Chelsea vs West Ham: Olivier Giroud gets rare start for heavily-rotated Blues as Hammers DROP Roberto amid disastrous form

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Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has decided to start Olivier Giroud over Michy Batshuayi for the Premier League visit of West Ham on Saturday.

Many expected Batshuayi to start in the absence of star striker Tammy Abraham, who was stretchered off during the 2-2 draw with Valencia in midweek.

Giroud is rumoured to be off in January

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Giroud is rumoured to be off in January

However, Giroud gets the nod in a heavily-rotated side at Stamford Bridge, with Lampard making five changes from the team which started at the Mestalla Stadium.

Pedro, also out of favour in the new regime, gets a rare start alongside Mason Mount, Emerson, and Fikayo Tomori, who all come in.

For the visitors, manager Manuel Pellegrini has finally lost patience with goalkeeper Roberto, instead naming 33-year-old David Martin in goal.

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Chelsea: Kepa, James, Tomori, Zouma, Emerson, Kovacic, Jorginho, Mount, Pedro, Giroud, Pulisic.

West Ham: Martin, Fredericks, Balbuena, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Noble, Rice, Anderson, Snodgrass, Fornals, Antonio.

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November 30, 2019 at 07:02PM Premier League Football Fixtures and Results - talkSPORT https://talksport.com

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