Match previews / West Ham v Chelsea: match preview The Guardian 13:45 Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United tracking €70 million-rated La Liga striker The Hard Tackle 13:45 'I've seen enough' - Gregg Evans rips into £18m-rated ‘liability’ at Aston Villa This Is Futbol 13:36 Azpilcueta juts out his chest in the classic hold-me-back style. He battles Ogbonna in the centre of the park and spins, rolling a pass wide left for Pulisic, who shuttles on for Chilwell. 90 min: There will be five extra minutes. Chelsea has lost just once in Tuchel’s 16 matches in charge, with Abraham missing the bulk of those games. West Ham had the ball in the net in the seventh minute after a cleverly worked free kick but Declan Rice was denied by the off-side flag after an impressive finish from a tight angle. It’s really important for me, and I am happy I am back on the scoresheet. Who’d be a referee, huh? Only easy matches coming up!”, Chelsea’s hero Timo Werner talks to Sky. Never mind a VAR operative. 60 min: Noble drives down the right and cuts back for Fredericks, who pelts hard towards goal. We have a lot of strong teams ahead of us, and a big game on Tuesday, so it was really important.”. So Christensen does what he has to do, placing a cynical hand on both of Lingard’s shoulders, and taking a booking for the team. We can win these matches and deliver. 77 min: Nothing much happening on the pitch right now, so I can exclusively reveal that Sky Sports co-commentator Chris Coleman has a bad cold. Tammy Abraham hit a quickfire late double on Monday as Chelsea beat West Ham 3-0 to reignite their Premier League challenge after consecutive defeats. Champions Liverpool have opened up a five-point gap at the top of the table but behind them, just seven points separate second-placed Leicester from 11th-placed Wolves. So was there a consistent message to both of them? First published on Sat 24 Apr 2021 16.30 BST. David Moyes’s team made life uncomfortable for the home side after the break but did not make the most of their regular forays forward despite the introduction of forward Said Benrahma. West Ham are a point behind Chelsea, who lost to their London rivals twice last season, and have earned 13 points from their past six games. I am happy we came up with an intense performance.” And as for the upcoming semi-final against Real Madrid? David Moyes has clearly decided to go for it. I don’t think it was intentional - and nobody on the pitch is annoyed - but Chilwell’s been hurt, it looks ugly, and there’s a case for saying it was dangerous play anyway. 67 min: Werner romps down the right, enters the box, doubles back a little, then spins and smashes a shot towards the bottom right. West Ham go through, despite a furious late rally from Chelsea. 35 min: That might change now, as Werner slides in on the in-flight Lingard from behind. 40 min: West Ham have enjoyed 60 percent of possession since the half-hour mark, which is some old swing since 29 mins, when Chelsea were on 73 percent for the entire game. Fabian Balbuena and Ryan Fredericks replace Ben Johnson and the suspended Craig Dawson. Coming into this game, West Ham United has picked up 7 points from the last 5 games, both home and away. Fornals and Noble are replaced by Lanzini and Benrahma. This could be a red card. We have crucial matches in the Premier League, the Champions League and the FA Cup. Not a great deal of difference between that and the Balbuena challenge, other than the optics being a bit worse. 558 members in the GUARDIANauto community. 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Hazard went on to reach the penalty spot before dispatching his shot into the corner of the net before Ryan Fredericks, a fifth panicked opponent left littering his vapour trail, could slide in and attempt to suffocate the attempt. Coufal hoicks clear. Some space for Bowen down the right. 55 min: It should be two. That made it the eighth time Chelsea have scored at least three goals in a Premier League match this season — and they nearly had a fourth when Werner struck the crossbar with two minutes left. 90 min +4: Mendy is booked for taking a professional amount of time over the resulting goal kick. It’s a fairly undistinguished start to the second half, truth be told. He arrives in the box and slaps a confident sidefoot into the bottom right! 71 min: Fredericks spins Azpilicueta with absurd ease down the left. Home/Carlo Ancelotti/ Chelsea cruise, West Ham win as top four race hots up | The Guardian Nigeria News. West Ham Home team scorers. 