Chelsea vs West Ham LIVE
Premier League 2018-19
Venue: Stamford Bridge, London
Kick-off time: 8:00pm GMT, tonight
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Chelsea will look to maintain their challenge for a top-four finish with a London derby against West Ham tonight.
The Blues moved up to fifth on Wednesday as the perennially under-fire Maurizio Sarri made changes to inspire a comfortable 3-0 home victory over Brighton.
The four teams battling for the two remaining Champions League qualification places - Tottenham, Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United - are separated by four points having played 32 games each, and Sarri's men can go third with three points against the Hammers.
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Chelsea vs West Ham team news and line-ups
Chelsea XI: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Luiz, Emerson Palmieri, Kante, Jorginho, Loftus-Cheek, Hudson-Odoi, Higuain, Hazard
Subs: Barkley, Pedro, Caballero, Kovacic, Giroud, Willian, Christensen
West Ham XI: Fabianski, Fredericks, Balbuena, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Noble, Rice, Felipe Anderson, Lanzini, Arnautovic, Hernandez
Subs: Snodgrass, Adrian, Obiang, Nasri, Diop, Masuaku, Lucas Perez
Score prediction: Chelsea 2-0 West Ham
Chelsea have not lost a home league match against West Ham since 2002 and cannot afford to slip up here if they are to keep their Champions League qualification hopes alive.
Another comfortable win may not completely ease the pressure on Sarri, but it would provide a nice confidence boost ahead of the Europa League quarter-final first-leg tie against Slavia Prague and a trip to Liverpool.
TV channel and live stream, and online coverage
The match will be shown live on Sky Sports' Premier League and Main Event channels, and is available via Now TV with a day pass on offer for £8.99. Sky Sports subscribers can stream the match online via SkyGo and the SkyGo app.
You can also follow all the action with Standard Sport's LIVE blog
Head to Head history and results (h2h)
These two familiar foes have met on 45 occasions in the Premier League era, with Chelsea boasting 24 wins to West Ham's 12. There have been nine draws.
September's meeting at the London Stadium ended 0-0, curtailing a run of five successive league wins for the visitors.
