West Ham 3-1 Chelsea LIVE RESULT: Caicedo makes nightmare debut as Paqueta fires Hammers to huge win

London calling for Moyes' side

West Ham have lost 11 of their last 16 London derbies in the Premier League.

Their only two victories both came against Fulham last season.

David Moyes has not beaten a side managed by Mauricio Pochettino in their previous five encounters in the league.

Penny for your thoughts

Mauricio Pochettino heads into the London Stadium with fans scratching their heads on his team selection.

Chelsea have a £100m winger on the bench yet he chooses to play Ben Chilwell in his position.

He also has a £115m defensive midfielder on the bench but plays the same midfield three as against Liverpool.

Meanwhile, Romeo Lavia is nowhere to be seen.

Chelsea subs:

47. Bergstrom, 48. Humphreys, 3. Cucurella, 29. Maatsen, 25. Caicedo, 16. Ugochukwu, 10. Mudryk, 11. Madueke, 37. Burstow

Chelsea starting XI:

The only change for The Blues is Malo Gusto coming in for the injured Reece James while new signing Moises Caicedo has to make do with a place on the bench.

1. Sanchez, 27. Gusto, 2. Disasi, 6. Thiago Silva, 26. Colwill, 8. Fernandez, 23. Gallagher, 17. Chukwuemeka, 21. Chilwell, 15. Jackson, 7. Sterling

West Ham subs:

1. Fabianski, 2. Johnson, 3. Cresswell, 8. Fornals, 14. Cornet, 18. Ings, 19. Alvarez, 21. Ogbonna, 45. Mubama

West Ham starting XI:

James Ward-Prowse will make his debut for The Hammers but Edson Alvarez will have to make do with a spot on the bench today.

23. Areola, 5. Coufal, 4. Zouma, 27. Aguerd, 33. Emerson, 7. Ward-Prowse, 28. Soucek, 10. Paqueta, 20. Bowen, 9. Antonio, 22. Benrahma

West Ham new boy was Chelsea target

Edson Alvarez was a target for The Blues in 2022 but the former Ajax man recently admitted he was glad the move didn't happen.

That will make him ever more popular with Irons' fans as he looks to make his debut for the club today.

He will be hoping to link up with James Ward-Prowse and Lucas Paqueta in midfield for West Ham.

West Ham underdogs with bookies

Despite their new signings this week, The Hammers are still not fancied to beat Pochettino's side today.

West Ham - 11/5

Draw - 15/8

Chelsea - 1/1

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Gaffer looks at today's opponents

The Hammers' boss was asked about Chelsea's transfer window spending:

Pochettino looking to get season started

After drawing at Stamford Bridge against Liverpool, the new manager is still looking for his first Premier League win.

Historically, Chelsea have done well against The Hammers in the past and the Argentine boss will be keen to take all three points today.

With new signings Caicedo and Lavia available, the owners will be wanting to see some results from their huge investment into the squad.

Hammers looking to change form

West Ham have only beaten Chelsea once in their last six Premier League encounters, a 3-2 win at the London Stadium in December 2021.

However, they have beaten The Blues in all competitions four times at their current home, the only side they have a better record against is Southampton.

Should they fail to win today, it will be the sixth time in seven season that The Hammers have failed to win either of their two opening Premier League fixtures.

Brazilian to be assessed before game

Lucas Paqueta is currently being investigated by the FA for potential betting breaches but will still be available to play for West Ham.

While the player himself said he was shocked by the allegations, it does not focus on the Paqueta making bets, rather a spike in money being placed on him getting a yellow card in his homeland.

David Moyes will assess the player and whether he feels he is in the right frame of mind to take on their London rivals today.

Defence is the best form of attack

Having completed the signings of Caicedo and Lavia, you have to wonder where the creativity is coming from in this Chelsea midfield.

In addition to the pair, the players available to Pochettino in the centre of midfield are Enzo Fernandez, Conor Gallagher and Carney Chukwuemeka.

Against Liverpool, they struggled for creativity in the centre of the park and the attacking flair was most definitely missing from previous Chelsea sides.

Show me the money Todd

Since buying the club in May 2022, owner Todd Boehly has now spent a staggering £956.8m.

Having spent enough money to almost buy Buckingham Palace (£1.4bn most recent valuation), Chelsea still have no striker and not much creativity in the middle of the park.

It makes you wonder where this project is going and, more precisely, where that money has gone.

Welcome to West Ham vs Chelsea

West Ham host London rivals Chelsea to the London Stadium this afternoon as both sides try to get their first wins of the new campaign.

The Hammers could be looking at debuts for their two new signings Edson Alvarez and James Ward-Prowse, aside from that, they have no injury concerns coming into this game.

Chelsea cannot say the same, newly-appointed skipper Reece James is looking at a lengthy spell on the sidelines as he suffered a hamstring injury in training this week.

He joins Trevor Chalobah, Benoit Badiashile, Wesley Fofana, Armando Broja, Christopher Nkunku and Marcus Bettinelli all in the treatment rooms for Mauricio Pochettino’s side.

Malo Gusto may well have the chance to impress at right-back following the injury to James as he is set to fill in for the Chelsea skipper.

New signings Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia are both available to start for The Blues after completing their transfers from Brighton and Southampton respectively.

David Moyes will be looking to make a statement in the first home game of the season as the club continue their evolution after the departure of talisman Declan Rice in the summer.