87 min: Now Abraham comes on in slow-motion to replace Werner. The Brazilian found the net from close range after a well-timed run, leaving West Ham goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski rooted to the spot. “It was nice to see that at the end because we had a period at 1-0 where it was tough, we dealt with that well,” Lampard told the BBC. 0 1 3 minutes read. David Moyes gives, under the circumstances, an impressively calm and considered verdict. A fine run by the Chelsea striker, who this season has so often made the difficult look easy and the easy absurdly difficult. 73 min: Chelsea make their first change. Some time to get it! I didn’t think we played particularly well, certainly in the first half, but we played much better in the second. This season G8 Y27 R0 3.37 per/game. 41 min: Lingard spins in the centre of the park and tears down the middle. There’s just enough time for Mount to Gazza his way down the left and stand one up for Abraham, who heads over from a couple of yards, and then the whistle goes. “There were loads of things for the team to show their character — we want more. “Christmas has been changed for everybody this year. 50 min: West Ham clip it around crisply, though they don’t really go anywhere in particular. It’s only Werner’s second goal in the last 23 Premier League matches. Fabianski parries well. It reminded me of the Atletico Madrid games, because they had the individual and physical quality to hurt you. Thomas Tuchel is simply pressing his opposite number’s buttons now. West Ham amble off in a mild funk, Timo Werner having instigated a fine smash and grab at the end of a half the hosts were beginning to dominate. The win lifts Chelsea to 25 points — one behind fourth-placed Everton — while West Ham stay in 10th place. We’ll go again, we’re in a decent position, and we’re right in the mix for some form of European football, and I’ll keep pushing to make that the Champions League if we can.”, A very content Thomas Tuchel speaks to Sky. Match previews / West Ham v Chelsea: match preview The Guardian 08:45 Tuchel press conference: Chelsea boss on West Ham, Abraham, injury news and more West London Sport 08:29 Pablo Fornals puts the pressure on West Ham's top four rivals ahead of Chelsea clash on Saturday Football.London 08:28 He should be shooting, clean through, but hesitates and the chance is gone. It’s a good period for the hosts. 53 min: Chelsea wrest control and move play upfield. The visitors can’t get out of their final third. It’s like the 10-15 minutes before the Werner goal again. It’s a great save, but the ball drops to Werner, who simply has to sidefoot into an unguarded goal ... but opens his body and sends his effort bobbling apologetically wide right! I thought it was a rubbish decision. He’s sniffing and snivelling away like a patron of Studio 54 in the late 70s. Referee Chris Kavanagh. After waiting for so long, it’s the best feeling to score the goal. But the red card changes the last 10-15 minutes of the game when we were hoping to put them under more pressure. West Ham have responded really well to nearly going two down. A huge smile plays across Thomas Tuchel’s face as his side go three points clear of West Ham in fourth place, while David Moyes storms off under a cloud. Chelsea cruise, West Ham win as top four race hots up | The Guardian Nigeria News 4 semaines ago veritesactuelles West Ham United’s Polish goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski (C) makes a save during the English Premier League football match between West Ham United and Leeds United at The London Stadium, in east London on March 8, 2021. That’s an awful miss. Then if they do think that, Coufal on Rudiger was a very similar challenge but they did nothing about it. “We were in it. Timo Werner scored the only goal of a tight match as Chelsea moved three points clear of the Hammers in the race for a top-four finish, Sat 24 Apr 2021 19.55 BST West Ham and Chelsea duking it out for a place in the top four should easily be the game of the weekend and … Sports West Ham v Chelsea: match preview – The Guardian. Thank you. ... West Ham v Chelsea. All rights reserved. 