Konstantinos Mavropanos has failed to be fit in time for West Ham‘s trip to Chelsea today.

The Greek defender has been on the sidelines for the last three matches after limping off during last month’s damaging defeat to Fulham but was pushing to start at Stamford Bridge.

His absence has coincided with an injury to Nayef Aguerd, meaning David Moyes has been left with Kurt Zouma and veteran Angelo Ogbonna as his only two fit centre-backs.

Aguerd suffered an ankle injury in the second leg of the Europa League quarter-final defeat to Bayer Leverkusen and Moyes confirmed that the Moroccan will not be fit to face Chelsea, but was more positive on Mavropanos’s chances. 

West Ham XI: Areola; Coufal, Zouma, Ogbonna Emerson; Soucek, Alvarez; Bowen, Paqueta, Kudus; Antonio

Subs: Fabianski, Johnson, Cresswell, Ward-Prowse, Cornet, Ings, Earthy, Casey, Mubama

Injured: Aguerd, Mavropanos

Time and date: 2pm BST on Sunday, May 5, 2024

Venue: Stamford Bridge, London

TV channel and live stream: Sky Sports