Emerson, Soucek, Irving, Soler, Bowen, Kudus. Subs: Fabianski, Foderingham, Mavropanos, Guilherme, Ings, Rodriguez, Casey, Scarles, Orford.
Preamble
As soon as he bought again into soccer administration, Graham Potter didn’t have to attend lengthy to return to Stamford Bridge, a spot he departed with many a cross phrase from followers. “In the event you take a look at the xG of the objective, it’s not that large an opportunity,” he stated of the John McGinn objective for Aston Villa that did for him in April 2023. It turned an epitaph for a supervisor too technocratic for the Chelsea cleaning soap opera. Does such a label connect itself to Enzo Maresca? Fairly probably, the optimistic indicators of a vivid begin have pale. Some dangerous outcomes have moved the dial. Like dropping at Ipswich, for instance.
G-Pott, as no person smart calls him, will know nicely sufficient the sensation. Now he’s the protected pair of fingers at West Ham, who’ve steadied after Julen Lopetegui’s ill-fated regime was ended. The Hammers at all times do higher with a offered sort – Ron Greenwood, John Lyall and, sure, David Moyes. Given time, he may do a wonderful job. Will it begin by snotting the Chels? Why not? It’s what we’re right here to see.
Be part of me. The kick-off’s at 8pm. The switch information is right here, in case you are so inclined.
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