28 mins ago. 69 min: West Ham make a double change. Monday 8pm Sky Sports Premier League. It was very tough to play, but to hurt them with ball possession was hard. It was a great performance, an amazing result and a deserved win for us. It was a really big win, the draw against Brighton was hard for us. “Ha ha! Everyone lines up on the edge of the box in expectation of the long cross. I don’t see how it’s a red card. Thanks for reading this MBM. Mount, just to the right of the D, sends a short-backlift shot towards the bottom left. We did not talk one word about Super League from Tuesday on. 86 min: Azpilicueta is replaced by James, and takes his sweet time over departing. Azpilicueta chests down and bundles the ball out for a corner. He’s got options either side, with Fornals free down the left and Bowen in acres on the right. Here comes Ringmaster Perez and the rest of the circus. The full back cuts back towards Werner, who having started the move, kept on trucking. His report has landed, so get those fingers a-tapping. 62 min: Lingard is electric in full flow. I was confident. Eden Hazard's wonder goal sent Chelsea third in the Premier League as the Blues beat West Ham 2-0 at Stamford Bridge. Half-time entertainment. 65 min: Pulisic dribbles elegantly down the middle, nearly opening West Ham up. Chelsea strengthened their hold on fourth place in the Premier League as Kai Havertz inspired a vital 2-0 win over Everton, while West Ham boosted their surprise top four challenge with a … The visitors played OK, but left themselves too much to do. Lingard tries the old Gary McAllister trick, whipping straight for the bottom left. We had a good mix between passing and counter-pressing. Carlo Ancelotti chelsea football Jesse Lingard Kai Havertz Sport Sports West Ham Chelsea cruise, West Ham win as top four race hots up | The Guardian Nigeria News. West Ham line up on the edge of the Chelsea box. For a second it looks as though he’ll be romping clear, but Christensen has read the danger well and storms across to win not only the ball but a throw as well. He had one or two decisions where he was not precise enough but he had a very good game. Chelsea enjoyed a strong start to the season before losses to Everton and Wolves checked their progress but the victory at the London Stadium lifts them into fifth spot. “The second chance I had to score, but to come back slowly with one goal is enough. We would have had a chance to put them under pressure. The Hammers proved tricky opponents at an empty Stamford Bridge but lacked the firepower to hurt Frank Lampard’s men, who led early through Thiago Silva’s bullet header. Chelsea … He glides down the middle of the park, drawing a couple of men before flicking insouciantly towards Fornals to his left. Loftus-Cheek did not make the bench for Chelsea’s defeat by Liverpool on Sunday and there was surprise when Frank Lampard omitted him again for the Carabao Cup win over Barnsley on Tuesday. West Ham are playing well. Manchester City v Leeds (1130), Liverpool v Aston Villa (1400), Crystal Palace v Chelsea (1630) Sunday Burnley v Newcastle (1100), West Ham v Leicester (1305), Tottenham v … It didn’t look like Balbuena meant it, but his action ultimately put Chilwell in danger. “We dropped off slightly and it was important tonight we came back,” he added. (Photo by Clive Rose / POOL / AFP) /. No changes. Chelsea are not fussed. Mount makes ground down the right and crosses. 48 min: Mount spins Ogbonna and threatens to zip clear down the middle. Two minutes later Chelsea were 3-0 up when Abraham fired home from a tight angle after Fabianski had done well to keep out Christian Pulisic’s header. Full marks for vaulting ambition, if nothing else. Aston Villa and West Ham are among several clubs interested in signing Ruben Loftus-Cheek on a season’s loan after the midfielder was left out of Chelsea’s past two matchday squads. Meanwhile replays show Coufal hoicking clear under pressure from Rudiger, and his studs landing on the big defender’s thigh. 39 min: That’s no good either. Odds H 1-2 A 6-1 D 4-1. Pulisic makes way for Ziyech. It requires Fabianski to extend fully, then smother a loose ball from the rebound, to deal with the danger. A poor decision, though the shot’s deflected and he wins a corner instead. The last half an hour was excellent, and the start of the match for a very long time was excellent, so very well deserved. No, joking. For the lads we just have to prepare for Arsenal, it’s a busy time of year for us.”