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West Ham vs Chelsea as it happened: Eden Hazard and Diego Costa make sure of victory

Follow live update from the Premier League clash at the London Stadium

Luke Brown
Monday 06 March 2017 15:47 EST
Hazard brings the ball down on the touchline
Hazard brings the ball down on the touchline (Getty)

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West Ham United's run-in to their maiden season at the London Stadium is in danger of becoming an anti-climax, but if anything can stir some passion it is a visit from Chelsea.

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What time is kick-off?

The game kicks off at 8.00pm on Monday 6 March.

Where can I watch it?

The match will be shown live on Sky Sports 1.

Form guide

West Ham: DDLLWW​

​Bournemouth: LLLLDL

Team news

West Ham are confident that Andy Carroll can pass a late fitness test to feature against Chelsea. Michail Antonio is meanwhile suspended after being sent off in the 1-1 draw with Watford last weekend while Angelo Ogbonna, Diafra Sakho and Gokhan Tore all remain sidelined.

Chelsea — somewhat intimidatingly for their opponents — boast a completely clean bill of health.

Expected line-ups

West Ham (4-2-3-1): Randolph; Kouyate, Fonte, Reid, Cresswell; Noble, Obiang; Feghouli, Snodgrass, Lanzini; Carroll.

Chelsea (3-4-2-1): Courtois; Azpilicueta, Luiz, Cahill; Moses, Kante, Matic, Alonso; Pedro, Hazard; Costa.

It's a big game for...

Carroll scored a goal of the season contender against Crystal Palace
Carroll scored a goal of the season contender against Crystal Palace (Getty)

Andy Carroll: Who else? Carroll has scored five goals in his last three home London derbies in the Premier League and is one goal away from his 50th strike in the top flight. He has also scored in two of his last three games against Chelsea.

"We have done well without him in the last few games but I'm sure we would have done better with him because he is one of our key players," Bilic said in his pre-match press conference ahead of Monday evening.

"It will be great to have him on the pitch on Monday and a big blow if he doesn't make it."

Player to watch...

Hazard has been fantastic in recent weeks
Hazard has been fantastic in recent weeks (Getty)

Eden Hazard: The Belgian is expected to be fit for Chelsea's Premier League clash at West Ham on Monday despite picking up a worrying knock in training.

Hazard was on the receiving end of a kick in training, but head coach Antonio Conte expects the Belgium playmaker to be available at the London Stadium.

Hazard has been in superb form in recent weeks and was particularly influential in the club's recent 3-1 home win against Swansea, completing more dribbles (8) than any other player on the pitch.

Best stat

Antonio Conte has lost two of his three away London derbies in the Premier League, losing out to Arsenal in September and Tottenham in January, while beating Crystal Palace in the other game.

Odds

Courtesy of 888.com

West Ham: 5/1

Chelsea: 5/9

Draw: 3/1

50 mins: Audacious from Hazard. Snodgrass whips a corner in and Chelsea break, the Belgian using his back to control a long Fabregas pass forward, knocking the ball down into the path of Kante. Hazard brings it forward and Chelsea soon win themselves a corner. 

Vithushan Ehantharajah6 March 2017 21:10

GOAL! West Ham 0-2 Chelsea (Costa '50)

Chelsea score from the corner. Fabregas swings it in, Pedro Obiang nods it backwards across the face of goal, and Costa bundles it in from close-range. Terrible defending. 

Vithushan Ehantharajah6 March 2017 21:11

52 mins: There really isn't too much more to add. Obiang and Carroll both jumped for it at the near post, the ball skidded off the back of the midfielder's head and Costa, like all good goal-poachers, was in the right place at the right time. 

Vithushan Ehantharajah6 March 2017 21:12

55 mins: Great run from Alonso past Jose Fonte, who is having a very difficult evening, but the Spaniard overstretches and pokes his shot wide. 

Vithushan Ehantharajah6 March 2017 21:16

58 mins: Good work from Feghouli on the counter. His rather laboured step-over is enough to get him around David Luiz and he then picks out a fine pass to Snodgrass shaping in from the left but, once again, there is nobody in the penalty area for West Ham to attack the Scot's cross. 

Vithushan Ehantharajah6 March 2017 21:18

61 mins: Two good chances for Jose Fonte! First the West Ham defender has a chance to volley a cross into the box from Snodgrass but doesn't quite have the technique for it, shanking his shot wide. West Ham retain possession and maintain the pressure, though, and the ball is then knocked back into the box for the defender to attack. He gets up well, but his powerful header skids off the top of the bar. 

Vithushan Ehantharajah6 March 2017 21:22

65 mins: Both managers decide to shuffle their pack. 

Bilic replaces Feghouli and Reid for Ayew and Byram. Conte decides to shut up shop, switching Pedro with Matic.

Vithushan Ehantharajah6 March 2017 21:25

67 mins: Brilliant again from Hazard. Kante sends him into some space down the right but overhits the pass just a fraction, and the counter-attack looks to have flatlined. But Hazard perceptively waits for the run inside from Costa and somehow flicks the ball between West Ham's defends and into his path.

Costa's turns and fires a low shot across the face of goal and Randolph does superbly well to get down in time, tipping the shot around his far post. West Ham clear the corner. 

Vithushan Ehantharajah6 March 2017 21:28

70 mins: Chelsea looking very much in control at the moment, with Hazard still looking a threat out wide. 

Vithushan Ehantharajah6 March 2017 21:33

73 mins: Better from West Ham! Again it's Snodgrass attempting to work the opening, releasing Noble into some space down the left. The skipper cuts inside and sees his low cross poked behind by Moses and West Ham have a corner. 

Vithushan Ehantharajah6 March 2017 21:34

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