West Ham vs Chelsea Predicted Lineups

Lineups will be updated throughout the week in live time as and when injury and lineup news is announced.

Green Light: Confident the player will start.

Amber Light: A toss up on whether the player will start.

Red Light: Confident the player will not start.

West Ham Predicted Lineup:

West Ham Predicted Lineup GW2

GK - Hermansen

RWB - Wan-Bissaka

CB - Todibo

CB - Kilman

CB - Aguerd

LB - Diouf

CM - Ward-Prowse

CM - Rodriguez

AM - Paqueta

ST - Bowen

ST - Fullkrug

West Ham Team News:

• Summerville remains sidelined but is close to a return and could become a factor if Fullkrug or Paqueta fail to  make the required impact.
• Not much other injury or team news to report for the Hammers.
• Despite a 3-0 thrashing at the hands of newly promoted Sunderland, the back-5 likely remains unchanged.
• The midfield is where there are the most lineup questions for Potter. Young midfielder Potts featured heavily in pre-season and impressed, and Ward-Prowse did not in Gameweek 1. The entire West Ham midfield was poor and there could be changes coming but Paqueta won’t be the player to make way for Potts. It would be Ward-Prowse most likely but until we see it or hear Potter speak, it’s safer to assume he will run back the same midfield for Chelsea.

Players to watch:

Hermansen:

Rodriguez:

Ward-Prowse:

Potts:

Chelsea Predicted Lineup:

Chelsea Predicted Lineup GW2

GK - Sanchez

RB - James

CB - Chalobah

CB - Tosin

LB - Cucurella

CM - Caicedo

CM - Fernandes

AM - Palmer

RW - Neto

LW - Gittens

ST - Joao Pedro

Chelsea Team News:

• Tosin has returned to team training after missing out in GW1 and Maresca did state that he was his favourite choice to replace Colwill and replicate the skill set he wants for his LCB. However Acheampong impressed in GW1 and is more talented than the much older Tosin, and Chelsea kept a clean sheet against a good Palace team. The defence was not the issue and I believe the back-4 will remain unchanged.
• Jackson returns from his ban, but with his Chelsea career reportedly over and on the verge of leaving the club, and Joao Pedro and Delap both featuring last weekend against Palace, it seems unlikely he is part of Maresca’s plans.
• Estevao came off the bench against Palace and showed more than Gittens did in less minutes. However, using the first game of both of their Chelsea careers, when both players are very young, would seem reactionary and Maresca likely returns to Gittens at LW for the same reasons he picked him in GW1.

Players to watch:

Tosin:

Acheampong:

Gittens:

Estevao:

 

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