West Ham vs Chelsea

Emerson Palmieri bin cancel Joao Felix opener. 45mins' +3 Chelsea pass am through di tightly-packed crowd for di midfield, with Mudryk trying to tee up Joao ...

53 mins' Lucasz Fabianski gather for di corner and immediately throw am out wide to Jarrod Bowen. 48 mins' Chelsea don return back to keeping West Ham pen back for their own half as dem keep possession well. Ogbonna cut am out but need Aguerd help to fully clear di danger. E no dey work though, and eventually, Fabianski cheaply put am out of play. Na Joao Felix take di free-kick dis time with Reece James stepping aside. 66 mins' Mudryk burst forward on di counter once more, though Rice step in neatly to stop am. One big penalty shout for di end and several disallowed goals... Chelsea, despite say dem dominate di first half, no get am right for di second half. E take VAR far too long to see dat! Dem have just one win from dia last nine games for di Premier League. Dem don also register back-to-back goalless draws for di league, wey no go give Graham Potter side a lot of confidence against one of dia city rivals. VAR don rule am out.

West Ham host Chelsea on Saturday in a massive London derby as both teams aim to kick-start their respective campaigns with a much-needed victory.

Jarrod Bowen, Lucas Paqueta and Michail Antonio have been among the goals in recent games and there is a menacing look to West Ham on the counter. Emerson pops up at the back post and equalizes for West Ham against his former club Chelsea. Should have played the shot or played in Havertz earlier. Badiashile heads over the corner and should have got his effort on target, and he probably should have scored. Joao Felix is played in and he’s just offside. Madueke’s low shot is saved well by Fabianski, Felix whips in a dangerous cross and Mudryk then leads a counter but Enzo Fernandez can’t make the most of it. Chelsea looked superb in the first half as they scored a beauty with a perfectly timed pass over the top and they scored two others when they were just offside. Joao Felix put Chelsea ahead early on but Emerson Palmeri equalized in the first half, as the visitors also had two goals disallowed for offside and West Ham had what they thought was a late winner from Tomas Soueck ruled out for offside by VAR. Chelsea back on top now as they push to regain the lead. Enzo Fernandez ticked things over nicely in midfield and Chelsea had plenty of the ball but they just couldn’t control the tempo of the game for the full 90 minutes. HALF TIME: West Ham 1-1 Chelsea – What a great first half. Chelsea are on 31 points and remain in midtable.

Joao Felix returns to the team having missed three games through suspension, and is joined by Noni Madueke and Ruben Loftus-Cheek as the players coming in.

[Enzo Fernandez](/en/teams/profile/enzo-fernandez) and [Mykhailo Mudryk](/en/teams/profile/mykhailo-mudryk). [Joao Felix](/en/teams/profile/joao-felix) returns to the team having missed three games through suspension, and is joined by [Noni Madueke](/en/teams/profile/noni-madueke) and [Ruben Loftus-Cheek](/en/teams/profile/ruben-loftus-cheek) as the players coming in. [Hakim Ziyech](/en/teams/profile/hakim-ziyech), [Conor Gallagher](/en/teams/profile/conor-gallagher) and [Mason Mount](/en/teams/profile/mason-mount) are the players making way.

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Wolves have a very good squad and to beat Liverpool so convincingly shows the only way is up for Wolves now. A big penalty shout at the end and several disallowed goals... How was it not clear and obvious to VAR? It was a busy one. There is so much quality it is unbelievable and now we need to fight together and we have everything to do a big rest of the season.” I spoke to him before his first day of training and he was ready to go and was so excited. “There were a lot of emotions before the game and I score my first goal in the Premier League against Chelsea so I am very happy. We feel it is an important point for us.” “It was a tough game. Everton were unrecognisable on the day and it was a stern test for a young group. It is football but without football we are friends. Chelsea goalscorer Joao Felix speaking to BT Sport: “I think we did a great game and controlled the game.

Both West Ham and Chelsea are looking for a timely boost from this London derby amid indifferent form in the Premier League.

37 min: Chelsea counter and probably should score as Mudryk races down the left before cutting inside, but he picks the easy pass across to Fernandez in space when Felix had made a more aggressive run through the centre. Free-kick around 20 yards out, and it’s Felix lining it up... 40 min: Felix bends one around the wall but Fabianski gets across and parries away for a corner. Chelsea had the ball in the back of the net three times but only one counted, and Emerson’s equaliser against his old club cancelled out Joao Felix’s volley to leave them level at the break. January signings [Enzo Fernandez](/sport/football/declan-rice-enzo-fernandez-chelsea-transfer-news-b2278433.html), Mykhailo Mudryk and Nonu Madueke all start, while Mason Mount, Conor Gallagher and Hakim Ziyech are all benched. [Graham Potter](/topic/graham-potter)’s Blues are ninth and a gaping 10 points from the Champions League positions.

GOAL! West Ham 1-1 Chelsea (Emerson 28). It's a funny old game all right! Coufal crosses from the right. Bowen eyebrows it on. Emerson races in at the far ...

[Chelsea](https://www.theguardian.com/football/chelsea) immediately have the ball in the net. [Chelsea](https://www.theguardian.com/football/chelsea) put the ball in the net for the third time. [Chelsea](https://www.theguardian.com/football/chelsea),” begins Matt Dony, pitching for the Fulham dollar. West Ham won this fixture 3-2 last season; Chelsea have won four of the last five against the Hammers. [Chelsea](https://www.theguardian.com/football/chelsea) set about playing their way out from the back. 21 min: Madueke drops a shoulder to cut infield from the right. For the second, the flag goes up for offside. [Chelsea](https://www.theguardian.com/football/chelsea) load the box but Fabianski claims the corner easily. But the equaliser has flicked a switch and suddenly West Ham are up for this after such a sluggish start. Mudryk makes the pass and tees Fernandez up on the edge of the box … 43 min: The first lull of the game, 43 minutes in. 47 min: Coufal throws long from the West Ham right.

Chelsea are held to a third consecutive draw by West Ham; Graham Potters side denied a late penalty for Tomas Souceks apparent handball; Potter calls it a ...

Felix looked like a man making up for lost time in the first half. We didn't concede a second goal, which would have made it difficult to get back. He is sure to be central to any upturn in form. You are always rocked by the goal as that's football - we must learn from that. When there is a different human being in the room, so every single decision and action means you won't get the same one again. You have to accept that." We started the game well. "It's very hard to get consistency. "It hasn't been given so there is nothing for me to say. I didn't know Tomas [Soucek] could get down that quickly to make a save like that. West Ham, meanwhile, remain 15th and extend their unbeaten run to four games in all competitions. "I have no idea why this wasn't given as a penalty.

Chelsea face a key Premier League test this weekend as they head across London to take on old rivals West Ham.

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