West Ham head coach Graham Potter has described being sacked by Chelsea as the "best thing that happened to me" ahead of the Premier League clash between the two sides on Monday.

The Hammers have scored in their last seven games on the road while Chelsea are still licking their wounds following the 3-1 defeat at Manchester City last weekend as their fall away from title-race contention continued and they have now won just once in their last seven league matches.

Graham Potter heads back to Stamford Bridge on Monday night with West Ham and the former head coach says he still feels thankful for the opportunity in West London

Graham Potter is preparing to face Chelsea for the first time since losing his job as their head coach in 2023.

West Ham boss Graham Potter says he doesn't regret taking the Chelsea job. Potter meets his former employers on Monday night. "You know in a football life you're going to get ups and downs," said Potter. "I didn't want to lose my job. But at the same time I look back now and maybe it's the best thing that happened to me.

Adrian Clarke assesses the head coach's early impact with the Hammers, as he takes his new team to Stamford Bridge

The former Brighton boss was dismissed by Chelsea in April 2023, less than seven months after replacing the sacked Thomas Tuchel at Stamford Bridge in September 2022. However, Pot