Antonio Conte left Cesc Fabregas out of Chelsea's lineup for their Premier League opener against West Ham.

Conte favored Oscar over Fabregas alongside Nemanja Matic and N'Golo Kante.

After the match, Conte did not disclose the reason why he picked Oscar over Fabregas, but he reiterated that he has no complaints with the Spaniard and no intention of letting him leave Stamford Bridge before the end of August.

"When a coach takes a decision there is always a reason but I prefer to keep it for me," Conte said. "But I don't see any problem and I'm very happy to have these players.

"Cesc is Chelsea's player and I'm happy with his attitude and behaviour during the training sessions. When you are a great team like Chelsea it can happen. I have to take decisions before the game to choose a starting XI.

"It can happen that Fabregas is not in the team, but it can happen for all the players. It's important to see always the right attitude, the right behaviour, because we must fight this season and it's important to stay together in every situation.

"I took this decision but in the next game we don't know. I can change or not. It's important that the team comes before all."