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The Blues head to the London Stadium needing a response following their disappointing opening-weekend draw at home to Crystal Palace.
They lost key starter Levi Colwill when he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury during training and were set to pair Tosin with Chalobah against Palace until the former did not complete training on Saturday.
That led Maresca to play 19-year-old Acheampong, who could start again given he impressed against Palace.
However, Maresca explained in his press conference on Thursday that Fofana could get minutes against West Ham and that Tosin, who returned to training on Wednesday, is also available.
“Romeo [Lavia] is still out,” Maresca said. “Benoit [Badiashile] is still out. Wes is back. Tosin is available for tomorrow. Last week he was not available.”
Maresca must decide whether he selects Joao Pedro or Liam Delap, his two new forwards, up front.
The Italian also mentioned on Thursday that strikers Nicolas Jackson and Christopher Nkunku will not be involved as the club work towards their exits, with both expected to be sold before the deadline on September 1.
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Subs: Areola, Walker-Peters, Mavropanos, Scarles, Rodríguez, Potts, Irving, Wilson, Marshall
Chelsea XI: Sanchez, Gusto, Tosin, Chalobah, Cucurella, Caicedo, Fernandez, Neto, Palmer, Joao Pedro, Delap
Subs: Jorgensen, James, Acheampong, Fofana, Hato, Essugo, Andrey Santos, Estevao Willian, Gittens
Injured: Badiashile, Lavia, Colwill
Time and date: 8pm BST today, Friday, August 22, 2025
Venue: London Stadium
How to watch: Sky Sports
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