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West Ham v Chelsea preview
- Updated: October 25, 2016
Chelsea captain John Terry is fit to return to the side for the EFL Cup fourth-round trip to the London Stadium to face West Ham on Wednesday.
The veteran centre-back has won the trophy with the Blues on three separate occasions and will playing his first competitive game since September 11.
West Ham manager Slaven Bilic has vowed to play a ‘strong team’ but remains without striker Andre Ayew, who is back in training following a thigh injury sustained on the opening day of the season against Chelsea.
That match saw the Blues win 2-1 thanks to Eden Hazard and a late Diego Costa strike, but the two sides have not met in this competition since 2004, when Meteja Kezman scored the only goal for Chelsea.
Team news
Terry and Willian could come into Chelsea’s starting XI for Wednesday’s EFL Cup fourth-round tie at West Ham.
Blues head coach Antonio Conte is likely to rotate his options, with the likes of midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah also in contention to start.
Defenders Branislav Ivanovic and Kurt Zouma have returned to training, but it is too soon for them to play, while playmaker Cesc …
