Chelsea can fire themselves back into the top four when they face West Ham in a Monday night Premier League outing at Stamford Bridge.

The Blues’ main aim for the season is to secure Champions League football and, though a place in the top five may do it this year, they cannot take any chances and must finish fourth or higher to guarantee a place in the European top-flight.

A win over the Hammers would take Enzo Maresca men to within four points of third but they will need to turnaround a poor run of form that has seen them win just one of their last seven league games.

Tonight they face a West Ham side who are languishing in 15th in the table with the Hammers having lost one, drawn one and won one of their three matches so far under Graham Potter.

Follow all the action from Stamford Bridge with our live blog below:

Chelsea vs West Ham LIVE

• Chelsea host West Ham in the Premier League | Live on Sky Sports Main Event

• The Blues have won once in seven league games but could move into top four with a win

• West Ham beginning life under Graham Potter and hope to build some momentum under the new manager

• Chelsea XI: Jorgensen; James, Tosin, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Enzo; Madueke, Palmer, Sancho, Jackson

• West Ham XI: Areola; Wan-Bissaka, Coufal, Kilman, Cresswell, Emerson, Soucek, Irving, Soler, Bowen, Kudus

Chelsea FC 0 - 1 West Ham United FC

Chelsea 0-0 West Ham

20:42 , Chris Wilson

40 mins

Not a bad effort from Sancho as he receives the pass from Madueke on the counter, cuts back in and curls an effort over the bar.

Chelsea 0-0 West Ham

20:39 , Chris Wilson

38 mins

Smart stuff from Kudus as he makes a run inside Colwill from a long free-kick, and manages to get a shot away that is straight at Jorgensen.

Chelsea 0-0 West Ham

20:38 , Chris Wilson

35 mins

Not a lot happening over the last few minutes at the Bridge, with James complaining after a late challenge from Soler goes without a yellow card.

Chelsea 0-0 West Ham

20:34 , Chris Wilson

32 mins

Half a chance for the hosts again as Cucurella’s shot rises high into the air and drops for Sancho, who takes it down well before seeing his cross put behind for a corner.

James’ delivery is cleared, but it’s all Chelsea in terms of chances at the moment.

Chelsea 0-0 West Ham

20:32 , Chris Wilson

30 mins

Jackson has come back on, and he looks okay. He sprinted back on anyway.

Play resumes but it’s been a scrappy couple of minutes, with neither side able to hold onto the ball for too long – capped off by a ridiculous backwards pass from Kudus into the path of Madueke.

The winger cuts in as he drives towards the box and finds Enzo Fernandez on the overlapping run, but the Argentine’s half-cross, half-shot ends up drifting wide of the far post.

Chelsea 0-0 West Ham

20:29 , Chris Wilson

28 mins

On replay, there was an incident a few minutes ago in which Jackson looks to have overstretched his hamstring potentially. He does look like he’ll carry on for now though, seemingly pleading his case to the medical staff.

Chelsea 0-0 West Ham

20:28 , Chris Wilson

27 mins

Jackson has made a great run in behind the defence and Caicedo finds him, but he can’t get it under control. As he falls, he seems to injure himself, so he’s receiving treatment now.

Chelsea 0-0 West Ham

20:26 , Chris Wilson

25 mins

Half a chance for the hosts as James swings in a cross to an unmarked Cucurella, who can only head well wide.

Chelsea 0-0 West Ham

20:24 , Chris Wilson

23 mins

A bit of a let-off for the hosts as Colwill passes square straight to Bowen, who was almost clean through immediately, but Kudus had fouled the defender as he followed through in the challenge.

Moments later, Palmer has his first sight of goal but blazes an effort high and wide.

Chelsea 0-0 West Ham

20:23 , Chris Wilson

21 mins

Palmer is repeatedly dropping deeper than he might otherwise like to be, as he looks to force the issue in attack.

Not a lot happening in front of him, however.

Chelsea 0-0 West Ham

20:20 , Chris Wilson

18 mins

Wan-Bissaka does well to skip past Cucurella on the outside and put in a cross, but it’s cleared for a corner.

From the set-piece, the ball bounces to Bowen, who forces a decent save from Jorgensen at the near post.

