West Ham will be looking to complete the league double over Chelsea this season, and David Moyes must recall James Ward-Prowse to the starting lineup. The Hammers won the reverse encounter 3-1 in August, with goals from Nayef Aguerd, Michail Antonio, and Lucas Paqueta, while Carney Chukwuemeka scored for the Blues at the London Stadium.

While Emerson Palmieri won the spot kick for the latter’s last-minute penalty, Ward-Prowse assisted on the first two goals, tormenting the Blues from set pieces. Jurgen Klopp described the former Southampton midfielder as a “super-smart signing” before dropping him against Liverpool on Saturday, April 27. He must be the first name on the teamsheet when he faces a free-falling Chelsea side on Sunday (5 May), hoping to add to his 13 Premier League goals so far this season.

James Ward-Prowse must play in West Ham United vs Chelsea. Moyes demoted Ward-Prowse to make way for Paqueta in the middle of the park, but he still had a 15-minute cameo before Antonio scored an equaliser against the Reds.

Maintaining a 90% pass accuracy rate throughout his brief appearance on the pitch helped to settle matters in midfield, and he even produced one chance that may have resulted in the Hammers taking all three points.

His talent on the ball will come as no surprise, given that he has a Premier League season average of 90% passing accuracy. [FotMob]

Furthermore, the 29-year-old is in the top 98 percentile for assists among midfielders in Europe’s top five leagues, a statistic that Chelsea will be wary of. [FBref]

Ward-Prowse has made 230 dead-ball passes in the Premier League this season, which, along with Chelsea conceding the fifth-most fouls per game in the league, is a recipe for West Ham success. [FotMob] In other West Ham news, the club has received a significant boost by choosing David Moyes’ replacement as manager, who has made his future plans plain.