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West Ham 0-0 Chelsea

Andy Carroll goes in for a high ball with David Luiz... clatter. That was robust and kudos to Luiz, he took the full brunt of Carroll's momentum and got up.

West Ham look happy to sit in, no major press applied to Chelsea as Gary Cahill practically walks with the ball. Mark Noble tries to get close to N'Golo Kante, I'll keep my eye on that battle.

A long ball almost gets Pedro in behind in the first minute. Slaven Bilic will be having kittens, shocking defending but the pace of the ball beats the Chelsa man.

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The noise reverberates around London Stadium. We are underway...

Phil Neville
Former Manchester United defender on Radio 5 live

I used to hate going to Upton Park. It was a tight arena. I would have loved playing at the London Stadium - Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas will enjoy himself.

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BBC Sport app users will not be able to watch this message from West Ham absentee Michail Antonio.

No changes to the starting line-up for Chelsea - they've only made 24 all season in the Premier League - a league-low figure.

A reminder...

West Ham: Randolph, Kouyate, Fonte, Reid, Cresswell, Noble, Obiang, Feghouli, Snodgrass, Lanzini, Carroll. Subs: Adrian, Collins, Ayew, Byram, Masuaku, Calleri, Fernandes. 

Chelsea: Courtois, Azpilicueta, Luiz, Cahill, Moses, Kante, Fabregas, Alonso, Pedro, Costa, Hazard. Subs: Begovic, Zouma, Loftus-Cheek, Willian, Batshuayi, Terry, Matic. 

Referee: Andre Marriner (West Midlands)

Victor Moses has his gloves on. Now they walk, West Ham's players holding the hands of mascots as the bubbles swarm the exit of the tunnel.

Gary Cahill stands at the front of Chelsea's players in the tunnel. Andy Carroll says "alright" to a mascot who barely stands as high as his knee.

Almost time...

King David: The PL title is won already, Chelsea just have to affirm it tonight. Strong squad, great mentality, a comfy win tonight

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte speaking to Sky Sports: "We know about Carroll. He is physically strong - we must pay attention to him.

"You don't need to remind me that the league is not finished. This league will be very tough until the end. To stay in this position will be of great pride for us."

West Ham's Instagram page simply refers to this stadium as "our stage".

It's a stage where eight teams have come and left with victory since July.

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West Ham manager Slaven Bilic talking to Sky Sports:  "Andy Carroll is playing up front and we know what he's capable of. He's had plenty of training sessions and we're expecting a lot.

"We are capable of changing the players and changing system during the game. Maybe we'll stick with the system or change it during the game. Anyway, it's not about the system, it's about players being close to the ball. 

"We can't give them space or let them be one-on-one, especially with the likes of Hazard, Costa, Pedro and Moses in their team."

How can a big, hustle-and-bustle style player like Andy Carroll need gloves?  

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Warm those groins...

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And those quads.

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Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas speaks to Sky Sports: "We don't need results of the other teams to know we need to win every game. Anything can happen."

Tottenham players, if you're reading, there's no sense of complacency on offer I'm afraid.

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Hats off to Chelsea. Not since 4 January have they tasted defeat, that's nine games. That's their only defeat in 20 matches.

West Ham are three without defeat though and they'll be bang up for this don't you worry.

John Murray
5 live football correspondent

In all competitions this season, Chelsea have lost only four matches. They've all been played in London. And one of them was here, on one of West Ham's best nights yet at their London Stadium,  in the EFL Cup back in October.

Antonio Conte did not pick his strongest possible team for that match, indeed perhaps only four of that side will be starting this one. But he will surely be forearmed after experiencing first hand what West Ham can be capable of on their day.

West Ham's nine Premier League wins this season have all come against clubs who were in the bottom half of the table coming into this round of matches.

To beat Chelsea again, particularly without the suspended Michail Antonio - now one of their most important players - would be the achievement of their season so far."