[Teams] Chelsea vs West Ham: Confirmed Line-Ups

Chelsea will kick off the new Premier League season with a tricky test against London rivals West Ham at Stamford Bridge this evening.

Antonio Conte has handed a league debut to N’Golo Kante following the midfielders move from Leicester this summer as the French international lines-up in midfield alongside Nemanja Matic.

Fellow summer signing Michy Batshuayi has to make do with a place on the bench as Diego Costa starts up front while Cesc Fabregas is along named among the substitutes.

Oscar joins Eden Hazard and Willian in attack while Dimitri Payet is only fit enough for a place on the bench for West Ham.

Here are the confirmed line-ups:

Chelsea

Courtois; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta; Kante; Willian, Matic, Oscar, Hazard; Costa.

Subs: Begovic, Aina, Fabregas, Loftus-Cheek, Moses, Pedro, Batshuayi.

West Ham

Adrian, Antonio, Reid, Collins, Masuaku, Nordtveit, Ayew, Noble, Kouyate, Valencia, Carroll

Subs: Randolph, Byram, Ogbonna, Oxford, Obiang, Tore, Payet

BACK CHELSEA TO BEAT WEST HAM AT CRAZY ODDS OF 5/1

What’s your predicted score now we’ve seen the teams?