This is the Chelsea team news and predicted lineup for their Premier League tie with West Ham. The reverse of this fixture was a dominant 5-1 display back when the Blues were riding high and the Irons were suffering through Graham Potter football. As it stands now, this is a meeting of suddenly in-form teams as both have won their last two in the league, as one team clings to Champions League football and the other tries to close the five point gap to safety.<\/p>\n
Rob Sanchez and Filip Jorgensen have been sharing goalkeeping duties with the former Brighton man currently having the edge as the first-choice shot stopper. The back line has been a mess of names as Marc Cucurella, Jorrel Hato, Wes Fofana, Trevoh Chalobah, Benoit Badiashile, Josh Acheampong, Malo Gusto, and Reece James have all started across the defence.<\/p>\n
Read More:\u00a0<\/strong>Chelsea vs Napoli Confirmed Lineups for January 28<\/a><\/p>\n James has stepped into the midfield pivot where Andrey Santos and Moises Caicedo has become the primary pivot option. Enzo Fernandez can play deeper in this pivot but has found himself playing higher as the number ten since the managerial change.<\/p>\n Enzo has replaced Cole Palmer in that spot with the Englishman dealing with injuries or coming on and playing as more of a right-wing option. Pedro Neto, Alejandro Garnacho, and Estevao are the other wide options.<\/p>\n Read More:\u00a0<\/strong>UEFA Champions League Matchday 8 Predictions Including Napoli vs Chelsea<\/a><\/p>\n Up front, Joao Pedro is on a hot run of goalscoring form and looks to have edged out Liam Delap for the symbolic number nine shirt.<\/p>\n Liam Rosenior has kept things in a 4-2-3-1 most of the time. He did make a change to a 3-4-2-1 in midweek against Napoli with James, Fofana, Cucurella as a back three of sorts with Estevao and Enzo occupying spots behind the striker but the back line looked prone and the team’s passing wasn’t up to standard so they returned back to the 4-2-3-1 by the end of the night to increase stability.<\/p>\n Read More:\u00a0<\/strong>Chelsea Complete ‘Shock’ Defensive Signing<\/a><\/p>\n With five wins from six since changing manager, the Blues look to be on the up, a defeat to the runaway machine known as Arsenal is the only mark against Rosenior since his appointment. They have been able to get the business done against other opposition, including the come-from-behind win in midweek. The only issue is their defensive form is still incredibly inconsistent.<\/p>\n The injured list appears to be dwindling to an extent with PremierInjuries<\/a> only totalling just five absentees. Romeo Lavia, Tosin Adarabioyo, Levi Colwill, Dario Essugo, and Mykhailo Mudryk are the names sidelined for this one. The issue will come from match fitness as a number of players could be rested ahead of the Carabao Cup semi-final with Arsenal which is coming up quickly on Tuesday, marking a third match in seven days for the Blues.<\/p>\nChelsea Recent Form & Tactics<\/h3>\n
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