Chelsea vs West Ham LIVE: Premier League results, final scores and reaction from today’s games
Follow all the latest reaction from Sunday’s three early kick-offs at Stamford Bridge, Turf Moor and the Amex Stadium
It was not pretty and, when Jorginho hopped, skipped and fluffed an 87th-minute penalty, it looked like it would not come at all. But Chelsea were able to squeeze out a narrow 1-0 victory over West Ham thanks to Christian Pulisic’s 90th-minute winner in a match that will not last long in the memory.
The goal itself was smartly constructed and taken. On as a second-half substitute, Pulisic timed and adjusted a run into the box to get on the end of Marcos Alonso’s cut-back, after Mason Mount had carried the ball forward in desperation. The American stroked a finish into the far corner from his left foot for his fourth goal of the Premier League campaign. The equalling of last season’s tally that little bit less important than the end of a run two successive home deafest, and a much-needed clean sheet after shipping four goals in both.
Thomas Tuchel was relieved rather than buoyed. This was not a display to hang your hat on, and it is hard to think of a player beyond the usual suspects of Mount and Thiago Silva who emerged with any top-up of credit. But the three points re-establishes distance between them and Arsenal - now five points, with a game in hand. Follow all the team news, build-up and latest scores from all three games below:
Chelsea 0-0 West Ham
89 mins: So after all of that - a red card and penalty - it remains goalless.
What a bizarre end to a hapless match.
MISSED PENALTY! Chelsea 0-0 West Ham
87 mins: OH MY WORD!
Jorginho steps up to take the spot kick, does the stuttered run-up, and then passes it straight into the arms of Fabianski!
It was the tamest penalty you will EVER see! Remarkable.
RED CARD! Chelsea 0-0 West Ham
85 mins: As expected, Craig Dawson is sent off. What a real, real shame. The centre-back who has been sensational all afternoon has now been dismissed.
And with Zouma, Diop and Ogbonna already on the sidelines, this is another selection headache for Moyes at the heart of his defence - in the Premier League.
Chelsea 0-0 West Ham
85 mins: VAR also looking at whether it was a clear goalscoring opportunity. It was. That means Dawson’s yellow card is going to be upgraded to a red here. Almost certainly.
PENALTY! Chelsea 0-0 West Ham
85 mins: PENALTY TO CHELSEA!
Thiago Silva flicks on a long ball and Lukaku is through on goal before Dawson pulls him down. Nailed on penalty.
Shame for Dawson. He has probably been the best player on the pitch.
Chelsea 0-0 West Ham
84 mins: Azpilicueta sends a cross in from the right and Lukaku gets there ahead of Dawson before heading against the West Ham defender’s chest and out for a corner.
The set-piece comes to nothing, though. It’s all the way back to Mendy.
Chelsea 0-0 West Ham
82 mins: Alonso goes into the book for a reckless elbow into the head of Soucek while challenging for a high ball. Chelsea clearly getting frustrated now.
Chelsea 0-0 West Ham
80 mins: You get the feeling there is going to be at least one more big chance in this game. The momentum now seems to be with Chelsea but West Ham have the threat of the break through a fresh Jarrod Bowen.
Ziyech tries to find Lukaku with a cross into the middle but gets it horribly wrong and West Ham have themselves a goal kick.
Chelsea 0-0 West Ham
79 mins: My mistake, Havertz went off rather than Mount. I know that because Mount just fired a long-range strike over the top.
Meanwhile, West Ham make another change. Manuel Lanzini comes on for Said Benrahma.
Chelsea 0-0 West Ham
77 mins: Werner, Loftus-Cheek and Havertz off for Lukaku, Ziyech and Pulisic. Major shake-up with 13 minutes remaining.
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