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:
Brighton 2-1 Southampton
Yes, Ward-Prowse’s goal was from a free-kick. Of course it was.
Burnley 0-0 Wolves
Burnley and Wolves are goalless at the break. This means that as things stand the home side will move above Everton and out of the relegation zone on goal difference.
But you do feel they really need a win to pile the pressure on Everton ahead of the Merseyside derby later today.
Brighton 2-1 Southampton
Elsewhere, a Mohammed Salisu own goal gave Brighton a two-goal lead before Saints pulled one back for the visitors on the stroke of half-time.
HT: Chelsea 0-0 West Ham
Half-time: Well, that’s 45 minutes I’ll never get back. Eyebrows were raised when this match was chosen over Burnley’s huge clash with Wolves and there will be even more angry Clarets supporters now after this showing.
A sedated display from Chelsea against a much-changed West Ham team who have defended well but also offered little in the final third.
Very little to talk about. Here’s hoping it improves in the second period.
Chelsea 0-0 West Ham
45+1 mins: Havertz fairly pushed off the ball by Masuaku. Alonso then tries to hook one over the West Ham defence but there isn’t even a Chelsea player in the same postcode.
Chelsea 0-0 West Ham
44 mins: Kante floats yet another cross towards the back post but Fabianski can easily claim above Havertz.
West Ham then work their way into the Chelsea half and Silva is guilty of another sloppy foul as he shoves Yarmolenko over on the left touchline.
Cresswell sends the free-kick into the penalty area which Havertz heads clear before the ball ends up in Mendy’s hands.
Chelsea 0-0 West Ham
42 mins: Havertz tries to beat Soucek down the right-hand side but he slips and let’s the ball roll out of play for a West Ham goal kick.
Tuchel does not look very happy with his team’s performance. This has been another sluggish display from the European champions so far.
Chelsea 0-0 West Ham
40 mins: Kante looking lively as he recovers possession yet again on the edge of the West Ham area. He lays it off to Mount and he finds Loftus-Cheek in a wide area. The Englishman sends a low cross past a host of bodies before Fabianski gathers.
Fornals is then needlessly fouled by Silva and West Ham can regroup once more.
Chelsea 0-0 West Ham
38 mins: Coufal delivers the free-kick but fails to beat the first man. Been that kind of attacking display from both sides so far.
Benrahma delivers another ball into the box but Soucek fouls Chalobah while trying to rise and meet the cross.
Chelsea break as Kante nicks the ball on the edge of the West Ham box but can’t pick out the right pass and Johnson can clear.
Chelsea 0-0 West Ham
36 mins: The atmosphere inside Stamford Bridge is starting to turn a bit here. It’s not been the reaction you would come to expect from a Chelsea team after three home defeats on the bounce.
Kante brings Fornals down 25 yards from the Chelsea goal. West Ham growing into this one.
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