Welcome to game two of the brand new season, on the far side of town, under the Friday Night Lights. Hopefully we’ve all got a bit of Coach Taylor in us tonight and we take all three points back home with us to the West side.
Enzo Maresca has made a couple changes from opening day, including a fit again Tosin coming back in for young Josh Acheampong and, in a surprise move, both João Pedro and Liam Delap starting instead of either Estêvão or Jamie Gittens. That’s different, and the first time we’re going to see those two play extended minutes together.
West Ham starting XI:
Hermansen | Wan-Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, Aguerd, Diouf, Souček, Ward-Prowse, Paquetá, Bowen (c), Füllkrug
Substitutes from: Areola, Walker-Peters, Wilson, Mavropanos, Rodríguez, Scarles, Potts, Irving, Marshall
Chelsea starting lineup (4-2-3-1):
Sánchez | Cucurella, Tosin, Chalobah, Gusto | Enzo, Caicedo (c) | João Pedro, Palmer, Neto | Delap
Substitutes from: Jörgensen, Acheampong, Fofana, Hato, James, Essugo, Santos, Estêvão, Gittens
Date / Time: Friday, August 22, 2025, 20.00 BST; 3pm EDT; 12:30am IST (next day)
Venue: London Stadium, East London
Referee: Michael Oliver (on pitch); Jarred Gillett (VAR)
On TV: Sky Sports Main Event (UK); USA, Universo (USA); Star Sports Select HD1 (India); SuperSport Premier League, Canal+ Sport 3 (NGA); elsewhere
Streaming: Sky Go (UK); NBC Sports Live, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo (USA); Disney+ Hotstar (India); DStv Now (NGA)
Be excellent to each other, and party on, dudes!