Thomas Tuchel will be eager to return to winning ways as Chelsea welcome West Ham to Stamford Bridge this afternoon. The Blues currently sit tenth in the Premier League and have won just two of their opening five fixtures, which is a huge setback in the race for top-four.
It looked as if Chelsea recovered their turbulent start to the season after grinding out a 2-1 win over Leicester City, but a midweek defeat to Southampton sent the Blues back to square one. The west Londoners already find themselves a few points behind Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and even Manchester United in a tough run-in for Champions League qualification.
With West Ham out of form too, scoring just twice this campaign, Tuchel has been granted the perfect opportunity to reignite his side's form with the inclusion of Wesley Fofana. Unfortunately, deadline day signings Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Denis Zakaria will be absent from the squad, as confirmed by the Blues boss.
