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West Ham: Darren Randolph ,Cheikhou Kouyate ,Winston Reid ,Angelo Ogbonna ,Edimilson Fernandes ,Mark Noble ,Pedro Obiang ,Aaron Cresswell ,Michail Antonio ,Dimitri Payet ,Manuel Lanzini.
Subs: Havard Nordtveit ,Sofiane Feghouli ,Simone Zaza ,Adrian ,James Collins ,Andre Ayew ,Ashley Fletcher

Chelsea: Asmir Begovic ,David Luiz ,Gary Cahill ,John Terry ,Olaoluwa Aina ,N'Golo Kante ,Nathaniel Chalobah ,Cesar Azpilicueta ,Willian ,Michy Batshuayi ,Oscar.
Subs: Marcos Alonso, Eden Hazard ,Pedro ,Diego Costa ,Nemanja Matic ,Eduardo ,Dominic Solanke

West Ham United are to enforce a booze ban ahead of the EFL Cup visit of Chelsea tomorrow night, fans will not be allowed to buy alcohol in mobile bars outside the London Stadium. Police will be patrolling around the ground before and after the match and will be fully deployed around the London Stadium for the first time, although they were in attendance in limited numbers for the most recent match against Sunderland. All supporters have been urged to arrive early because of extra body searches that will be carried out at the turnstiles.

The Blue flag boys spank the Mancs and 'mow a meadow', they purr past the disconsolate ex-special one, Jose Mourinho, and his miss firing over valued and over priced yet under performing Manchester United, and set up the Stamford Bridge well to do faithful who are clearly salivating a synchronised eutopic leap of celebration with their animated Conte of a manager as they crush the cockney minnows of west ham united at their rag tag London Stadium rough sleepers refuge.

It seems an awfully long time ago that Hammers began their season with a contentious defeat against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, Diego Costa scored the winning goal even though he should not have been on the pitch following a disgraceful challenge on Adrian that warranted a straight red card let alone a second yellow!

West Ham: Adrián Reid Kouyaté Ogbonna Antonio Fernandez Noble Obiang Lanzini Zaza Payet Substitutes Nordtveit Feghouli Collins Fletcher Calleri Oxford Spiegel

Met Police officers will be on duty inside the London Stadium for the first time for West Ham's EFL Cup match against Chelsea on Wednesday, according to a police spokesperson. A temporary 'Airwave' radio communications system has now been installed inside the London Stadium, although Vinci Concessions who run the match day events are yet to confirm details on exactly where officers will be deployed.

West Ham United's stuttering start to this season could hardly be compared to last season, such has been the difference. Last season Slaven Billic and his team were riding high having beaten Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool away from home, two defeats at home to eventual Barclays Premier League winners Leicester City and newly promoted Bournemouth were obscured due to the positivity created by the victories over the 'big' teams.

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West Ham: 1 Adrián 2 Reid 8 Kouyaté 21 Ogbonna 30 Antonio 16 Noble 14 Obiang 3 Cresswell 10 Lanzini 11 Zaza 27 Payet Substitutes 4 Nordtveit 7 Feghouli 19 Collins 24 Fletcher 28 Calleri 31 Fernandes 34 Spiegel

If Simone Zaza had been banging goals in since his arrival at West Ham on loan from Juventus, the move would not have received anywhere near the amount of intense scrutiny it has, and if Hammers weren't hovering dangerously within the relegation zone of the Barclays Premier League his lack of form would not necessarily be a huge topic.

Gokhan Tore's loan move from Besiktas to West Ham has been fraught with difficulties and niggling injuries, so news that the 24 year old has suffered a quadriceps muscle problem and won’t be back for at least next month shouldn't really be that much of a surprise.