Slav’s centre back dilemma
Winston Reid is also expected to be available for selection following his recovery after he came off in the 2-2 draw at Sunderland. The Hammers’ medical team explained Reid had been struggling for a while with a minor injury, Stijn Vandenbroucke, West Ham’s head of medical and sport science, told the club’s official website. “Winston came off in the game against Sunderland, but we are positive for a recovery for the next game.”
With both centre backs considered first choice fit, Bilic faces a dilemma whether to stick or twist against Chelsea.
Both James Tomkins and James Collins had fantastic performances against Crystal Palace last weekend and Bilic have been known to reward good performances and not change a winning team.
It is great position to be in with four in-form Premier League class centre backs all competing for two places but not one we are used to at West Ham. With such a quality squad it makes predicting Saturday’s starting team against Chelsea a difficult task and I don’t envy Bilic’s decision. If I were take a punt I would imagine he will go for a Reid and Tomkins partnership.