Chelsea Vs West Ham Match Preview
The Italian boss took over club duties following his country's exit and has been working with the squad through our pre-season tour of Austria,US as well as last week's win against Werder Bremen.The blues had eight different scorers during the campaign (Seven attackers,One defender) which could be a real confidence boost for the whole team after it produced 91 goals last season compared to the 109 scored the previous campaign.
Monday night's fixture will be the second time in three seasons that the blues will play in the last match of the opening weekend of a league campaign.The other time (2014/2015) culminated in a league triumph.
Our opponents had a longer pre-season owing to their participation in the Europa League qualifying rounds conceding nine while scoring eleven.The Hammers remained unbeaten against Chelsea during the last campaign for only the first time since the 2002-03 season.
Chelsea/West Ham Results Last Campaign
West Ham 2:1 Chelsea
Zarate 17',Cahill 56',Caroll 79'
Chelsea 2:2 West Ham
Lanzini 17',Fabregas 45-3,Caroll 61,Fabregas 89
It is left to see which members of the squad will make Antonio Conte's first league XI with the boss having employed several tactics and lineups during pre-season.
Key Stat: Chelsea's next goal will be our 5000th in the top-flight.
Probable Chelsea XI vs West Ham
Courtois ; Aina,Terry,Cahill,Azplicueta;Kante,Matic;Fabregas,Hazard,Willian,Diego Costa
Kickoff Time is 20:00 GMT.