The next corner comes in and eventually bounces out to Irving, who lashes a volley well over.

Chelsea 0-0 West Ham

20:17 , Chris Wilson

15 mins

A brilliant challenge from Caicedo midway into his own half pokes the ball into Jackson’s path to start the counter.

Chelsea are 3-v-3 as Jackson knocks it into the path of Madueke, and the England international cuts into the box before wrapping his effort wide of the far post.

Chelsea 0-0 West Ham

20:14 , Chris Wilson

13 mins

A decent spell of sustained possession here for the visitors, though they can’t really build an attack from it.

The referee brings play to a halt as Reece James has stayed down after landing awkwardly after contesting a header. He looks okay to carry on.

Chelsea 0-0 West Ham

20:11

10 mins

Almost some groans around the stadium as Jorgensen spills a fairly simple cross, but he manages to collect before Bowen can pounce.

Chelsea 0-0 West Ham

20:10 , Chris Wilson

Lawrence Ostlere at Stamford Bridge:

“Things have started much as you would expect here at a chilly Stamford Bridge, with Chelsea dominating the ball and West Ham showing slight glimmers of threat on the counterattack.

“Cole Palmer has yet to get into the game, having been well-marshalled by Tomas Soucek who appears to have been given a man-marking job tonight... though just as I type, there he is popping up in the box and getting a shot off.”

Chelsea 0-0 West Ham

20:09 , Chris Wilson

9 mins

There’s a break in play as Cucurella looks like he’s being held by Emerson in the box in the lead-up to the corner, but it doesn’t seem like it was looked at by VAR.

The set-piece is cleared anyway.

Chelsea 0-0 West Ham

20:08 , Chris Wilson

7 mins

Lovely play from Palmer as he flicks a back-heel around the corner for Cucurella before receiving the one-two pass and seeing his cross put behind for a corner.

Chelsea 0-0 West Ham

20:07 , Chris Wilson

6 mins

Plenty of high pressing from the visitors so far, but nothing Chelsea haven't been able to deal with.

Sancho has his first run at Wan-Bissaka and works the space for a cross, but Coufal clears.

Chelsea 0-0 West Ham

20:04 , Chris Wilson

4 mins

Good running from Bowen to get the visitors forward, but the chance ends when Soucek commits a foul when trying to latch on to the captain’s cutback.

Chelsea 0-0 West Ham

20:03 , Chris Wilson

2 mins

Chelsea with plenty of the ball in the opening exchanges. The hosts are just feeling their way into the game in possession.

Jackson gets forward and into the box but his attempted shot is easily blocked.

KICK-OFF! Chelsea 0-0 West Ham

20:01 , Chris Wilson

The home side get us underway in this London derby!

Chelsea vs West Ham LIVE

19:55 , Chris Wilson

Both sides are in the tunnel at Stamford Bridge, and kick-off is just a few minutes away.

Chelsea vs West Ham LIVE

19:50 , Chris Wilson

Potter: "I had some good times and special nights there"

19:45 , Chris Wilson

In his own press conference, former Chelsea manager Graham Potter said that he “had some good times and special nights” with the Blues.

“I wish them well as a club, I'm thankful to them because it was part of my journey. But I'm here now - I'm delighted with that. I'm looking forward to seeing some friends and playing the game."

On facing the Blues, he added: “They are a tactically well-prepared team, Enzo has done a great job with that, and they've done a great job as a club in terms of stabilising and rejuvenating the squad.

“It's a tough game - they're competing to be in the Champions League. We have to play to the strengths we have and we go there with optimism, encouragement and enthusiasm."

Head-to-head

19:40 , Chris Wilson

These two sides have faced off a total of 109 times in the past, with Chelsea winning 47, West Ham winning 40 and 22 ending as draws.

Earlier this season, Chelsea beat a hapless West Ham side 3-0 at the London Stadium, with the Blues winning 5-0 in May of last season too.

The last time the Hammers beat Chelsea was in August 2023, when they ran out 3-1 winners at home.

Maresca: "We need a response"

19:35 , Chris Wilson

In his pre-match press conference, Enzo Maresca told the media that his side need a response to last week’s result against Man City.

