Confirmed line-up Chelsea vs West Ham: Legend makes surprise return

Chelsea host West Ham this afternoon at Stamford Bridge.

The Hammers won the reverse fixture 3-1 in August, and Chelsea will be seeking revenge this time.

Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino has made one change to the Chelsea side that beat Tottenham 2-0 at Stamford Bridge on Thursday.

Alfie Gilchrist drops to the bench with Thiago Silva coming in. Thiago Silva has already announced he’d be leaving at the end of the season, and thankfully, he hadn’t played his last game.

Levi Colwill and Christopher Nkunku are back in the squad after lengthy periods out due to toe and hamstring injuries respectively. Raheem Sterling is also back.

Chelsea starting XI: Petrovic, Chalobah, Silva, Badiashile, Cucurella, Caicedo, Gallagher, Madueke, Palmer, Mudryk, Jackson.

Subs: Bettinelli, Disasi, Sterling, Nkunku, Colwill, Gusto, Casadei, Deivid, Gilchrist.

West Ham starting XI: Areola, Coufal, Zouma, Ogbonna, Emerson, Soucek, Alvarez, Bowen, Paqueta, Kudus, Antonio.

Subs: Fabianski, Johnson, Ward-Prowse, Cresswell, Cornet, Ings, Earthy, Casey, Mubama.