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Romelu Lukaku, 28, could return to the starting XI facing West Ham since he has not started a game due to injury last month but was substituted against Manchester United and Watford.
Timo Werner and Kai Havertz have failed to impress the boss, Lukaku could be selected to start the match against the Hammers And could be joined by Reece James and Jorginho, as both missed out in Chelsea game against Watford on Wednesday.
Thiago Silva will likely play too after missing in the 2-1 win against Watford at Vicarage Road.
Christian Pulisic and Kai Havertz started against Watford and will be willing to hold their positions, while Timo Werner will also be pushing for a start.
When Thomas Tuchel was asked whether Lukaku is ready to start, Tuchel replied: “He is in training, he wants to start.
While there are players returning from Injury, Chelsea still have significant injury problems as Trevoh Chalobah became the latest player to pick up an injury on Wednesday’s clash against Watford.
Trevoh Chalobah will be missing for the match against West Ham today, as well as Mateo Kovacic, N’Golo Kante and Ben Chilwell who is going to be absent for some weeks.
Tuchel added: “Jorginho is the guy left from Kovacic, Kante and him from the three on whose shoulders we put the central role over a very long period now.
“Of course Ben Chilwell is a long one, we know this. And for Trevoh we need more examinations to see how bad the injury is”.
