West Ham's form has been decent in recent weeks, but they will be disappointed with the two draws they had against West Brom and Watford before this match.
They will also be hoping for a better result than the 4-0 humbling they were given by Manchester City at the start of February in order to prove they deserve a place in the top half of the table.
Chelsea wing back Victor Moses played for the Hammers under manager Slaven Bilic and the Croatian mentor jealously recalled how good the Nigeria international is.
"His potential, his characteristics, his strength, were always amazing. His pace, quality on the ball and stamina is basically top, top-class," Bilic said ahead of the game.
"I remember once I spoke to [Dimitri] Payet during last season. Payet said that, even including himself, Victor is the best player that we have at West Ham."
The Blues are currently on a nine-game unbeaten run in all competitions and will be full of confidence arriving at the London Stadium. Apart from dropped points in draws with Liverpool and Burnley, and a loss to Spurs, they have been virtually flawless since the start of 2017.
Due to the fact that his family is yet to join him in England, Chelsea manager Antonio Conte had to address speculation regarding his future at the club.
"My situation is very clear. I have a contract with Chelsea. We are trying to do something important with the club, for the present, for the future.
"Every coach, when you start work with a new club, you hope to stay many, many years, because it means you are working very well.
"The only problem for me this season is the family is missing me. My family stay in Italy and I'm working, I'm working for the future to try to bring them here and to stay together."
Michail Antonio is suspended for West Ham after being sent off against Watford last time out, but Carroll is fit again and will be the perfect replacement. Diafra Sakho and Angelo Ogbonna miss out with back and knee concerns respectively.
Eden Hazard faces a late fitness test, but is expected to be available for the clash and the Blues otherwise have a fully-fit squad to choose from.
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