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Chelsea v West Ham team news: Pedro sub, Palmer starts

A much-changed Chelsea take on West Ham United in the penultimate Premier League game of the day.

Kick-off is at 17:30 GMT.

As expected, Liam Rosenior has rung the changes for this evening’s encounter with the Hammers.

Only four players keep their places from midweek: **Robert Sanchez, Malo Gusto, Enzo Fernandez** and **Moises Caicedo.**

**Reece James, Marc Cucurella, Pedro Neto** and **Joao Pedro** are among the players dropping to the bench.

After a bright cameo in Naples, **Cole Palmer** makes his first start in a fortnight.

**Trevoh Chalobah, Benoit Badiashile, Jorrel Hato**, **Alejandro Garnacho, Jamie Gittens** and **Liam Delap** are also brought into the side.

The West Ham team news is a little bit easier, with just one alteration.

**El Hadji Malick Diouf** comes in for **Ollie Scarles** at left-back.

**Adama Traore** is among the substitutes after joining from Fulham.

**Chelsea XI:** Sanchez, Gusto, Chalobah, Badiashile, Hato, Caicedo, Fernandez, Garnacho, Palmer, Gittens, Delap.

_Subs:_ _Sharman-Lowe, Fofana, James, Acheampong, Cucurella, Andrey Santos, Neto, Guiu, Joao Pedro._

**West Ham United XI:** Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Mavropanos, Diouf, Bowen, Fernandes, Soucek, Summerville, Pablo, Castellanos.

_Subs:_ _Hermansen, Walker-Peters, Kilman, Scarles, Kante, Potts, Magassa, Adama, Wilson._

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