Confirmed West Ham v Chelsea lineups: Carroll and Fabregas start

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West Ham United host Chelsea in the Premier League this evening.

Slaven Bilic will be hoping to get back to winning ways after two successive draws for the Hammers, against West Bromwich Albion and Watford.

London rivals Chelsea are in town tonight, and Bilic has to make do without winger Michail Antonio, who is suspended after picking up a red card against Watford last weekend.

Andy Carroll is passed fit to take his place in attack, and he will be supplied by Robert Snodgrass, Manuel Lanzini and Sofiane Feghouli in the attacking midfield positions.

Pedro Obiang again partners Mark Noble in midfield, whilst Cheikhou Kouyate, Jose Fonte, Winston Reid and Aaron Cresswell form the back four in front of goalkeeper Darren Randolph.

Andre Ayew scored West Ham’s equaliser against Watford nine days ago, but is only named on the bench this evening, alongside Adrian, James Collins, Sam Byram, Arthur Masuaku, Edimilson Fernandes and Jonathan Calleri.

Meanwhile, visitors Chelsea have won four of their last six Premier League games, and sit seven points clear at the top of the table.

Last weekend’s 3-1 home win over Swansea City takes the Blues closer to the title, and a win over their London rivals West Ham would leave them in an almost unassailable position.

Manager Antonio Conte has handed a start to Cesc Fabregas in the heart of the Chelsea midfield after his goal against Swansea, with Nemanja Matic again having to settle for a place on the bench.

Fabregas is joined in the middle of the park by N’Golo Kante, with wing backs Marcos Alonso and Victor Moses supporting the front three of Eden Hazard, Diego Costa and Pedro.

Gary Cahill, David Luiz and Cesar Azpilcueta start as the back three in front of goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, with John Terry and Kurt Zouma on the bench.

Joining them are Matic, Willian, Michy Batshuayi, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and backup goalkeepeer Asmir Begovic in a strong Chelsea setup.