“We need a good performance to try to win the game, but not because it's after the City game - it's because we try to always do the same. It would be a good moment to get three points, especially at home.

“In all the games, we've had chances to score. We've struggled with results but the performances have been there. In some games, the performance has not been there for 95-100 minutes, which you need.

“The big difference in the past games has been inside the box. We've conceded goals we can avoid and not scored goals that in different moments we will score."

On tonight’s opponents, he added: “I have watched the games with Graham in charge and you can see they try to be very aggressive. It will be a tough game, like always."

Match facts

19:30 , Chris Wilson

Chelsea have won 31 Premier League matches against West Ham, second only to their 36 victories against Tottenham.

However, Enzo Maresca's side have one win in their last seven matches.

West Ham have won just two of their past eight league games.

Graham Potter is aiming to become the first ex-Chelsea manager to return to Stamford Bridge and win a Premier League fixture. The previous eight managers failed to do so in a combined 22 attempts (D8, L14).

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca looking forward to the end of January transfer window

19:25 , Chris Wilson

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca is looking forward to the “relief” of arriving for work on Tuesday knowing the transfer window has closed.

A run of one win in seven Premier League matches has coincided with a period of speculation linking a number of his squad with moves, something Maresca had previously said has affected the players’ focus as they have dropped out of the top four.

Midfielder Cesare Casadei left the club on Sunday to join Serie A side Torino for a reported £12.5million, while 21-year-old defender Renato Veiga, who had broken into Portugal’s senior team for the first time since moving to Stamford Bridge in the summer, has been loaned to Juventus.

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca looking forward to the end of January transfer window

Chelsea still to do business tonight?

19:15 , Chris Wilson

There are still rumours persisting around some Chelsea players as we approach the close of the January window at 11pm.

Joao Felix and Ben Chilwell are the main names linked with a move, with the former having agreed to join AC Milan and the latter supposedly on the verge of joining Crystal Palace on loan.

It is thought that any potential offer for Christopher Nkunku likely to be rebuffed at this stage of the window.

Match facts

19:05 , Chris Wilson

Chelsea have won the past two Premier League meetings by an aggregate score of 8-0 and are aiming to win three top-flight matches in a row against West Ham for the first time since 2011.

The Hammers' only victory in their last 18 top-flight fixtures at Stamford Bridge was by 1-0 in November 2019.

Team news

18:58 , Chris Wilson

Graham Potter has made just one change to the side that drew to Villa at the weekend, with Lucas Paqueta dropping out and Jarrod Bowen making his return from injury to take his place.

Team news

18:53 , Chris Wilson

Enzo Maresca has made two changes to the side that lost 3-1 to Manchester City.

In goal, Robert Sanchez drops out for Filip Jorgensen, while in defence, Tosin Adarabioyo comes in for Trevoh Chalobah.

Line-ups

18:49 , Chris Wilson

West Ham XI: Areola; Wan-Bissaka, Coufal, Kilman, Cresswell, Emerson, Soucek, Irving, Soler, Bowen, Kudus.

Subs: Fabianski, Foderingham, Mavropanos, Guilherme, Ings, Rodriguez, Casey, Scarles, Orford.

Line-ups

18:47 , Chris Wilson

Chelsea XI: Jorgensen; James, Tosin, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Enzo; Madueke, Palmer, Sancho, Jackson.

Subs: Sanchez, Chalobah, Gusto, Acheampong, Nkunku, George, Neto, Guiu, Dewsbury-Hall.

Team news

18:40 , Chris Wilson

Line-ups should be released in around five minutes, so here’s a reminder of the early team news.

In his pre-match conference, Enzo Maresca said that the squad will be the same as that which was available to him for the loss against City.

That means that Romeo Lavia and Benoit Badiashile remain sidelined, while Wesley Fofana is a longer-term absentee.

Perhaps the biggest question mark is over who will start in goal after Robert Sanchez’s mistakes last week, with the rest of the 11 likely to be similar.

For West Ham, Graham Potter has stated that he is hopeful of having Jarrod Bowen return in time to face Chelsea, while he is also optimistic that Lucas Paqueta could return after suffering a groin problem against Villa.

Crysencio Summerville and Niclas Füllkrug remain sidelined, as does defender Jean-Clair Todibo. However, Konstantinos Mavropanos is back after serving a suspension.

