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After two consecutive defeats, Chelsea returned to victory after beating West Ham 3-0 in the London derby at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues did not show impressive play, but their opponent was not dangerous enough and after leading early, they reached the win with two late goals from Tammy Abraham.
So Frank Lampard’s men already have 25 points, as much as Tottenham and moved up to fifth place. The hammers stay in the center of the table with 21.
Chelsea did not count on Reese James, who is rumored to be seriously injured. Kai Haverz and Olivier Giroud stayed on the bench. For the Hammers, Mark Noble starred in the League for the first time in the first round in September.
The start was interesting and Declan Rice even scored with a great shot, but was in minimal ambush. The bad news for Chelsea was related to Ben Chillwell, who sprained his ankle and was replaced by Emerson in the 9th minute. Soon after, the hosts scored.
Mason Mount took a great corner and Thiago Silva overtook Jared Bowen and intercepted with his head to score a great goal and give his team the advantage. The hosts continued to play better and scored again through Abraham, but the goal was properly disallowed as the ball had left the field before being sent to the gate.
The hammers had a chance out of nowhere when Kante slipped off a strong forward kick, but Aller wasn’t quick enough to get out and Aspilicueta made the important intervention.
The guests played better and in the 26th minute Creswell couldn’t find the door after a mistake in the Chelsea defense. Zuma stopped Aler’s attempt and Sucek sent the ball over the crossbar. After that, Bowen’s goal was disallowed due to a violation against Silva.
However, the Blues managed to survive and at the end of time came close to another goal, but Timo Werner made another serious mistake when Fabianski saved his shot.
The second part began with an inaccurate header from Aler. Chelsea then tied the game, but the visitors continued to be more dangerous and only major interventions from Zuma and Silva prevented problems for Mandy. Aspilicueta also blocked a dangerous shot from Fornals.
However, the Hammers lacked precision and quality in the last third of the field, and the hosts took advantage and decided everything in the final minutes, as the hero was Tammy Abraham. In ’78, he was in the right place after Werner failed to shoot well and received a pass, and he caught on shortly after up close, after Pulisic failed to score from a clear position.
In the end, there was time for Werner to hit the crossbar, but he still had not reached the goal, but anyway, Chelsea’s victory was assured for a long time.
Chelsea – West Ham 3: 0
1: 0 Silva 10
2: 0 Abraham 78
3: 0 Abraham 80
Chelsea: Mandy, Aspilicueta, Zuma, Silva, Chiluel (9 Emerson), Kante, Georgino (66 Kovacic), Mount, Pulisic (84 Haverz), Werner, Abraham
West Ham: Fabianski, Tsofal, Balbuena, Ogbona, Creswell, Noble, Rice, Sucek, Boeun (90 Fredericks), Fornals (67 Benrama), Aller
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