Start XI | Bowen returns and Irving debuts in Chelsea

Elsewhere, Potter retains the same nine players who started last Sunday’s 1-1 draw in Aston Villa.

ALPHONSE AREOLA starts in goal where the 31-year-old is looking for an 18th Premier League-Rent sheet on what is his 86. Appearance for Hammers.

What looks like a back five will be unchanged from Villa Park. The defense will be anchored by Centerbacks Maximilian Kilman, Vladimír Coufal and Aaron Cresswell, while Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Emerson occupy the defensive flanks.

Irving plays in midfield with Tomáš Souček and Carlos Suns. Souček has two goals and two assists in eleven career performance against Chelsea in Claret and Blue.

Mohammed Kudus, who has completed a top-flight tall 57 dribbles so far this season, plays in a more advanced role with Skipper Bowen.

Among the substitutes, meanwhile, Dispers Dinos Mavropanos defends from a suspension with a match and is included on the nine-man bench.

Alongside Mavropanos will be goalkeepers łukasz Fabiański and Wes Foderham, Football Graduation -Tro -Trio Kaelan Casey, Ollie Scarles and Lewis Orford, Midfielder’s Guido Rodríguez and Luis Guilherme and Frem Danny Eng.

Chelsea: Jörgensen, James ©, Tosin, Colwill, Cucurella, Caicedo, Fernández, Madueke, Palmer, Sancho, Jackson
SUBS: Sánchez (GK), Gusto, George, Acheampong, Chalobah, Dewsbury-Hall Guiu, Neto, Nkunku

West Ham United: Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Coufal, Kilman, Cresswell, Emerson, Rodríguez, Souček, Suns, Kudus, Bowen ©
SUBS: Fabiański (GK), Feedingham (GK), Scarles, Casey, Orford, Irving, Luis Guilherme, Ings

Judge: Stuart Attwell