Chelsea to battle Manchester United in race for Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel

18:30 , Chris Wilson

Chelsea are interested in Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper Gregor Kobel, although any move is likelier in the summer.

There may also be competition at that point from Manchester United, who have a long-standing interest in the Swiss international.

Chelsea have started to consider their goalkeeping situation after some high-profile errors from current No. 1 Robert Sanchez.

Chelsea to battle Man Utd for Dortmund goalkeeper

Enzo Maresca could change Chelsea goalkeeper plans after Robert Sanchez errors

18:20 , Chris Wilson

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca said goalkeeper Robert Sanchez cannot “make a mistake every game” and expect to keep his place as he hinted he could turn to understudy Filip Jorgensen for Monday’s game against West Ham.

The former Brighton keeper has made five mistakes leading directly to goals this season, most recently in the 3-1 defeat to Manchester City last weekend when he was caught badly out of position allowing Erling Haaland to give City the lead.

Chelsea fans also cheered ironically whenever the 27-year-old caught the ball during the second half of their victory over Wolves at Stamford Bridge after he had earlier gifted the visitors an equalising goal by dropping the ball at a corner.

Enzo Maresca could change Chelsea goalkeeper plans after Robert Sanchez errors

Prediction

18:05 , Chris Wilson

While West Ham have had a couple of more positive results in recent weeks, the 2-0 loss to Palace is a reminder that the Hammers still struggle against better sides, even after improving under Graham Potter.

Chelsea 3-1 West Ham.

Predicted line-ups

18:00 , Chris Wilson

Chelsea XI: Sanchez; James, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Madueke, Palmer, Sancho; Jackson.

West Ham XI: Areola; Coufal, Kilman, Cresswell; Wan-Bissaka, Soucek, Alvarez, Emerson; Kudus, Soler, Paqueta.

Team news

17:55 , Chris Wilson

For West Ham, Graham Potter has stated that he is hopeful of having Jarrod Bowen return in time to face Chelsea, while he is also optimistic that Lucas Paqueta could return after suffering a groin problem against Villa.

Crysencio Summerville and Niclas Füllkrug remain sidelined, as does defender Jean-Clair Todibo. However, Konstantinos Mavropanos is back after serving a suspension.

Team news

17:50 , Chris Wilson

In his pre-match conference, Enzo Maresca said that the squad will be the same as that which was available to him for the loss against City.

That means that Romeo Lavia and Benoit Badiashile remain sidelined, while Wesley Fofana is a longer-term absentee.

Perhaps the biggest question mark is over who will start in goal after Robert Sanchez’s mistakes last week, with the rest of the 11 likely to be similar.

Is Chelsea vs West Ham on TV?

17:40 , Chris Wilson

When is Chelsea vs West Ham?

The Premier League fixture will kick off at 8pm GMT on Monday 3 February.

What TV channel is it on?

It will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event and Football, with coverage getting underway at 6.30pm.

If you’re not a Sky customer, you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription.

Chelsea vs West Ham LIVE

17:31 , Chris Wilson

Chelsea face West Ham at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League this evening, with the hosts looking to keep up their push for Champions League football after a good weekend of results for the Blues.

Enzo Maresca’s side could move back into the Champions League places after City’s 5-1 loss to Arsenal, and they will only be four points behind third-placed Nottingham Forest with a win tonight.

It would be quite the turnaround from their recent results, with the 3-1 loss to Manchester City last week giving the Blues their third loss in six games.

And tonight they face a West Ham side who are languishing in 14th ahead of kick-off, with the Hammers having lost one, drawn one and won one of their three matches so far under Graham Potter.

Good evening!

14:19 , Mike Jones

Welcome to The Independent’s coverage of tonight’s Premier League action.

Chelsea face West Ham at Stamford Bridge with both clubs in need of a win.

Enzo Maresca’s men are stuck in a poor run of form but hope to secure the three points and get themselves back into the top four.

West Ham, meanwhile, hope to build on promising performances under Graham Potter and maybe surprise the home time tonight.

We’ll have all the updates, team news and line-ups throughout the evening so stick with us as we build up to kick off at 8pm.