After losing badly to Sunderland the previous weekend, West Ham will be hoping to bounce back against Chelsea.
Graham Potter, who is already under fire as manager of West Ham, will be hoping to hear back from his team when he plays Chelsea, his old team.
Friday night is the Hammers’ first game at the London Stadium, but if they lose badly to their London rivals, the mood inside the stadium may rapidly become poisonous.
West Ham Zone provides you with the most recent club news, projected lineups, and a result prediction prior to West Ham’s opening Premier League home game.
Form guide (for all contests)
West Ham: LDWWL
Chelsea: DWWWW
Team updates
After Niclas Fullkrug failed to make an impression at the Stadium of Light, Callum Wilson might be set to make his West Ham debut.
El Hadji Malick Diouf is probably going to stay at left-wing back because he was the one bright spot in what was a lackluster performance in the northeast.
To add some freshness, Thomas Soucek might take Guido Rodriguez’s place in the Hammers’ engine room.
Josh Acheampong and Trevor Chalobah may continue to play in the center of Chelsea’s defense following their clean sheet against Palace, as reports indicate that Tosin Adarabioyo will still be out for the Friday night match.
Joao Pedro, like Fullkrug, had a rough weekend, which might have made room for Liam Delap to replace him.
Estevao Willian replaced Jamie Gittens after 54 minutes, and the Brazilian may now start at the London Stadium.
Forecasted lineups
Wilson, Bowen, Wan-Bissaka, Ward-Prowse, Soucek, Diouf, Paqueta, Wilson, Hermansen, Todibo, Kilman, and Aguerd for West Ham
Chelsea: Palmer, Estevao, Delap, Fernandez, Cucurella, Caicedo, James, Acheampong, Chalobah, Sanchez, and Neto
West Ham 1-2 Chelsea is the prediction.
After losing to a recently promoted team, West Ham’s changing room morale would have been completely destroyed by the 3-0 loss against Sunderland.
After making an impression at the Club World Cup over the summer, Chelsea will also be keen to get their season off to a strong start after being held to a 0-0 tie by Crystal Palace.
Enzo Fernandez should put the visitors ahead before Jarrod Bowen equalizes for West Ham.
Cole Palmer will have opportunities to take advantage of as West Ham’s wing-backs press forward, and the England international may be the difference between the two teams as he screams past a defenseless Mads Hermansen.
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