Chelsea vs West Ham

Chelsea entertain West Ham in a Premier League London derby clash at Stamford Bridge this afternoon.

Much of the focus is likely to fall on Wesley Fofana at Stamford Bridge when the player described as a "Rolls-Royce of a centre-half" hopes finally to make ...

Thomas Tuchel has made five changes to his team to face West Ham United, including a debut for new signing Wesley Fofana.

Conor Gallagher slotted into midfield in a 3-5-2 formation, with Christian Pulisic partnering Raheem Sterling up front. Brazil forward Lucas Paqueta made his ...

CHELSEA are showing off new signing Wesley Fofana who makes his debut against West Ham.Pressure is mounting on Thomas Tuchel as he witnessed his side.

The West Ham fans enjoyed that one. They will no doubt be waiting to catch Chelsea on the counter-attack. Mendy saves and the Hammers have a corner. Chelsea 0-0 West Ham HALF-TIME - Chelsea 0-0 West Ham Second half - Chelsea 0-0 West Ham Chelsea 0-0 West Ham - substitutions Chelsea 0-1 West Ham - Chelsea 0-1 West Ham Chelsea 0-0 West Ham - yellow card (James and Antonio) Chelsea 1-1 West Ham - Chelsea 1-1 West Ham

Chelsea's now dropped points in three Premier League matches this season, losing its last two away visits: 3-0 to Leeds and 2-1 to Saints.

Join Alex Hess for live updates from the 3pm kick-offs in the Premier League and beyond.

If Eddie Howe is in the process of trying to transform a workmanlike side into an exciting one, then he can should look to Patrick Vieira for the blueprint. Brentford and Leeds have both spent the opening month of the season trying and failing to find their level. And Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth are both fresh from taking almighty shellackings, and their combined scoreline from the last week would be a 17-1 defeat. Both have handed out tonkings to heavyweights; both have come up short against the mid-rankers. It was a good game, with play racing from end to end during a high-intensity second half, and Liverpool with be the more frustrated side having knocked hard on the door and forced Jordan Pickford into a string of second-half saves. I wonder what the record is for the latest first goal in a PL matchweek…” After denying in-form Spurs a win on Wednesday, West Ham will fancy their chances of doing the same in against out-of-form Chelsea. Kári Tulinius writes in: “I’m keeping a wistful eye on Saša Kalajdžić’s debut for Wolves, as my club – and his former – Stuttgart chase their first win of the season against Schalke. He completes his hat-trick with a wonderfully composed finish, rounding Illan Meslier and lofting the ball home for his fifth of the season. Devante Cole turns home to put Barnsley the lead at Hillsborough in the League One Yorkshire derby. Illan Meslier keeps Leeds in the game at Brentford with a one-on-one save from Keane Lewis-Potter. Almost immediately, Bryan Mbeumo restores the hosts two-goal lead only to see it ruled out for offside.

It was another difficult afternoon for Chelsea but the Blues pulled through thanks to goals from Ben Chilwell and Kai Havertz.

Unfortunately, his memorable moment saw him dispossessed as Maxwel Cornet almost won the game for West Ham. Jorginho - Had less than 10 minutes to make his mark. Changed the game and delivered the ball to Kai Havertz to net the winner. Christian Pulisic - It was the first start of the season for the American, and was perhaps Chelsea's most likely player to threaten the opposition goal in the opening half. Mateo Kovacic - The Croatian showed some good passing but did not take control of the tempo how he so often can. Generally shown as an option for the back three to play the ball in a solid outing. Ruben Loftus-Cheek - The midfielder made his fifth start in a row and opened the game with some strong challenges but picked up a yellow card after just nine minutes. Reece James - The wing-back was the player Chelsea primarily looked to when camped in the Hammers half but was often faced with stagnant targets. His passing was not as high quality as he displayed earlier in his Blues tenure. 6. Chelsea's stopper went down before Maxwell Cornet put the ball in the net and was fortunate to see the goal ruled out. Edouard Mendy - The Blues goalkeeper was untested in the opening half of the match and faced more pressure in the second.

