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The two-year extension means Moses is committed to Chelsea until 2021 and has earned a significant pay rise to his previous £45,000-a-week wages after becoming a crucial member of head coach Antonio Conte’s Premier League table-topping team
The Chelsea ace spent last season on loan with the Hammers, scoring twice in 26 games for the east Londoners
Chelsea have moved 11 points clear at the top of the Premier League table after recording a 3-1 win over…
For much of the last month, Chelsea have struggled to replicate the form which first got them to the top of the Premier League table
The 47-year-old has made a big impression at Stamford Bridge since joining last summer, keeping the Blues on course for a famous Premier League and FA Cup double
The one-time winner of the competition, lifting the cup at Wembley with the Blues in 2007, must now overcome Antonio Conte at his old Stamford Bridge hunting ground
Terry, 36, started in both FA Cup games and could be also in Conte’s back-line on Saturday, having recovered from the injury which kept him on the sidelines in the last week’s draw at Burnley
The Spain international’s future at Stamford Bridge appeared to look bleak following a training-ground dispute with a member of the Blues’ backroom staff last month
The Blues lead the top flight with 59 points from 24 matches, with 14 games remaining
Martinez managed Moses at Wigan and helped him secure a big move to the Blues in 2012
The hosts will be looking to take one step closer to a second title in the space of three years, while visitors Arsenal are in desperate need of a win to keep their ailing title hopes alive
The Championship club do not have any new injury concerns for the game at Stamford Bridge
The Nigeria international had previously struggled to make much of an impact at Stamford Bridge but seems to have been given a new lease of life under Conte this season
The 28-year-old Costa was left out of last week’s win at Leicester after a disagreement with a fitness coach, amid widespread reports of interest from Chinese clubs
Obi left Chelsea for Tianjin Teda this month, signing a £140,000-a-week deal with the Chinese Super League club
Much of the build-up around the game surrounded the absence of Diego Costa, who was reportedly omitted from the squad because of a bust-up between himself and members of the Blues backroom staff over a purported big-money move to the Chinese Super League
The Nigeria international has arguably been the player to benefit most from Conte’s tactical changes this term, with the Italian guiding the Blues to a 13-game winning run in the Premier League after switching to a 3-4-3
Moses alongside Diego Costa and Eden Hazard were the top stars that missed action in the 4-1 drubbing of the visitors
The 29-year-old midfielder follows in the footsteps of his former Chelsea teammate, Oscar, who sealed a £60 million switch to Shanghai SIPG last month