The eyes of English football fans will be directed tomorrow evening, Saturday, January 31, 2026, towards Stamford Bridge Stadium “in the capital, London”, where Chelsea will host West Ham United in an exciting London derby in the twenty-fourth round of the English Premier League for the 2025/2026 season
Ambitions “Blues” led by Rosenior
Chelsea enter the match in a state of technical awakening under the leadership of its young coach Liam Rosenior, who took over the job from Italian Enzo Mariska at the beginning of this year. The team occupies fifth place in the standings with 37 points, one point behind Manchester United, which is in fourth place, which makes Winning tomorrow's derby is an absolute necessity to snatch a qualifying seat for the Champions League.
The team is going through a bright period, as it has achieved 4 consecutive victories in various competitions, the last of which was an exciting victory in the Champions League over Napoli of Italy (3-2) and a wide victory locally. The technical staff is counting on the brilliance of rising star Estevao Willian, in addition to the experience in the lineup, to exploit the home field advantage and the crowd and secure the three points.
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On the other hand, West Ham will be in an unenviable position, as it is in
eighteenth place (first relegation place) with 20 points. However, the team
has shown strong signs of recovery recently under the leadership of its
Portuguese coach Nuno Espirito Santo, as it succeeded in achieving two
important consecutive victories over Tottenham (2-1) and Sunderland (3-1),
which revived its hopes of survival.
West Ham enters the match supported by new faces, most notably fast winger Adama Traoré, who comes from Fulham, and striker Pablo Felipe, in an attempt to strengthen offensive strength and snatch a positive result from the stronghold of its London neighbor to reduce the gap with Nottingham Forest, which is in seventeenth place.
Chelsea vs West Ham match card
- Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026.
- Time: 7:30 Cairo time – 8:30 Saudi time.
- Stadium: Stamford Bridge
- Broadcast channels: beIN Sports 1 HD.
- Round: 24 of the English Premier League
- Commentator: Amer Al-Khudhairi.