The weekend begins at the London Stadium, where Chelsea’s arrival is widely regarded as one of the highlights of the football calendar. The locals will certainly be cheering; let’s hope we can keep up. We haven’t won at this ground for three years.
Enzo Maresca chooses almost exactly the same formation as the public’s choice (except for the striker).
Let’s go!
West Ham starting eleven (4-3-3)
Areola | Emerson, Kilman, Mavropanos, Wan-Bissaka | Paquetá, Rodríguez, Álvarez | Kudus, Bowen (c), Summerville
Substitutes: Fabianski, Cresswell, Soler, Coufal, Antonio, Ings, Todibo, Souček, Irving
Chelsea starting line-up (4-2-3-1):
Sanchez | Cucurella, Colwill, Tosin, Fofana | Enzo (c), Caicedo | Sancho, Palmer, Madueke | Jackson
Substitutes: Jörgensen, Badiashile, Disasi, Veiga, Dewsbury-Hall, Neto, Mudryk, Félix, Nkunku
Date/Time: Saturday, August 21, 2024, 12:30 BST; 7:30 EDT; 20:00 IST
Venue: London Stadium, Stratford
Referee: Sam Barrott (on the pitch); Stuart Attwell (VAR)
On TV: TNT Sports 1 (UK); USA, Universo (USA); Star Sports Select HD1 (India); SuperSport Premier League, Canal+ Sport 3 (NGA); elsewhere
Streaming: Discovery+ (UK); NBC Sports Live, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo (USA); Hotstar (India); DStv Now (NGA)
Be kind to each other and keep partying, guys!
