Chelsea vs West Ham United, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueChristian 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 Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Andriy Yarmolenko (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
- 7': Arthur Masuaku (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).
- 8': Attempt missed. N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 12': Hand ball by Timo Werner (Chelsea).
- 15': Foul by Arthur Masuaku (West Ham United).
- 15': Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 16': Foul by Marcos Alonso (Chelsea).
- 16': Vladimir Coufal (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Attempt missed. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left.
- 18': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Craig Dawson.
- 19': Foul by Thiago Silva (Chelsea).
- 19': Tomas Soucek (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Trevoh Chalobah.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Arthur Masuaku (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 26': Attempt missed. Mason Mount (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 30': Attempt blocked. César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
- 33': Attempt missed. Andriy Yarmolenko (West Ham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pablo Fornals.
- 33': Attempt blocked. N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Timo Werner.
- 34': Foul by Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea).
- 34': Pablo Fornals (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
- 35': Pablo Fornals (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Foul by Tomas Soucek (West Ham United).
- 36': Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorginho.
- 38': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Timo Werner with a cross.
- 38': Foul by Thiago Silva (Chelsea).
- 38': Pablo Fornals (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 39': Offside, West Ham United. Mark Noble tries a through ball, but Andriy Yarmolenko is caught offside.
- 43': Andriy Yarmolenko (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Foul by Thiago Silva (Chelsea).
- 45'+2': Foul by Mark Noble (West Ham United).
- 45'+2': Mason Mount (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United).
- 45'+3': Thiago Silva (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Chelsea 0, West Ham United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 0, West Ham United 0.
- 51': Foul by Mark Noble (West Ham United).
- 51': Mason Mount (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Timo Werner (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Timo Werner (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trevoh Chalobah.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Timo Werner (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mason Mount.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Tomas Soucek (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andriy Yarmolenko.
- 57': Attempt saved. N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
- 58': Offside, West Ham United. Aaron Cresswell tries a through ball, but Andriy Yarmolenko is caught offside.
- 59': Attempt saved. Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mason Mount.
- 60': Hand ball by Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United).
- 62': Substitution, West Ham United. Declan Rice replaces Mark Noble.
- 64': Declan Rice (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Foul by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
- 67': Attempt blocked. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorginho.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Thiago Silva (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Trevoh Chalobah.
- 68': Offside, Chelsea. Thiago Silva tries a through ball, but Timo Werner is caught offside.
- 69': Offside, Chelsea. Timo Werner tries a through ball, but Kai Havertz is caught offside.
- 70': Attempt saved. Andriy Yarmolenko (West Ham United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Pablo Fornals.
- 70': Attempt saved. Andriy Yarmolenko (West Ham United) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 70': Attempt missed. Timo Werner (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
- 71': Attempt missed. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mason Mount.
- 72': Attempt missed. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
- 73': Substitution, West Ham United. Jarrod Bowen replaces Andriy Yarmolenko.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Mason Mount (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 73': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Craig Dawson.
- 74': Attempt saved. Timo Werner (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 75': Attempt blocked. N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 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': Attempt missed. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Marcos Alonso.
- 78': Substitution, West Ham United. Manuel Lanzini replaces Saïd Benrahma.
- 81': Foul by Marcos Alonso (Chelsea).
- 81': Tomas Soucek (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Foul by Craig Dawson (West Ham United).
- 82': Mason Mount (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by César Azpilicueta with a cross.
- 84': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Craig Dawson.
- 84': Penalty Chelsea. Romelu Lukaku draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 84': Penalty conceded by Craig Dawson (West Ham United) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 85': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Craig Dawson (West Ham United).
- 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.
- 88': Attempt missed. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
- 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.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
- 90'+4': Foul by Vladimir Coufal (West Ham United).
- 90'+4': Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Chelsea 1, West Ham United 0.
- 0': Match ends, Chelsea 1, West Ham United 0.
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 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 32,231
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 32,231
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 30 | +37 | 67 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 29 | +32 | 60 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 29 | +11 | 51 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 29 | +5 | 51 |
Line-Ups
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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