Get a report of the Chelsea vs. West Ham United 2022-23 English Premier League football match.

[Marc Cucurella](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/259910/Marc-Cucurella) was forced into a block from a Bowen effort in the 57th minute and the West Ham forward tested Mendy with a volley in the 62nd minute -- the game's first shot on target. [Conor Gallagher](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/266696/Conor-Gallagher) halted [Michail Antonio](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/129737/Michail-Antonio) as the striker mounted a West Ham counter-attack. The referee somehow gets that so wrong, it is incredible." [Ben Chilwell](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/225426/Ben-Chilwell) took advantage of a moment of madness from [Lukasz Fabianski](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/77403/Lukasz-Fabianski), poking through the keeper's legs after he hesitated following the left-back's flick-on from a long ball. [Christian Pulisic](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/225607/Christian-Pulisic) had a shot blocked by West Ham's new signing [Lucas Paqueta](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/234715/Lucas-Paquetá) after a cross from [Reece James](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/189007/Reece-James) was cleared out to the [United States](/football/team?id=660) international. [Declan Rice](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/238262/Declan-Rice) to square for Antonio to slot home from close range. [Wesley Fofana](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/270190/Wesley-Fofana) after the defender's move from [Leicester City](/football/team?id=375) while [Mason Mount](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/231167/Mason-Mount) and Havertz were among the players dropped from the starting lineup after the shock defeat to [Southampton](/football/team?id=376) in midweek. [Jarrod Bowen](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/201089/Jarrod-Bowen) was deemed to have fouled keeper [Edouard Mendy](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/238362/edouard-mendy) in the build-up. [Chelsea](/football/team?id=363) clinched a 2-1 comeback win against [West Ham United](/football/team?id=371) in dramatic fashion as [Kai Havertz](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/231182/Kai-Havertz) scored an 88th-minute winner, with a late equaliser from [Maxwel Cornet](https://www.espn.com.au/football/player/_/id/187411/Maxwel-Cornet) ruled out by VAR. [Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, more (U.S.)](/espnplus/schedule/_/type/upcoming/categoryId/119cfa41-71d4-39bf-a790-6273a52b0259/channel/ESPN_PLUS) [Wesley Fofana 6/10 on Chelsea debut against West Ham](/football/chelsea-engchelsea/story/4736325/chelsea-fight-back-to-beat-west-ham-as-75m-signing-wesley-fofana-6-10-on-debut)

Chelsea 2-1 West Ham (Chilwell 76′, Havertz 88′ | Antonio '62). STAMFORD BRIDGE — Thomas Tuchel's second-half substitutes turned the game for Chelsea and ...

“We did that and it’s very hard to play a really attractive game against them because they do what they do at the highest level. “But I leave it to you to decide if this goal should stand, because this situation is not the same as against Tottenham. That’s my opinion, that it’s a foul. Michail Antonio – Struggled to hold the ball up all afternoon and was regularly left stranded – just like against Nottingham Forest. Lukasz Fabianski – Had nothing to until he was caught out for Chilwell’s goal. Asked if he sought an explanation from the officials, Moyes said: “I didn’t want an explanation from him because it would be a tough one for them to give, wouldn’t it? There’s no excuse for that not to be a goal. “I’ve had a chance to see it from other angles, which they have. Christian Pulisic – Had a deflected wide in the first half but apart from that was fairly quiet. Was calculated in his fouling. Thiago Silva – Handled Antonio really well and was happy to see the striker drop into midfield. He flapped at the corner that led to Antonio’s goal and spilled the ball that Cornet then converted.

Free highlights and match report as Chelsea get back to winning ways thanks to goals from substitutes Kai Havertz and Ben Chilwell; Maxwel Cornet thought he ...

