A new dawn is about to begin at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea starts the Antonio Conte age when the Blues face off against West Ham United at 3 p.m. E.T. live online at NBCSports.com.
The Blues enter Monday’s season-opening clash having made two high-profile acquisitions over the summer, with N’Golo Kante coming over from Leicester City and Marseille’s Michy Batshuayi giving Conte depth up front. Chelsea will look to find consistency at the back with a veteran group that still features John Terry and Gary Cahill.
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West Ham is coming off of its best Premier League finish since the 2001/02 campaign, finishing seventh, largely due to the production of Frenchman Dimitri Payet.
For the upcoming campaign, Sofiane Feghouli and Andre Ayew could play key roles for the Hammers as Slaven Bilic looks to improve upon
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Chelsea: Courtois; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta; Kante, Matic; Hazard, Oscar, Willian; Costa. Subs: Begovic, Aina, Fabregas, Loftus-Cheek, Moses, Pedro, Batshuayi.
West Ham: Adrian; Antonio, Reid, Collins, Masuaku; Nordtveit; Ayew, Noble, Kouyate, Valencia; Carroll. Subs: Randolph, Byram, Ogbonna, Oxford, Obiang, Tore, Payet.
