Predicted West Ham United XI: Chelsea (A)

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Predicted West Ham United XI: Chelsea (A)

Well, football is back again. West Ham fans are in store for yet another week of misery and humiliation, and embarrassment…probably.

Whilst it still seems that Manuel Pellegrini will take charge of yet another match week, teams that are also in a similar position to West Ham look to be taking action, something we are renowned for not doing.

The Hammers come into another London derby, this time with a tricky visit to high-flying Chelsea, with Lampard beginning to install a philosophy within the club that West Ham fans can only dream of; attacking football and utilising a youth academy to its highest potential.

Of course, any form of result as of late looks bleak, with a manager who looks like he’s lost the dressing room, and a keeper who couldn’t catch a cold. Still, this is football and the unexpected can always happen, and so attention turns to Saturday.

Here is the team I believe Pellegrini will select for the trip to Chelsea:

21. West Ham & LA Rams fan.

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