Team News
Oriol Romeu remains the only absentee for Chelsea. For West Ham, Joe Cole has a hamstring problem. Kevin Nolan, George McCartney and Mark Noble are set to have late fitness tests to determine their eligibility for this one. Both Daniel Potts and Matthew Taylor are suffering from the aftereffects of concussion.
Analysis
Chelsea’s spirit must surely have been given a boost due to their performances in their previous two matches. Chelsea played wonderfully to come back from deficits both times. Against Steaua, they overturned the deficit from the first leg on Thursday. The Londoners will be looking forward to welcoming old foes West Ham. The Blues will look to avenge the crushing 3-1 defeat they suffered at the hands of their London opponents in December.
Previous Meetings
West Ham 3-1 Chelsea (1st December 2012)
Chelsea 3-0 West Ham (23rd April 2012)
West Ham 1-3 Chelsea (11th September 2010)
Chelsea 4-1 West Ham (13th March 2010)
West Ham 1-1 Chelsea (20th December 2009)
Previous Matches
Chelsea 3-1 Steaua Bucharest (14th March 2013)
Manchester United 2-2 Chelsea (10th March 2013)
Steaua Bucharest 1-0 Chelsea (7th March 2013)
Chelsea 1-0 West Bromwich Albion (2nd March 2013)
Middlesbrough 0-2 Chelsea (27th February 2013)
Stoke City 0-1 West Ham (2nd March 2013)
West Ham 2-3 Tottenham (25th February 2013)
Aston Villa 2-1 West Ham (10th February 2013)
West Ham 1-0 Swansea (2nd February 2013)
Fulham 3-1 West Ham (30th January 2013)
Prediction
Chelsea 2-0 West Ham
