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Chelsea's first away game of the Premier League season takes them to the London Stadium to face West Ham United on Friday night, with both sides looking for their first win of the new campaign.
Chelsea played out a goalless draw against Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge last weekend, with a performance that underlined a serious need for improvement should they want to challenge right at the top of the league.
West Ham's opening day performance was desperate. A buoyant Stadium of Light saw Sunderland pile the pressure on Graham Potter, as they won 3-0, and reduced West Ham to barely a sniff in front of goal, with both Jarrod Bowen and Niclas Füllkrug having no real chances in front of goal.
Here's everything you need to know ahead of the game.
How to watch:
The match will be available on Sky Sports in the UK, NBC in the United States, Stan Sport in Australia, and JioHotstar in India. You can also follow ESPN's live updates.
Key Details:
Date: Friday, August 22 at 8 p.m. BST (3 p.m. E.T.; 12:30 a.m. IST and 5:00 a.m. AEST).
Venue: London Stadium, London.
Referee: Michael Oliver.
VAR: Jarred Gillett.
Team news:
West Ham United
Crysencio Summerville, F: hamstring, OUT, est. return mid-Sep
Luis Guilherme, F: broken collarbone, OUT
Chelsea
Wesley Fofana, D: hamstring, doubt
Omari Kellyman, M: hamstring, doubt
Nicolas Jackson, F: suspended, OUT
Benoit Badiashile, D: leg, OUT, est. return mid-Sep
Levi Colwill, D: ACL, OUT, est. late-Apr
Romeo Lavia, M: strain, OUT est. return mid-Sep
Expected Lineups:
West Ham
GK:Mads Hermansen
CB:Jean-Clair Todibo | CB:Max Kilman | CB:Nayef Aguerd
RWB:Aaron Wan-Bissaka | CM:James Ward-Prowse | CM:Freddie Potts | LWB:Malick Diouf
CF:Jarrod Bowen | CF:Niclas Fullkrug
Chelsea
GK:Robert Sánchez
RB:Malo Gusto | CB:Trevoh Chalobah | CB:Tosin Adrabioyo | LB:Marc Cucurella
CM:Moises Caicedo | CM:Reece James
RW:Cole Palmer | CAM: Enzo Fernandez | LW:Pedro Neto
CF:Joao Pedro
Stats:
Graham Potter has never beaten Chelsea in seven previous meetings against them as a manager, mainly in charge of Brighton & Hove Albion.
Chelsea have won five of their last seven matches against West Ham.
If Chelsea don't score in this game, it will be the first time in 30 years they would've opened a Premier League season without a goal in any of their opening two games.
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