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
60 mins: Chelsea committing a few more men forward now but they still need to up the tempo if they are going to find a breakthrough.
Chelsea 0-0 West Ham
59 mins: Chalobah tries his luck from distance and Fabianski is equal to it with a smart save.
You feel there might be a goal in this game now. That was NOT the case in the first half.
Brighton 2-2 Southampton
James Ward-Prowse has levelled things up at the Amex! It’s 2-2 and the England international has got both of them.
Chelsea 0-0 West Ham
56 mins: Chance for West Ham!
Johnson sends a brilliant pass down the line for Yarmolenko. The Ukrainian cuts inside and could go for goal himself but instead lays it off to Soucek whose shot is blocked by a last-ditch Chelsea body.
Big opportunity for the visitors.
Chelsea 0-0 West Ham
54 mins: The Chelsea supporters are in fine voice for the first time this afternoon.
Werner cuts inside and tries his luck but yet again Dawson is in the way to block it before it can reach Fabianski. Sensational defending.
Chelsea 0-0 West Ham
52 mins: Mount flashes a dangerous swinging cross into the box but no Chelsea player is attacking it and Fabianski allows it to drift beyond his far post.
Chelsea come again as Loftus-Cheek nods it down for Werner but Dawson does exceptionally well to block his goalbound effort.
Suddenly the crowd are sparked into life. Cresswell wins the ball with a sliding challenge on Kante inside the box as the fans appeal for a penalty. It wasn’t.
Chelsea 0-0 West Ham
50 mins: West Ham need to have the belief that they can go on and win this game. Granted they are not playing Rice, Bowen and Antonio, but Chelsea are still there for the taking.
The European champions are half asleep and, if they’re not careful, are in danger of a fourth straight home defeat.
Chelsea 0-0 West Ham
48 mins: Some more sloppy passing from Chelsea at the start of the second half as the crowd continue where they picked up from with their groaning.
Noble tries to pick Yarmolenko out over the top but Azpilicueta deals with the lofted pass and is able to head clear.
Chelsea 0-0 West Ham
46 mins: Back underway at the Bridge. Could we start with a shot on target for either side please?
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