West Ham-Chelsea Statistical Preview
West Ham
West Ham will be without Alex Song for the reception of the Premier League champions and the former Arsenal midfielder will be joined on the treatment table by Winston Reid, who is suffering from a back injury that forced him off in their 2-2 draw with Sunderland at the start of the month.
Victor Moses will also be watching on from the stands with the winger unable to line up against his parent club due to the terms in his loan agreement. This chould see Enner Valencia come back into the starting XI for the first time in the league this season.
Slaven Bilic may also be tempted to give Andy Carroll a start, given Chelsea's well-documented weaknesses at the back.
Angelo Ogbonna is also pushing for a start for the first time in over a month.
Chelsea
Thibaut Courtois and Branislav Ivanovic are the expected absentees for the short trip across London to West Ham at the weekend. They could also be joined by Pedro and Loic Remy if they duo fail to recover from respective knocks in time and prove their fitness.
Rumours of discontent have emerged from camp Eden Hazard suggesting the Belgian star wants to leave Stamford Bridge at the end of the season. The Chelsea No.10 returned to the starting fold in the Champions League on Tuesday and should retain his place even though all doesn't appear well between Jose Mourinho and himself. Though that could change should Pedro be passed fit.
Two clean sheets in a row would suggest John Terry will retain his spot at the heart of Chelsea's defence with Kurt Zouma likely to stay at right-back.
Ramires wasn't particularly effective midweek and Cesc Fabregas could drop back alongside Nemanja Matic, with Oscar coming in to the 10 role
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