. To enable commenting and other interactive features, please switch to the more advanced . The centre-back’s aggression summed up Chelsea’s positive mindset, allowing them to squeeze the play. The Guardian - Back to home. Your support powers our independent journalism, Available for everyone, funded by readers. Despite it all, there’s still only one goal in this, and Moyes shouts on some instructions accordingly. I am very happy that we won this game today, it’s very important in the race for the top four. West Ham make two changes to the team that lost at Newcastle last weekend. © 2021 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. https://guardian.ng/sport/hazard-too-good-for-west-ham-as-chelsea-go-third Chelsea enjoyed the lion’s share of possession after their goal without creating much of note but West Ham worked their way into the game as the half wore on. 89 min: West Ham’s comeback attempt has been robbed of all momentum by that red card and the Chelsea substitutions. 81 min: Yep, it’s red. Subscribe to the Evening Standard on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7RQon_YwCnp_LbPtEwW65w?sub_confirmation=1West Werner goal drought Even so, West Ham will be happy with this, pinning Chelsea back for the first time this evening. 90 min +1: Mount shoots again from distance, despite having Chilwell in acres on the left. By the end he was on a sensational 180 passes, not just beating the record but obliterating it, a GOAT-level performance of wiffling the ball about in midfield that may, for all we know, never be surpassed. BTTS has landed in an intriguing 4 of those games. Jacob Steinberg. “The boys are very happy. They have one foot in the Champions League semi-finals after beating Porto 2 … Mr VAR checks for a penalty, because of course he does, a suggestion that Azpilicueta guided the ball onto his own arm. We can trust ourselves. They were made to pay when Abraham, back in the starting XI, doubled Chelsea’s lead with 12 minutes to go, settling their nerves and ending his own drought. David Moyes blasted the “rank, rotten” decision to send off Fabian Balbuena as VAR controversy reared its ugly head again in West Ham’s 1-0 defeat by Chelsea… 75 min: West Ham continue to press and harry, but Chelsea look fairly self-assured right now. Three minutes later Chelsea were in front when Silva powered home a header from Mason Mount’s corner. It only just sails wide. Last season Chelsea 0 West Ham 1. 45 min: That was a really slick move from Chelsea, who rope-a-doped West Ham upfield, then delivered a rapier thrust. Most popular. West Ham United 0-1 Chelsea (Werner 43). Bowen to take. The Guardian News Automated Feed No Censorship, Just News. Mount takes and batters it straight into the wall. Everyone enjoyed the focus on just the game. I am pleased the game didn’t get away from us, but we’re feeling a little bit unlucky that we didn’t do a little bit better. 38 min: But the hosts come again and win their third corner of the match, down the right. As expected by most, Chelsea were able to cruise to a Boxing Day victory against fourth-place West Ham in the first match of the day. Timo Werner, who has not scored for Chelsea since early November, had a golden chance to double their lead in the closing minutes of the first period but got the ball caught under his feet and Fabianski saved comfortably. He’s fortunate that someone indeed hauls him away from danger, because while Moyes is 57, with a good quarter of a century on the Chelsea man, you wouldn’t back against him in too many rumbles. We showed a bit of character and more desire and we affected them more. That’s unfortunate, but the referee had little option, though David Moyes certainly doesn’t see it that way. That’s 1.4 points per game on average. I suspect his post-match interview will be interesting, in the wake of Balbuena’s dismissal. Chelsea 3-0 West Ham: Premier League – live! Venue Stamford Bridge. 78 min: Werner snaffles a loose ball and makes it into the West Ham box down the left. Chelsea’s English striker Tammy Abraham celebrates after scoring their second goal during the English Premier League football match between Chelsea and West Ham United at Stamford Bridge in London on December 21, 2020. Chelsea Away team scorers. To score twice today may be too much for the beginning! 59 min: A West Ham free kick wide on the left. 83 min: Johnson comes on for Fredericks. Chelsea v West Ham: Premier League – live! His play today otherwise has been fine. https://guardian.ng/sport/fabregas-rescues-point-for-chelsea-against-west-ham Earlier, Burnley beat Wolves 2-1 to climb out of the Premier League’s relegation zone, thanks to goals from Ashley Barnes and Chris Wood. He doesn’t trick Mendy, who gathers a weakly hit shot with ease. He loops high into the centre. He’s kicked through the ball, I don’t think for one moment there’s a bit of malice.