Chelsea v West Ham: match preview, team news, facts and figures
Referee: Bobby Madley (Wakefield, Yorkshire)
Match in a nutshell: Chelsea aim to avenge October’s defeat at Upton Park but West Ham will want to enhance their push for a Champions League place.
BetVictor.com preview: Chelsea are playing for pride but should beat West Ham
Five key battles: Including Branislav Ivanovic v Dimitri Payet
Injuries and suspensions
CHELSEA
Ruled out: Eden Hazard (thigh), Kurt Zouma (knee), Radamel Falcao (match fitness), Diego Costa (suspended).
WEST HAM UNITED
Ruled out: James Collins (hamstring), James Tomkins (calf), Victor Moses (ineligible because of loan agreement).
Possible line-ups
Subs from: Begovic, Amelia, Aina, Miazga, Clarke-Salter, Baba, Kenedy, Matic, Loftus-Cheek, Pato, Remy.
West Ham United: Adrian; Byram, Reid, Ogbonna, Cresswell; Kouyate, Noble; Antonio, Lanzini, Payet; Emenike.
Subs from: Randolph, O’Brien, Oxford, Henry, Hendrie, Song, Obiang, Dobson, Carroll, Sakho, Valencia.
Vital statistics
Form guide – last five league matches
Chelsea total: D W W W D (11 points)
Home: D W D D D (7 points)
West Ham total: W W W D L (10 points)
Away: W D L L W (7 points)
Top scorers – all competitions
Chelsea: Costa 15; Willian 10; Oscar 8; Pedro 5; Traore 4; Cahill 3, Fabregas 3, Ramires 3, Remy 3; Azpilicueta 2, Hazard 2, Ivanovic 2, Kenedy 2, Zouma 2; Falcao 1, Loftus-Cheek 1, Matic 1, Mikel 1, Terry 1.
West Ham: Payet 11; Antonio 7; Sakho 6; Lanzini 5, Valencia 5, Zarate 5; Kouyate 4; Carroll 3, Noble 3; Emenike 2, Jelavic 2, Jenkinson 2, Moses 2, Tomkins 2; Cresswell 1, Lee 1, Maiga 1, Ogbonna 1.
Last five meetings
24 October 2015: West Ham 2 Chelsea 1
4 March 2015: West Ham 0 Chelsea 1
26 December 2014: Chelsea 2 West Ham 0
29 January 2014: Chelsea 0 West Ham 0
23 November 2013: West Ham 0 Chelsea 3
Chelsea 3 wins, West Ham 1 win, 1 draw
