.png)
If there’s one team you aren’t going to come back against from two down, it’s Antonio Conte’s Chelsea. The Premier League’s runaway leaders are happy just to sit back and soak up the pressure now, and West Ham don’t look like causing them too many nervous moments as we approach the final ten minutes... 21:32West Ham's tactics haven't worked tonight21:23In pics: Costa puts Chelsea two up21:11KEY EVENTGOAL! West Ham 0-2 CHELSEA (Costa)That was too easy for Chelsea. From a corner, Andy Carroll tries to head the ball away at the near post, but can only divert it into the path of Costa, who has the simplest of finishes to score his 17th goal of the season - and 49th of his Premier League career. Winston Reid was supposed to be marking him, but he was five yards away when the ball dropped to Costa20:51KEY EVENTHalf-time: West Ham 0-1 ChelseaAt the interval, Chelsea lead thanks to Hazard’s goal.
West Ham vs Chelsea live score and goals updates from London Stadium22:26Conte: It's never easy to play after your opponentsAntonio Conte tells Sky Sports:I think we played a good game, we controlled the game, we scored and we had different chances to score the other goals. It’s a pity for the goal we conceded at the end, to give away another clean sheet at the end of the game is not good, we must improve in this situation.
Hazard finished off a trademark, lightning quick Chelsea counter-attack to give them a 25th minute lead. And Diego Costa bundled in Cesc Fabregas’s corner, which had been flicked on by Hammers midfielder Pedro Obiang, to make it 2-0 in the 50th minute. Manuel Lanzini grabbed a late consolation for the Hammers. Click through to see what we learned from the London Stadium. 21:55KEY EVENTFull-time: West Ham 1-2 ChelseaChelsea make the short trip across London with another three points under their belt. They’re now 10 points clear with just 11 games still to play. Despite a bright start by the Hammers, Chelsea were at their ruthless best, with Hazard giving them the lead before Costa put the result beyond doubt.
This was a solid step for us also because it’s not easy to play after your opponents. On the first goal:When we have these types of players, the counter-attack can be an option for you… and today scoring in this way was very good. On goalscorer Eden Hazard:Eden played very well, it was a good performance for him. He could have scored more goals and I think in this situation it is important to score the first, but also if you have another possibility to score another goal you must do it.
Chelsea immediately countered through Kante, who found Hazard on the half-way line. The Belgian played a one-two with Pedro to get behind the West Ham defence, then had the composure to round Randolph before slotting into the open goal. Absolutely clinical from Chelsea as they tore the Hammers apart in 5 seconds there! 20:23There's a nice tempo to the early playBoth teams are up for this London derby, even if this rivalry isn’t perhaps what it once was. So far, apart from a couple of glimpses on the counter-attack by Chelsea, you have to say it’s West Ham who are looking more dangerous. But Fabregas is finding a fair amount of room when he gets the ball in the middle, and you can only give him so many attempts at threading the perfect pass until he nails it. 20:20Another West Ham corner and another nearly moment for Andy Carroll.
West Ham started brightly, but the Blues were so dangerous on the counter and could have been two or three goals in the clear if they had finished their chances or picked the right pass in the final third. Their goal came from this Lanzini free-kick at the other end of the pitch. Ten seconds later, West Ham found themselves a goal down.
But he played a very good game. A word for Kante:N’Golo is a very good player with great stamina and he covers a lot of the ground. He is a good player and now we are working with him to play more directly forward, but I think he’s improving a lot. He’s a good player but also a good guy. 22:12A good day at the office for Chelsea22:04KEY EVENTBlues continue their march towards title - 5 things we learnedChelsea restored their 10-point lead at the top of the table with a comfortable win at West Ham. Chelsea hit back against the Hammers after nearest challengers Tottenham trimmed the gap to seven points on Sunday to take another step towards regaining the title. Goals in each half from Eden Hazard and Diego Costa earned Chelsea all three points as they gained revenge for West Ham knocking them out of the EFL Cup in October.
First Moses and then Pedro have efforts charged down! West Ham survive, but Cresswell is injured and needs treatment... 20:39In pics: West Ham fan invades Chelsea goal celebrations20:35In pics: Hazard finishes off a devastating counter-attack20:28Pedro with another assist! 20:27KEY EVENTGOAL! West Ham 0-1 CHELSEA (Hazard)What a goal from Chelsea! And it came from a West Ham free-kick at the other end, that Lanzini fired into the wall.
The striker has had a painful reintroduction to Premier League football so far tonight:20:16Snodgrass seeing plenty of the ballRobert Snodgrass has had a busy opening 15 minutes and West Ham are on the front foot here. They’re playing balls into the box at every opportunity, with Carroll lurking. Right now, it’s all West Ham, with Chelsea playing on the counter. 20:10Bright start by the HammersA decent period for West Ham ends with Cahill putting the ball behind for a throw in deep in Chelsea’s half. And he’s ripped his shirt in the process of that coming together with Feghouli.