Chelsea travel to West Ham on Monday evening looking to extend their unbeaten run to ten matches and maintain their lead at the top of the table.
Antonio Conte’s men have won seven of their last nine in all competitions, drawing the other two away to Liverpool and Burnley respectively, and need just 29 points from their 12 remaining league games to be crowned Premier League champions.
The Blues were knocked out of the EFL Cup by Slaven Bilic’s side on their only previous visit to the London Stadium earlier in the season, a match that was overshadowed by violence between both sets of supporters in the stands at the end of the game.
Conte has tasted defeat just once since that EFL Cup loss in October and will be hoping for a more positive result on Monday against a West Ham side who have struggled against the sides in the top six this season.
The Hammers’ have lost six of their nine league matches against teams who currently occupy the top six, and have drawn the other three.
Eden Hazard is the only injury concern for Conte, but the Chelsea boss expects the Belgian to be fit for Monday’s clash after he picked up a knock in training during the week.
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