Chelsea vs West Ham United LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Chelsea face West Ham United in the Premier League today.
Wesley Fofana makes his Chelsea debut as the Blues host West Ham at Stamford Bridge. Conor Gallagher slots into midfield in a 3-5-2 formation, with Christian Pulisic partnering Raheem Sterling up front. Brazil forward Lucas Paqueta makes his full debut for West Ham, who have ex-Chelsea defenders Kurt Zouma and Emerson in their starting line-up.
Chelsea: Mendy, Fofana, Thiago Silva, Koulibaly, James, Loftus-Cheek, Gallagher, Kovacic, Cucurella, Sterling, Pulisic. Subs: Arrizabalaga, Jorginho, Chalobah, Broja, Mount, Chilwell, Ziyech, Azpilicueta, Havertz.
West Ham: Fabianski, Coufal, Kehrer, Zouma, Emerson Palmieri, Rice, Soucek, Bowen, Lucas Paqueta, Fornals, Antonio. Subs: Lanzini, Downes, Areola, Cornet, Ogbonna, Benrahma, Coventry, Randolph.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today’s game in the live blog below:
Chelsea vs West Ham United LIVE: Premier League updates
Chelsea XI: Mendy, Fofana, Thiago Silva, Koulibaly, James, Loftus-Cheek, Gallagher, Kovacic, Cucurella, Sterling, Pulisic
West Ham XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Kehrer, Zouma, Emerson Palmieri, Rice, Soucek, Bowen, Lucas Paqueta, Fornals, Antonio
Antonio opens scoring for West Ham with tap-in on 62 minutes
Chilwell equalises for Chelsea with clever finish in 75th minute
Havertz scores at near post to put Chelsea in front on 88 minutes
Cornet’s instant response for West Ham is controversially ruled out
Chelsea FC 2 – 1 West Ham United FC
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FULL TIME: CHELSEA 2 WEST HAM 1 – What a brilliant second half we were treated to. This one had it all, goals, controversy, with plenty of talking points to come out of the game. Chelsea win their second game in a row at home, beating West Ham 2-1.
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We are already two and a half minutes past the allotted four minutes of stoppage time, as the ball is inside the Chelsea attacking half.
Story continues
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Chelsea continue to retain possession, with West Ham throwing caution to the wind, but are unable to find possession of the ball.
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Chelsea are able to breathe a sigh of relief as they pick up their defensive game and look to keep possession of the ball.
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We have four minutes of stoppage time to play for the match.
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DISALLOWED GOAL WEST HAM – Mendy attempts to parry the ball away as Cornet collects him on the way through and kicks it to the inside top of the net. West Ham celebrate, but the VAR don’t agree and have disallowed the goal awarding the free kick to Mendy.
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Yellow Card Jan Thilo Kehrer
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Goal Gnaly Albert Maxwel Cornet
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Goal Kai Lukas Havertz
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Substitution Pablo Fornals Malla Gnaly Albert Maxwel Cornet
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Fofana sends it to Mount at the edge of the box, but he overhits it and it floats over the crossbar for a goal kick.
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Substitution Ruben Ira Loftus-Cheek Jorge Luiz Frello Filho
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Emerson is receiving some attention behind play after an accidental elbow to the throat. He looks to be okay to continue in the game.
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Chelsea keep playing it safe through quick passes through the middle of the ground. They are looking for a way through to their attacking half and can’t find any options.
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We have a game on our hands here, as we are set up for a grandstand finish.
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Assist Thiago Emiliano da Silva
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Substitution Michail Gregory Antonio Mohamed Saïd Benrahma
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West Ham’s defence continue to play it cool and keep clearing the ball away from their defensive half.
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Chelsea continue to retain possession, but are keeping it in the middle of the ground, looking for an entry into their attacking half.
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Substitution Mateo KovaÄić Kai Lukas Havertz
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Substitution Marc Cucurella Saseta Benjamin James Chilwell
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Kovacic crosses it over to Broja who takes a shot on goal from the middle of the box, but it is saved by Fabianski.
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After Chelsea has had most of the possession for the match, still sitting at 70%, they now need to dig deep to come back from one goal down.
