Malo Gusto comes in for his full debut in place of the injured Reece James. New signing Moises Caicedo is on the bench but Romeo Lavia is not involved.

Ben Chilwell takes the armband in James’s absence.

Our hosts also make one change, new signing James Ward-Prowse replacing Pablo Fornals.

Chelsea: Sanchez; Disasi, Thiago Silva, Colwill; Gusto, Enzo, Gallagher, Chukwuemeka, Chilwell (c); Sterling, Jackson.

Subs: Bergstrom, Cucurella, Maatsen, Humphreys, Caicedo, Ugochukwu, Madueke, Mudryk, Burstow

West Ham: Areola; Coufal, Zouma, Aguerd, Emerson; Soucek, Paqueta; Bowen, Ward-Prowse, Benrahma; Antonio

Subs: Fabianski, Johnson, Cresswell, Ogbonna, Alvarez, Fornals, Cornet, Ings, Mubama