West Ham United Predicted XI: Chelsea (A)

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West Ham United Predicted XI: Chelsea (A)

West Ham look to bounce back from a poor performance at home to Everton last week, as the Hammers now look to finish in the top half of the table.

With a tough run-in to the end of the season, the Hammers need to pick up points somewhere to try and salvage anything from what can only be seen as a disappointing first season under Pellegrini.

Chelsea meanwhile have the opportunity to jump into third place in the Premier League with a win over the Hammers, in what will be a hotly contested London derby.

Chelsea come into the game as clear favourites, but with West Ham being so inconsistent and unpredictable, who knows what West Ham side will come out at Stamford Bridge.

In what should be an exciting Monday night, fans will look to what Marko Arnautovic will play, with Pellegrini coming out to put the China debacle to bed. Meanwhile, the team should see some rotation from Everton, where Hammers fans will be hoping to see names like Obiang and Perez dropped from poor performances.

Here is the XI we predict that Pellegrini will select:

21. West Ham & LA Rams fan.

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