Four men absent from Chelsea's trip to West Ham

Pedro (right) played against Aston Villa last weekend but is out of the trip to West Ham

CHELSEA will be without four first-team players for their trip to West Ham tomorrow (3pm).

 

Loic Remy and Pedro will remain sidelined after missing Chelsea's midweek Champions League clash in Kiev.

Defender Branislav Ivanovic is also out of the game at Upton Park, while Thibaut Courtois is a long way off recovery from a knee injury that required surgery last month.

 

Loic Remy has made only a handful of appearances all season

Meanwhile, manager Jose Mourinho refused to reveal if he would pick under-fire midfielder Eden Hazard for tomorrow's outing.

“I don’t have to answer you,” Mourinho said. “Lots of people with an opinion have been speaking about him. I prefer not to individualise.

“I am happy with his contribution against Dynamo and that’s it.”

 

Chelsea drew 0-0 in Kiev on Wednesday and West Ham manager Slaven Bilic said the Premier League champions remain a threat despite sitting 12th in the Premier League.

"They played good game in Kiev, they were very solid, like the old Chelsea from last year," said Bilic.

"I watched the game, and I wasn't happy after the game because they looked really good as a team; they were sharp, with great individuals.

"Some of the performances from players who didn't play that good recently, they played really good. And they are Chelsea!"