Substitute Kai Havertz scored a late winner as Chelsea came from behind to record a dramatic victory over West Ham, who had a 90th-minute Maxwel Cornet equaliser ruled out.
The Hammers frustrated Chelsea in a first half that saw plenty of home possession but no shots on target for either side, and looked to have executed their gameplan to perfection when Michail Antonio scored from a rare attack after 62 minutes.
The forward bundled in from close range after Blues goalkeeper Edouard Mendy failed to deal with a corner, but the visitors’ lead was wiped out 14 minutes later.
Chelsea, on the back of a record summer of spending and with £70m arrival Wesley Fofana making his debut, had struggled to break down David Moyes’ side before Ben Chilwell snuck in to level from a tight angle shortly after coming off the bench.
It sparked a frantic finish, with Cornet almost winning it late on for the visitors, only to see his header come back off the post and the Blues immediately score themselves through a clinical Havertz header from Chilwell’s cross.
There was still time for more drama as Cornet pounced, but only after a foul on Mendy that was awarded once referee Andrew Madley consulted the pitchside monitor.
More to follow.
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Chelsea
Starting XI
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Squad number16Player nameMendy
Average rating5.05
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Squad number33Player nameFofana
Average rating5.05
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Squad number6Player nameThiago Silva
Average rating6.09
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Squad number26Player nameKoulibaly
Average rating5.48
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Squad number12Player nameLoftus-Cheek
Average rating5.34
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Squad number24Player nameJames
Average rating6.12
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Squad number23Player nameGallagher
Average rating5.51
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Squad number8Player nameKovacic
Average rating5.64
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Squad number32Player nameCucurella
Average rating5.51
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Squad number10Player namePulisic
Average rating4.66
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Squad number17Player nameSterling
Average rating5.28
Substitutes
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Squad number5Player nameJorginho
Average rating4.91
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Squad number18Player nameBroja
Average rating5.66
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Squad number19Player nameMount
Average rating5.83
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Squad number21Player nameChilwell
Average rating7.30
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Squad number29Player nameHavertz
Average rating8.36
West Ham United
Starting XI
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Squad number1Player nameFabianski
Average rating6.50
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Squad number5Player nameCoufal
Average rating6.57
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Squad number24Player nameKehrer
Average rating6.67
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Squad number4Player nameZouma
Average rating6.52
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Squad number33Player nameEmerson
Average rating6.63
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Squad number41Player nameRice
Average rating7.15
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Squad number28Player nameSoucek
Average rating6.75
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Squad number20Player nameBowen
Average rating6.73
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Squad number11Player nameLucas Paquetá
Average rating7.15
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Squad number8Player nameFornals
Average rating6.65
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Squad number9Player nameAntonio
Average rating7.05
Substitutes
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Squad number14Player nameCornet
Average rating7.05
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Squad number21Player nameOgbonna
Average rating6.05
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Squad number22Player nameBenrahma
Average rating6.73
Line-ups
Chelsea
Formation 3-1-4-2
- 16Mendy
- 33Fofana
- 6Thiago Silva
- 26Koulibaly
- 12Loftus-CheekBooked at 9minsSubstituted forJorginhoat 83′minutes
- 24JamesBooked at 54mins
- 23GallagherSubstituted forBrojaat 60′minutes
- 8KovacicSubstituted forHavertzat 72′minutesBooked at 90mins
- 32CucurellaBooked at 35minsSubstituted forChilwellat 72′minutes
- 10PulisicSubstituted forMountat 60′minutes
- 17Sterling
Substitutes
- 1Arrizabalaga
- 5Jorginho
- 14Chalobah
- 18Broja
- 19Mount
- 21Chilwell
- 22Ziyech
- 28Azpilicueta
- 29Havertz
West Ham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Fabianski
- 5Coufal
- 24KehrerBooked at 90mins
- 4Zouma
- 33Emerson
- 41Rice
- 28Soucek
- 20Bowen
- 11Tolentino Coelho de LimaSubstituted forOgbonnaat 83′minutes
- 8FornalsSubstituted forCornetat 86′minutes
- 9AntonioBooked at 54minsSubstituted forBenrahmaat 74′minutes
Substitutes
- 10Lanzini
- 12Downes
- 13Areola
- 14Cornet
- 21Ogbonna
- 22Benrahma
- 32Coventry
- 35Randolph
- Referee:
- Andy Madley
- Attendance:
- 39,923
Match Stats
Live Text
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Match ends, Chelsea 2, West Ham United 1.
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Second Half ends, Chelsea 2, West Ham United 1.
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Kai Havertz (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
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Armando Broja (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Emerson (West Ham United).
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Thilo Kehrer (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
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VAR Decision: No Goal Chelsea 2-1 West Ham United.
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Édouard Mendy (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United).
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GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Maxwel Cornet (West Ham United) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
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Goal! Chelsea 2, West Ham United 1. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Chilwell.
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Maxwel Cornet (West Ham United) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma with a cross.
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Substitution, West Ham United. Maxwel Cornet replaces Pablo Fornals.
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Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
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Pablo Fornals (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, Chelsea. Jorginho replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
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Substitution, West Ham United. Angelo Ogbonna replaces Lucas Paquetá.
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Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United).
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Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea).
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