These are the confirmed lineups for Chelsea vs West Ham at the London Stadium. These two London rivals will face off in the 20:00 Friday night slot. Both teams will be eager to collect their first three points of the 2025/26 Premier League season.
Chelsea vs West Ham Confirmed Lineups for London Derby
Chelsea Team News
Starting XI: Sanchez, Gusto, Chalobah, Tosin, Cucurella, Caicedo, Enzo, Neto, Palmer, Joao Pedro, Delap.
Subs: Jorgensen, Acheampong, Fofana, Hato, James, Essugo, Andrey Santos, Estêvão Wllian, Gittens.
Notable News
Chelsea drew their opening game 0-0 against Crystal Palace and have made some changes for this London Derby against West Ham. Reece James and Jamie Gittens drop to the bench, with Gusto and Liam Delap coming into the starting XI.
West Ham Team News
Starting XI: Hermansen, Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, Aguerd, Diouf, Ward-Prowse, Souček, Paquetá, Bowen, Füllkrug
Subs: Areola, Walker-Peters, Scarles, Mavropanos, Potts, Rodríguez, Irving, Marshall, Wilson
Notable News
West Ham endured a disastrous opening day, losing 3-0 to Sunderland at the Stadium of Light, and make one change to the team, which started that game. Czech international Tomáš Souček comes into the starting XI at the expense of Guido Rodríguez, who drops to the substitutes’ bench.
Chelsea Premier League Squad
- Robert Sánchez
- Filip Jørgensen
- Gaga Slonina
- Marc Cucurella
- Tosin Adarabioyo
- Benoît Badiashile
- Levi Colwill
- Jorrel Hato
- Trevoh Chalobah
- Reece James
- Malo Gusto
- Wesley Fofana
- Aaron Anselmino
- Josh Acheampong
- Mykhailo Mudryk
- Enzo Fernández
- Cole Palmer
- Dário Essugo
- Andrey Santos
- Moisés Caicedo
- Roméo Lavia
- Pedro Neto
- Liam Delap
- Jamie Gittens
- Nicolas Jackson
- Christopher Nkunku
- João Pedro
- Tyrique George
- Estêvão
(Squad details via)
West Ham Premier League Squad
- Mads Hermansen
- Wes Foderingham
- Alphonse Areola
- Krisztián Hegyi
- Kyle Walker-Peters
- Maximilian Kilman
- Nayef Aguerd
- Konstantinos Mavropanos
- Jean-Clair Todibo
- Aaron Wan-Bissaka
- Ollie Scarles
- Emerson
- Edson Álvarez
- James Ward-Prowse
- Lucas Paquetá10
- El Hadji Malick Diouf
- Guido Rodríguez
- Tomás Soucek
- Freddie Potts
- Andy Irving
- George Earthy
- Lewis Orford
- Crysencio Summerville
- Callum Wilson
- Niclas Füllkrug
- Luis Guilherme
- Jarrod Bowen20
- Maxwel Cornet
- Callum Marshall
(Squad details via)
Stay tuned for the Chelsea vs West Ham confirmed lineups. Who will get the nod in this London Derby? Could we see Estêvão start for Maresca’s men?
