West Ham vs Chelsea live: Marko Arnautovic goal gives Hammers their first win under David Moyes
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Chelsea can move level on points with second-placed Manchester United when they take on struggling West Ham United on Saturday in the early kick-off, with David Moyes still desperately searching for his first victory since replacing Slaven Bilic. Follow the latest here.
- Chelsea vs West Ham United kicks off at 13:30 GMT
- Match is the first of seven Premier League games
- Alvaro Morata likely to be included despite injury scare
- Danny Drinkwater ruled out with illness and David Luiz still injured
- Joe Hart set to be dropped with Adrian preferred in goal
- Javiuer Hernandez could return from five weeks out
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This weekend’s Premier League matches
Saturday
West Ham vs Chelsea – 12:30
Burnley vs Watford – 3pm
Crystal Palace vs Bournemouth – 3pm
Huddersfield Town vs Brighton and Hove Albion – 3pm
Swansea City vs West Bromwich Albion – 3pm
Tottenham Hotspur vs Stoke City – 3pm
Newcastle United vs Leicester City – 5.30pm
Sunday
Southampton vs Arsenal – 12:00
Liverpool vs Everton – 14:15
Manchester United vs Manchester City – 16:30
Good morning and welcome to The Independent's live coverage of today's Premier League action, kicking off with the clash at the London Stadium between West Ham United and Chelsea.
A reminder from Chelsea's Twitter team of what happened in last year's fixture:
Team news
West Ham starting XI: Adrian; Zabaleta, Reid, Ogbonna, Cresswell; Arnautovic, Noble, Obiang, Lanzini, Masuaku; Antonio
Subs: Hart, Rice, Fernandes, Ayew, Carroll, Sakho, Chicharito
Chelsea starting XI: Courtois; Azpilicueta, Christensen, Cahill; Zappacosta, Bakayoko, Kante, Fabregas, Alonso; Hazard, Morata
Subs: Caballero, Rudiger, Ampadu, Moses, Willian, Pedro, Batshuayi
Adrian starts in the West Ham goal ahead of Joe Hart after last week's impressive display away to Manchester City
Pre-match quotes from Antonio Conte
On the busy festive period: "I think it's the same as the past. November was a busy period and it's the same in December and January. We must be ready to play every game."
On chasing down Manchester City and Manchester United: "I think we have to look at ourselves and to improve our position in the table. It's important to look at ourselves and not other teams."
On the threat posed by West Ham: "It will be a difficult challenge. West Ham don't deserve to be in this position, they have a good squad with good players."
Quotes from Sky Sports
West Ham vs Chelsea - last five meetings
- West Ham 1-2 Chelsea, March 2017 (Premier League)
- West Ham 2-1 Chelsea, October 2016 (League Cup)
- Chelsea 2-1 West Ham, August 2016 (Premier League)
- Chelsea 2-2 West Ham, March 2016 (Premier League)
- West Ham 2-1 Chelsea, October 2015 (Premier League)
Azpilicueta: There's a long way to go in title race
On the title race: "We know it's a long way until May and we have to work hard to keep improving and picking up points. We know in a busy period like this you cannot relax."
On the large Spanish contingent in Chelsea's squad: "When I came here it was a different Spanish brigade but I've had the chance to be with Spanish people since I came here. It's good to have people from your country in the dressing room."
On Alvaro Morata's start to life in the Premier League: "He's made a big impact since he came. New country, new language, new team but he was ready for it. He's adapted to the team and become an important player. He's getting the rewards that every striker wants."
Quotes from Sky Sports
Pre-match quotes from David Moyes
On Adrian starting ahead of Joe Hart: "He played very well last week and I thought he deserved to start this game today. We're not interested in Joe Hart today, the focus is definitely on the game."
On the changes he's made to his team: "Kouyate is injured, Declan Rice is ill so a couple of those changes have been enforced. We're setting up to try and cause Chelsea a problem but we know they're a really good side and we'll have to defend well."
On the threat posed by Chelsea: "We were good for long periods of the game against the best team in the Premier League. Today we're coming up against another great team so it's a challenging time. The boys gave a good strong performance last week so hopefully being at home can help us."
On the West Ham fans: "The supporters have always played a part here. We drew in my only home game against Leicester and the atmosphere was fantastic. Hopefully we can get a similar one today."
Quotes from Sky Sports
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