Lampard with former City boss Manuel Pellegrini during his time at the club
Michy Batshuayi is expected to replace Tammy Abraham in the Chelsea team to meet the Irons tomorrow (Saturday).
Speaking at a news conference, Blues boss Frank Lampard refused to confirm whether Batshuayi would play against the Hammers rather than Olivier Giroud.
But he praised the former Irons target Batshuayi who has scored five goals for Chelsea this season.
“We’ll know by the end of the weekend,” Lampard said when asked how long Abraham is likely to be out for.
“He has some pain and won’t be involved tomorrow. We’ll see by Monday.”
Meanwhile, Antonio Rudiger despite buiding up his fitness is unlikely to feature in the game after returning to training after surgery on a pelvic problem.