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‘Unlucky not to start’, ‘Madness’: Some Chelsea fans gutted £120k-a-week player is on the bench v West Ham

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Callum Hudson-Odoi has been named among the substitutes for today’s match against West Ham – and some Chelsea fans on Twitter are gutted with the decision.

Chelsea travel to the London Stadium on Saturday afternoon to face West Ham in the Premier League.

Hudson-Odoi, who earns £120,000-a-week, is once again on the Blues bench.

The 21-year-old was an unused substitute in midweek during the win over Watford and manager Thomas Tuchel has put him on a very strong bench against West Ham.

Incidentally, there are four changes to the Chelsea XI from the team that started against Watford. 

Thiago Silva, Reece James, Jorginho and Hakim Ziyech all come into the side.

Meanwhile, Trevoh Chalobah, Cesar Azpilicueta, Saul Niguez and Christian Pulisic drop out.

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Chelsea fans frustrated by Hudson-Odoi decision

A selection of Blues supporters on social media disagree with Hudson-Odoi being left out of today’s starting line-up.

The attacker has scored two goals and made two assists in 14 appearances this season.

He was on a run of five consecutive league starts prior to the Watford game, so he’s hit a minor bump in the road when he was playing so well and impacting matches in the final third.

Here are some Chelsea fans discussing Hudson-Odoi’s omission:

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