Chelsea vs West Ham 2021-22 English Premier League
Christian Pulisic's late winner earns Chelsea vital victory against West Ham
Christian Pulisic scored a dramatic late winner to give Chelsea a much-needed 1-0 win against 10-man West Ham United at Stamford Bridge.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Chelsea 0, West Ham United 0.
- 62': Substitution, West Ham United. Declan Rice replaces Mark Noble.
- 73': Substitution, West Ham United. Jarrod Bowen replaces Andriy Yarmolenko.
- 76': Substitution, Chelsea. Hakim Ziyech replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 76': Substitution, Chelsea. Christian Pulisic replaces Timo Werner.
- 76': Substitution, Chelsea. Romelu Lukaku replaces Kai Havertz.
- 78': Substitution, West Ham United. Manuel Lanzini replaces Saïd Benrahma.
- 82': Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Craig Dawson (West Ham United) is shown the red card.
- 87': Penalty saved! Jorginho (Chelsea) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 90': Goal! Chelsea 1, West Ham United 0. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcos Alonso with a cross.
Game Information
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 32,231
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +56 | Arsenal | 34 | 77 | 5 |
| +48 | Manchester City | 33 | 76 | 3 |
| +41 | Liverpool | 34 | 74 | 4 |
| +21 | Aston Villa | 34 | 66 | 8 |
Statistics
 WHU |
CHE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 33.4 | Possession | 66.6 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 26 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 264 | Accurate Passes | 628 |
| 354 | Passes | 710 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 10 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 12 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 14 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 25 | Clearances | 7 |
Chelsea (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Édouard Mendy (GK) |
| 6 | Thiago Silva |
| 28 | César Azpilicueta |
| 14 | Trevoh Chalobah |
| 5 | Jorginho |
| 7 | N'Golo Kanté |
| 19 | Mason Mount |
| 3 | Marcos Alonso  |
| 12 | Ruben Loftus-Cheek |
| 11 | Timo Werner |
| 29 | Kai Havertz |
West Ham United (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukasz Fabianski (GK) |
| 15 | Craig Dawson  |
| 3 | Aaron Cresswell |
| 31 | Ben Johnson |
| 16 | Mark Noble |
| 28 | Tomás Soucek |
| 26 | Arthur Masuaku |
| 5 | Vladimír Coufal |
| 22 | Saïd Benrahma |
| 8 | Pablo Fornals |
| 7 | Andriy Yarmolenko |
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