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Goal Michail Gregory Antonio
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Bowen takes a strong shot on goal from inside the goal forcing Mendy to dive away to his left to make the save.
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Antonio is sweating it out at the moment, after a right arm to the face of Silva, is being scrutinised a little closer.
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Substitution Christian Mate Pulisic Mason Tony Mount
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Substitution Conor John Gallagher Armando Broja
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Both teams will be looking towards their respective benches, to see if they can inject some fresh legs into the game.
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Chelsea continue to control possession of the ball inside their attacking half.
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Antonio has fouled James in the middle of the ground, as words are exchanged with a bit of a push and shove.
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James brings the ball into the box from the set piece, but the ball comes off the head of Soucek, going out for a corner kick.
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Sterling is on the burst through the middle, as Soucek does well to outbody Sterling and clear the ball away.
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Fofana takes possession of the ball from outside of the box, as he looks for a dream debut, taking a shot on goal but it is very wide of the target.
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Antonio looking to turn as Silva comes in with a sliding tackle and ends up fouling him just inside attack for West Ham.
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SECOND HALF – Chelsea get things back under way in the middle of the ground.
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Chelsea had 70% of the possession of the ball but weren’t able to make their most of the dominance in the middle. West Ham’s defence have been nothing short of brilliant today, but they need to find some link up players in the middle, to feed the ball into their attackers. We are set for an exciting second half.
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HALF TIME: CHELSEA 0 WEST HAM UNITED 0 – We go into the half time break with the scores all tied up at 0-0. We have seen very few shots on goal in this first half, with one from each team, but both of the shots were off target.
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Antonio has copped a wayward elbow in the face from Loftus-Cheek, as the VAR have a quick look at the incident and clear it immediately.
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We have two minutes of stoppage time to play for the first half.
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Play has been held up momentarily as Loftus-Cheek and Soucek are both attended to by the trainers after a clash of heads. Both players are back to their feet and look set to continue.
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James attempts to get behind Emerson inside attack, but a sliding challenge from Emerson, is able to put a halt to Chelsea’s momentum, with a corner kick to come.
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James whips it into the box, but Antonio is in the right place at the right time, to head it over the crossbar, conceding a corner kick.
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Anotonio with a brilliant piece of attacking play, being able to gain about 20m in a great run down the sideline, before losing the ball for a throw in for West Ham.
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Loftus-Cheek once again is one of the instigators behind the set up of another tilt into Chelsea’s attacking half.
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Sterling with a wonderful pass over to Pulisic who has it inside the six yard box, but Coufal times his challenge to perfection, happy to concede a corner to eliminate the danger.
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Chelsea have had one shot on goal, which was off target. West Ham yet to test the keeper at all.
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Chelsea continue to run the West Ham midfield ragged, as they chip they ball around the middle of the ground, looking for an opening. It ends up with Kovacic, who pulls the trigger on goal from outside of the box, but it is wide of the mark.
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Cucarella brings it in from the corner, but it is a poor delivery as he hits the first man on the edge of the box, with West Ham clearing the ball out of danger.
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James drills it to front and centre of the goal, but nobody is home for Chelsea as Kehrer clears it away momentarily.
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Bowen with a challenge on Kovacic in the middle, but the referee calls it back as Bowen had pushed Kovacic to the ground.
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James switches it from the right side of the ground, looking for a header inside the box, but he overcooks it and it goes out for a throw in.
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West Ham are holding a disciplined shape in the middle, forcing Chelsea to give up space and retreat into defence.
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Sterling is one on one with Coufal, deep inside attack with the ball. Coufal does well to take the front position, but the ball comes off the West Ham defender and going out for a corner kick.
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Emerson gets into a crossing position inside the box, but he just can’t get his foot underneath the ball.
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Kovacic looks to send the ball over to Gallagher in attacking half and the ball is intercepted by Soucek and West Ham have a temporary reprieve.
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Loftus-Cheek is in everything for Chelsea through the middle as he once again sends the ball into their attacking half.
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Sterling with a wonderful run into the edge of the box, as he centres it but a piece of brilliant defending by Zouma, saves the day for West Ham, as he concedes the corner kick.
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West Ham have had very limited time inside their attacking half at the moment. They need to change to an attacking mentality.
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