Hello and welcome to Eurosport's live commentary of the Premier League clash between West Ham and Chelsea. This is Ryan Bailey (@ryanjaybailey) taking you through all the action from the London Stadium. Kick off is 12.30, team news to follow shortly.

Zappacosta loses possession near the Chelsea box for a West Ham throw. Antonio launches it into the box but Bakayoko clears.

And we're off! Referee Anthony Taylor peeps the whistle as Morata takes the first touch.

Kick-off is moments away. Chelsea have won their last seven Premier League matches played in th emonth of December.

West Ham United have now gone eight league games without a win. The last time they went on a nine-game winless run, in 2010-11, they were relegated.

Frank Lampard is the leading scorer in this fixture, with five goals between 2005 and 2013. They were all for Chelsea.

Thibaut Courtois: "West Ham are a better team than their position in the league shows, they are struggling but they made it difficult for Man City and we expect a very tough game."

West Ham can move out of the relegation zone, albeit temporarily, with a draw today.

For all the criticism of West Ham as an organisation, they certainly know how to take an arty picture of bubbles.

Moyes hasn't managed a win in his first four games as West Ham manager. It took him eleven games to get one at Sunderland.

Eden Hazard has scored in his last two outings against The Hammers.

David Moyes isn't sure he has someone capable of either marking Eden Hazard, or following him into a toilet:

"There are occasions when I would consider man-marking, Hazard is a player who would definitely come into that category. The problem is that I don’t know if I have got someone who is that type of player to be a man-marker. You’ve heard the saying ‘if he goes to the toilet, follow him’. I don’t know if I have got that."

Antonio Conte: "This league is very tough, especially because there is a team [Man City] that is on an extraordinary path. West Ham has a good squad with good players. To see them in this position is a bit strange."

A glimmer of hope for the home side today: David Moyes has won four out of his last five Premier League home matches against the reigning champions. The Scot was victorious on all three occasions on which the opposing manager was Italian (Carlo Ancelotti, Roberto Mancini and Claudio Ranieri).

Apparently, you may want to expect a Chelsea goal between the 21st and 30th minute...

West Ham have scored 13 Premier League goals this season.

Moarata and Hazard have 14.

Winston Reid is back for West Ham and Chicharito has returned to the bench, but the biggest talking point for the Hammers is the exclusion of Hart. It will undoubtedly be a popular decision with fans, but have we officially passed the point where he is England's number one?

WEST HAM: Adrian, Zabaleta, Reid, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Obiang, Noble, Arnautovic, Lanzini, Masuaku, Antonio. Subs: Hart, Rice, Fernandes, Sakho, Ayew, Chicharito, Carroll. /// CHELSEA: Courtois; Azpilicueta, Christensen, Cahill, Zappacosta, Bakayoko, Kante, Fabregas, Alonso; Hazard, Morata. Subs: Caballero, Rudiger, Ampadu, Moses, Willian, Pedro, Batshuayi.

After an impressive turn in the Champions League, Davide Zappacosta gets the nod over Victor Moses. Alvaro Morata will front a strong-looking Chelsea side.

Adrian starts over Joe Hart for West Ham, who boast no fewer than four forwards on their bench. Mark Noble is back with the captain's armband.