May 5th 2024.
Today's Premier League clash between Chelsea and West Ham United holds a lot of promise for the Blues, who are hoping to have Christopher Nkunku and Levi Colwill back in action. The team's recent 2-0 win over Tottenham was a testament to their resilience, despite a few more injuries that they picked up last weekend.
Fortunately, the team emerged unscathed from the impressive victory, with no new injuries to report. However, there are still some lingering concerns among the squad. Thiago Silva's absence from the match against Tottenham was a result of his limping off in the previous game against Aston Villa. While there are concerns that he may have played his last game for the club, as he announced his departure at the end of the season, he is still being monitored by the medical staff.
But there is some positive news for Chelsea this week, as manager Mauricio Pochettino has confirmed that Colwill and Nkunku are both making good progress in their return from injury. Captain Reece James has also been stepping up his training and could potentially feature in the match.
Nkunku has only made two starts this season due to his injury woes, while Colwill has been sidelined with a toe injury since March. Another player, Malo Gusto, has also been out of action since the team's 6-0 win over Everton, with a minor knee ligament problem. It is still unclear when he will be back in the squad.
In other news, Enzo Fernandez has undergone surgery and will not be available for the rest of the season. Raheem Sterling and Carney Chukwuemeka also joined the injury list last week. However, Moises Caicedo and Conor Gallagher have been forming a strong partnership in midfield in their absence.
On the other side, West Ham will be looking to have defenders Konstantinos Mavropanos and Nayef Aguerd back in action after they missed the team's 2-2 draw against Liverpool.
The predicted line-up for Chelsea includes Petrovic, Gilchrist, Chalobah, Badiashile, Cucurella, Caicedo, Gallagher, Madueke, Palmer, Mudryk, and Jackson. Meanwhile, West Ham's predicted line-up consists of Areola, Coufal, Zouma, Ogbonna, Emerson, Soucek, Alvarez, Bowen, Paqueta, Kudus, and Antonio.
The highly-anticipated London derby is scheduled to kick-off at 2pm at Stamford Bridge on Sunday 5 May. Fans can expect an exciting match between two strong teams, with Chelsea looking to continue their winning streak and West Ham eager to bounce back from their previous draw.
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