Chelsea vs. West Ham live score, updates, highlights & lineups from Premier League clash

Chelsea take on West Ham United in an intriguing London derby at Stamford Bridge.

Thomas Tuchel's side, who remain in 3rd place, will be determined to bounce back following their defeat to Arsenal in midweek.

West Ham, meanwhile, have Europa League commitments to look forward to but are still looking to impress in the league and they can go above Manchester United in 6th place with a win today.

The Hammers haven't won in their last two league games so they will be eager to respond against Chelsea.

The Sporting News is following the match live, providing score updates and commentary below.

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Chelsea vs. West Ham live score   1H 2H Final Chelsea 0 — — West Ham 0 — —

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Chelsea vs. West Ham live updates and highlights

Romelu Lukaku is among the options Chelsea can turn to on the bench as they look to improve. West Ham have the likes of Rice, Bowen and Antonio in reserve but it remains to be seen if they will enter the fray.

Half time: Chelsea 0-0 West Ham: It has been a very frustrating first half for Chelsea, who have played very slowly and haven't tested West Ham. The visitors haven't created much themselves but will be more satisfied with the scoreline. 

42 mins: Kante has looked like the player most likely to make something happen for Chelsea but West Ham are coping well.

37 mins: Loftus-Cheek's tame effort is gathered by Fabianski. Chelsea have still yet to cause serious problems for West Ham. 

32 mins: Yarmolenko shoots wide for West Ham. Benrahma felt that he should have been played in instead. 

29 mins: Azpilicueta has a shot blocked. West Ham are doing well so far with regards to withstanding the Chelsea pressure.

23 mins: There hasn't been a lot of energy in Chelsea's performance so far. They will need to up the tempo in order to open the scoring. 

17 mins: Cesar Azpilicueta makes a mistake. Said Benrahma seizes possession but can't make the most of the opportunity. 

14 mins: West Ham goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski has to react to claim the ball as Timo Werner sends in a delivery towards Kai Havertz.

7 mins: N'Golo Kante shoots wide, with Chelsea continuing to have the upper hand. Stamford Bridge is again operating at a reduced capacity today, with only season-ticket holders allowed to attend in terms of home supporters.

3 mins: Chelsea have started well and are controlling possession, but they are having to be patient as they look to break West Ham down.

The game is underway. 

The players are in the tunnel at Stamford Bridge, with kick off rapidly approaching. Can West Ham still cause problems for Chelsea despite having made a host of changes?

15 mins from KO: There's been a late change for Chelsea, with Andreas Christensen missing out due to illness, with Trevoh Chalobah coming into the starting lineup. 

30 mins from KO: The West Ham team news will certainly give Chelsea a boost as they look to secure victory and move five points ahead of Arsenal. For Chelsea it will be interesting to see if Loftus-Cheek is deployed as a wing-back. 

West Ham name Declan Rice, Jarrod Bowen and Michail Antonio on the bench, seemingly with Thursday's Europa League semi-final first leg against Eintracht Franfkurt in mind.

Kai Havertz and Thiago Silva are back in the starting lineup for Chelsea, with Romelu Lukaku named among the substitutes again.

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