Chelsea v West Ham LIVE: Premier League result and reaction as own goal gives Blues narrow win
Chelsea 2-1 West Ham: Neto’s rebound and Wan-Bissaka’s deflection from a Cole Palmer cross gave the Blues a win that moved them into fourth
Chelsea beat West Ham 2-1 in the Premier League on Monday night as Enzo Maresca’s side returned to the Champions League places.
The hosts started the brighter of the two sides as Noni Madueke and Enzo Fernandez spurned chances, with West Ham more than happy to sit back and wait to pounce on Chelsea mistakes.
And they did exactly that as Levi Colwill’s pass back towards goal went straight into the path of an unmarked Jarrod Bowen, who was clean through and arrowed a low finish past Filip Jorgensen.
The second half started with chances for both sides, but it was Enzo Maresca’s changes that paid off as Pedro Neto rifled in after pinball in the box.
From there, Chelsea were in the ascendancy, peppering the West Ham area before Cole Palmer’s cross took a cruel deflection off Aaron Wan-Bissaka, taking it into the back of the West Ham net to move the Blues back into the Premier League’s top four.
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Chelsea vs West Ham LIVE
Chelsea face West Ham at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League this evening, with the hosts looking to keep up their push for Champions League football after a good weekend of results for the Blues.
Enzo Maresca’s side could move back into the Champions League places after City’s 5-1 loss to Arsenal, and they will only be four points behind third-placed Nottingham Forest with a win tonight.
It would be quite the turnaround from their recent results, with the 3-1 loss to Manchester City last week giving the Blues their third loss in six games.
And tonight they face a West Ham side who are languishing in 14th ahead of kick-off, with the Hammers having lost one, drawn one and won one of their three matches so far under Graham Potter.
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Welcome to The Independent’s coverage of tonight’s Premier League action.
Chelsea face West Ham at Stamford Bridge with both clubs in need of a win.
Enzo Maresca’s men are stuck in a poor run of form but hope to secure the three points and get themselves back into the top four.
West Ham, meanwhile, hope to build on promising performances under Graham Potter and maybe surprise the home time tonight.
We’ll have all the updates, team news and line-ups throughout the evening so stick with us as we build up to kick off at 8pm.
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