Chelsea vs West Ham United, 2022-23 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueChelsea rallies for 2-1 win over West Ham with help from VAR
— Substitute Ben Chilwell scored one goal and set up the winner for Kai Havertz as Chelsea rallied for a 2-1 win over West Ham in the English Premier League on Saturday, although the Blues had a disputed VAR decision to thank for the victory.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 8': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Declan Rice.
- 9': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea).
- 9': Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 10': Foul by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).
- 10': Thiago Silva (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.
- 16': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
- 16': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Offside, Chelsea. Christian Pulisic tries a through ball, but Reece James is caught offside.
- 19': Foul by Emerson (West Ham United).
- 19': Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Vladimír Coufal.
- 24': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
- 24': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).
- 26': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 27': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Lucas Paquetá.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Gallagher with a cross.
- 28': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Tomás Soucek.
- 31': Attempt missed. Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
- 32': Foul by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).
- 32': Thiago Silva (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Vladimír Coufal.
- 35': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
- 35': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Attempt missed. Pablo Fornals (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 40': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Tomás Soucek.
- 42': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Pablo Fornals.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Chelsea 0, West Ham United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 0, West Ham United 0.
- 47': Foul by Thiago Silva (Chelsea).
- 47': Michail Antonio (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Attempt missed. Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
- 51': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.
- 52': Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Foul by Emerson (West Ham United).
- 53': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Kurt Zouma.
- 54': Foul by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).
- 54': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Michail Antonio (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
- 55': Reece James (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.
- 59': Foul by Michail Antonio (West Ham United).
- 59': Thiago Silva (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Substitution, Chelsea. Armando Broja replaces Conor Gallagher.
- 60': Substitution, Chelsea. Mason Mount replaces Christian Pulisic.
- 61': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 62': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Wesley Fofana.
- 62': Attempt saved. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 62': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Édouard Mendy.
- 62': Attempt saved. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) header from very close range is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen with a cross.
- 62': Goal! Chelsea 0, West Ham United 1. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Declan Rice following a corner.
- 65': Attempt saved. Armando Broja (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
- 71': Offside, West Ham United. Lucas Paquetá tries a through ball, but Michail Antonio is caught offside.
- 71': Substitution, Chelsea. Ben Chilwell replaces Marc Cucurella.
- 72': Substitution, Chelsea. Kai Havertz replaces Mateo Kovacic.
- 74': Substitution, West Ham United. Saïd Benrahma replaces Michail Antonio.
- 76': Goal! Chelsea 1, West Ham United 1. Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thiago Silva.
- 79': Foul by Kalidou Koulibaly (Chelsea).
- 79': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United).
- 83': Substitution, West Ham United. Angelo Ogbonna replaces Lucas Paquetá.
- 83': Substitution, Chelsea. Jorginho replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 85': Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
- 85': Pablo Fornals (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Substitution, West Ham United. Maxwel Cornet replaces Pablo Fornals.
- 87': Maxwel Cornet (West Ham United) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma with a cross.
- 88': Goal! Chelsea 2, West Ham United 1. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Chilwell.
- 90': Foul by Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United).
- 90': Édouard Mendy (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Maxwel Cornet (West Ham United) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 90'+1': VAR Decision: No Goal Chelsea 2-1 West Ham United.
- 90'+2': Thilo Kehrer (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Armando Broja (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+7': Foul by Emerson (West Ham United).
- 90'+8': Kai Havertz (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Chelsea 2, West Ham United 1.
- 0': Match ends, Chelsea 2, West Ham United 1.
Statistics
 WHU |
CHE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 6 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 31.9 | Possession | 68.1 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 232 | Accurate Passes | 577 |
| 308 | Passes | 661 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 12 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 36 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 14 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 14 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 28 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,923
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,923
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 10 | +13 | 25 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 10 | +10 | 23 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | +7 | 19 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 10 | +8 | 18 |
Line-Ups
Chelsea (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Édouard Mendy (GK) |
| 6 | Thiago Silva |
| 26 | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 33 | Wesley Fofana |
| 12 | Ruben Loftus-Cheek  |
| 8 | Mateo Kovacic |
| 23 | Conor Gallagher |
| 32 | Marc Cucurella |
| 24 | Reece James |
| 17 | Raheem Sterling |
| 10 | Christian Pulisic |
West Ham United (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukasz Fabianski (GK) |
| 4 | Kurt Zouma |
| 33 | Emerson |
| 24 | Thilo Kehrer |
| 41 | Declan Rice |
| 28 | Tomás Soucek |
| 11 | Lucas Paquetá |
| 8 | Pablo Fornals |
| 5 | Vladimír Coufal |
| 9 | Michail Antonio |
| 20 | Jarrod Bowen |
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