"The sad thing is that this is the level of our elite refereeing at the moment. The referee should have stuck to his own guns and been big enough to do what he said. Another plus for Chelsea, who have lacked a cutting edge up front for most of the season. It was Chilwell who stole the show, though, providing a goal and an assist from the left wing-back position. The West Ham forward, though, can feel aggrieved after VAR harshly ruled out what would have been an 89th-minute equaliser for a soft challenge on Mendy by Bowen. The best chance of the half fell to Christian Pulisic, but his tame effort was blocked by West Ham's record-signing Lucas Paqueta on his full league debut.

Cornet smashed home after a mix-up at the back for Chelsea, but the goal was chalked off after Jarrod Bowen was deemed to have committed a foul on keeper ...

[Marc Cucurella](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/259910/Marc-Cucurella) was forced into a block from a Bowen effort in the 57th minute and the West Ham forward tested Mendy with a volley in the 62nd minute -- the game's first shot on target. [Conor Gallagher](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/266696/Conor-Gallagher) halted [Michail Antonio](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/129737/Michail-Antonio) as the striker mounted a West Ham counter-attack. [Christian Pulisic](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/225607/Christian-Pulisic) had a shot blocked by West Ham's new signing [Lucas Paqueta](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/234715/Lucas-Paquetá) after a cross from [Reece James](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/189007/Reece-James) was cleared out to the [United States](/soccer/team?id=660) international. [That] the referee somehow gets that so wrong it is incredible." [Wesley Fofana](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/270190/Wesley-Fofana) after the defender's move from [Leicester City](/soccer/team?id=375) while [Mason Mount](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/231167/Mason-Mount) and Havertz were among the players dropped from the starting lineup after the shock defeat to [Southampton](/soccer/team?id=376) in midweek. [Jarrod Bowen](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/201089/Jarrod-Bowen) was deemed to have committed a foul on keeper [Edouard Mendy](https://www.espn.com/football/player/_/id/238362/edouard-mendy) in the build-up.

Much of the focus is likely to fall on Wesley Fofana at Stamford Bridge when the player described as a "Rolls-Royce of a centre-half" hopes finally to make ...

Chelsea steals three points in a 2-1 home win after a late Kai Havertz winner. Here are the player ratings from the game.

Chiwell came on in the 72nd minute and completely changed the game for the Blues today. The German international scored Chelsea's winner, maybe being dropped has brought the best out of him Pulisic wasn't really involved in the game too much and struggled to create chances. well deserved man of the match. Jorginho - 5 James came back into the Chelsea side today after dropping out of the squad last week due to illness. Fofana made his debut today as a Chelsea player and showed what he was all about. Mason Mount - 5 Looked better today but still doesn't fit perfectly into Chelsea midfield yet. Christian Pulisic - 5 Marc Cucurella - 5 Edouard Mendy - 5

Chilwell and Havertz turn the game for the Blues but VAR saves the day after Mendy's error in stoppage time. Chelsea vs West Ham Havertz goal ...

“We did that and it’s very hard to play a really attractive game against them because they do what they do at the highest level. “But I leave it to you to decide if this goal should stand, because this situation is not the same as against Tottenham. That’s my opinion, that it’s a foul. Michail Antonio – Struggled to hold the ball up all afternoon and was regularly left stranded – just like against Nottingham Forest. Lukasz Fabianski – Had nothing to until he was caught out for Chilwell’s goal. Asked if he sought an explanation from the officials, Moyes said: “I didn’t want an explanation from him because it would be a tough one for them to give, wouldn’t it? There’s no excuse for that not to be a goal. “I’ve had a chance to see it from other angles, which they have. Christian Pulisic – Had a deflected wide in the first half but apart from that was fairly quiet. Was calculated in his fouling. Thiago Silva – Handled Antonio really well and was happy to see the striker drop into midfield. He flapped at the corner that led to Antonio’s goal and spilled the ball that Cornet then converted.