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West Ham to make late call on Payet fitness

Cheikhou Koyate and Pedro Obiang are available for West Ham's clash with Chelsea on Monday, but Dimitri Payet may not be fit to start.

Slaven Bilic says West Ham will make a late decision on whether Dimitri Payet will be available to start their Premier League opener against Chelsea on Monday.

The 28-year-old returned to training on Saturday after being given extra time off following his Euro 2016 exploits, in which he scored three times to help France to the final on home soil.

However, Bilic admits that the club will need to assess whether Payet, who scored nine goals and produced 12 assists in an exceptional first season after signing from Marseille, will be able to play the full 90 minutes at Stamford Bridge.