Chelsea make the trip across the capital to take on West Ham United on Friday night.
The Blues got their Premier League campaign up and running at home to Crystal Palace last Sunday, lucky to escape with a draw after Eberechi Eze’s thunderbolt free kick was ruled out.
Chelsea looked flat in front of their home fans, using six attacking players signed for a combined £250million but were unable to pick their way through.
Enzo Maresca was without Tosin Adarabioyo that afternoon after he picked up a knock in training. With Levi Colwill expected to miss most of the season and Jorrel Hato and Wesley Fofana among the substitutes, youngster Josh Acheampong was drafted in to partner Trevoh Chalobah at the back.
Tosin is expected to return to training this week but it remains to be seen whether he will be fit enough to start against the Hammers.
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After keeping a clean sheet against Palace, the partnership of Chalobah and Acheampong could remain in place.
Maresca has indicated Fofana will be eased back into action in the coming weeks but the defender’s decision to remove all traces of the club from his Instagram account raised eyebrows this week.
And in startling comments last week, the Chelsea head coach suggested new arrival Hato is not an ideal option at centre-half.
Elsewhere, Joao Pedro and Jamie Gittens were handed starts last time out with Liam Delap and Estevao Wilian brought on in the second-half. Both subs were guilty of missing big chances against Palace with Maresca already facing some big decisions in attack.
West Ham meanwhile are reeling from an opening day defeat to Sunderland, thrashed 3-0 by the Black Cats on Wearside.
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Maresca certainly has options in attack which could be further bolstered with the arrivals of Xavi Simons ands Alejandro Garnacho before the month is out.
Despite his side drawing a blank against Palace, Pedro and Gittens could be given the nod again. With options limited at the back, he could opt for the same starting XI.
West Ham vs Chelsea TV channel and kick-off time
West Ham vs Chelsea kicks off on Friday 22 August with kick-off scheduled for 8pm.
You can watch the match live on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event with streaming also available through the Sky Go app and NOW TV for subscribers.