West Ham overview against Chelsea Match
The manager of West Ham, Graham Potter, thinks that his players will need quality, luck and a “huge effort” to guarantee their first points of the home season against the heavy spenders of Chelsea on Friday.
During their first full season under Potter, the Hammers had 63% possession, but had a hard time threatening significantly during their 3-0 defeat at Sunderland in their first match.
“Chelsea has a very talented manager and a team at the back of a very successful summer,” said Potter about the winners of the Enzo Maresca World Cup.
“We must have a good balance between attack and defense and give everything. Fans will want better performance and better result.
“It is disrespectful towards Sunderland so that anyone who suggests that we should just introduce ourselves and win last week. We have not played according to our standards and now we must make sure that we are doing a good performance.”
Potter was on the right track for a first outdoor victory in charge when Jarrod Bowen gave West Ham’s advance in Chelsea on February 3, only for his team to reject an advantage at half-time during a 2-1 defeat.
Maresca remembers this match as “difficult” for the Blues. “They defended very well and I expect the same thing,” he added.
“The Premier League has just started and they are trying to find solutions in the same way as us.”
One of the problems that Maresca is trying to solve is the loss of central defender playing Levi Colwill thanks to a long-term knee injury, using Josh Acheambong, 19, in his post for the 0-0 draw at Home against Crystal Palace on Sunday.
“It is not in my mind not to play from the back,” Maresca replied to the suggestion that he may have to change his tactics to compensate for the absence of Colwill.
“You can be a little more direct when you play teams that are trying to be very pressing, but it is not at all in my mind to play in a different way. We used Josh in the last game. We are trying to find an internal solution.”
News West Ham against Chelsea Team News
West Ham midfielder George Earthy returned to training following an ankle number that the midfielder suffered during the pre-season and the Crysencio Summerville winger approaches a return of an injury to the hamstrings.
The winger Luis Guilherme has a shoulder injury and the great-back Kyle Walker-Peters could make his debut for the club, having been an unused substitute at the Stade de la Light.
Potter said Mads Hermansen will keep its place despite the beginnings to forget for the leicester City goalkeeper.
Nicolas Jackson is available after the suspension of Chelsea, but Maresca said that the attacker would not be used because he could be sold before the transfer window on September 1.
The Italian admitted his surprise to Tosin Adarabioyo recovering from a minor injury faster than expected, while his central compatriot Wesley Fofana was an unused replacement against the palace on his return from a long -term discount.
Midfielder Dario Essugo and the great-back Jorrel Hato also stayed on the bench and hope to make their competitive debut for the club.
Mykhailo Mudryk has not been in a match team since December and was charged by the FA in June to have violated the anti -doping rules after failing a drug test, with the winger saying categorically that he has never knowingly used prohibited substances.
West Ham against Chelsea predicts programs
West Ham Start XI: Mads Hermansen, Jean-Clair Tdibo, Max Kilman, Nayef Aguerd, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, James Ward-Prowse, Guido Rodriguez, Hadji Malick Diouf, Lucas Pack, Jarrod Bowen, Niclas Fullkrug
Chelsea Starting XI: Robert Sanchez, Reece James, Josh Boumpong, Trevoh Chaalobah, Marc Cucurella, Enzo Fernandez, Moises Caicedo, Pedro Neto, Cole Palmer, Jamie Gittens, Joao Pedro
How to watch West Ham against Chelsea: live broadcast, television channel
Friday kick-off is at 8:00 p.m. BST (3:00 p.m. and / 12:00 pm), with live coverage in the United Kingdom on Sky Sports Main Event, Premier League and Ultra.
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