Chelsea vs West Ham United, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueChelsea rally to beat West Ham and creep back into top-4
Chelsea struggled back from a goal down to beat Graham Potter's West Ham United 2-1 on Monday, with a second-half strike from substitute Pedro Neto and an own goal by Aaron Wan-Bissaka lifting them to fourth place in the Premier League.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea).
- 1': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Reece James.
- 3': Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
- 3': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Andy Irving (West Ham United).
- 7': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
- 7': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Vladimír Coufal.
- 8': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
- 8': Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 11': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Delay in match because of an injury Reece James (Chelsea).
- 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 15': Attempt missed. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolas Jackson following a fast break.
- 16': Foul by Carlos Soler (West Ham United).
- 16': Noni Madueke (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 18': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Tosin Adarabioyo.
- 18': Attempt saved. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maximilian Kilman.
- 18': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Filip Jørgensen.
- 19': Attempt missed. Andy Irving (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 22': Foul by Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United).
- 22': Levi Colwill (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nicolas Jackson.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Jadon Sancho (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Levi Colwill.
- 25': Attempt missed. Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Reece James with a cross.
- 27': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea).
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Noni Madueke.
- 32': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Aaron Cresswell.
- 35': Foul by Levi Colwill (Chelsea).
- 35': Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Carlos Soler (West Ham United).
- 38': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 38': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Attempt saved. Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell with a through ball.
- 41': Attempt missed. Jadon Sancho (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Noni Madueke following a fast break.
- 42': Goal! Chelsea 0, West Ham United 1. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 44': Foul by Maximilian Kilman (West Ham United).
- 44': Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 45'+1': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Cole Palmer with a cross.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 45'+3': Attempt saved. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Reece James.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Chelsea 0, West Ham United 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 0, West Ham United 1.
- 46': Attempt missed. Emerson (West Ham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 49': Foul by Marc Cucurella (Chelsea).
- 49': Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Noni Madueke.
- 51': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 51': Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt missed. Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 52': Substitution, Chelsea. Marc Guiu replaces Nicolas Jackson.
- 52': Substitution, Chelsea. Pedro Neto replaces Jadon Sancho.
- 54': Foul by Andy Irving (West Ham United).
- 54': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Carlos Soler (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 57': Carlos Soler (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 57': Reece James (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Attempt missed. Aaron Cresswell (West Ham United) left footed shot from long range on the left is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Soler.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Guiu.
- 60': Attempt missed. Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
- 61': Substitution, Chelsea. Christopher Nkunku replaces Noni Madueke.
- 61': Substitution, Chelsea. Malo Gusto replaces Reece James.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Cucurella.
- 64': Goal! Chelsea 1, West Ham United 1. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner.
- 67': Andy Irving (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 67': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen with a headed pass.
- 69': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Christopher Nkunku.
- 70': Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Andy Irving with a cross.
- 71': Substitution, West Ham United. Ollie Scarles replaces Emerson.
- 72': Substitution, West Ham United. Konstantinos Mavropanos replaces Vladimír Coufal.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 74': Own Goal by Aaron Wan-Bissaka, West Ham United. Chelsea 2, West Ham United 1.
- 76': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76': Foul by Andy Irving (West Ham United).
- 76': Andy Irving (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Substitution, West Ham United. Danny Ings replaces Carlos Soler.
- 77': Substitution, West Ham United. Lewis Orford replaces Andy Irving because of an injury.
- 78': Attempt missed. Levi Colwill (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Malo Gusto following a set piece situation.
- 79': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
- 81': Offside, West Ham United. Ollie Scarles is caught offside.
- 84': Foul by Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United).
- 84': Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Ollie Scarles.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Cole Palmer with a cross.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 87': Substitution, West Ham United. Luis Guilherme replaces Aaron Cresswell.
- 88': Foul by Ollie Scarles (West Ham United).
- 88': Pedro Neto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Substitution, Chelsea. Trevoh Chalobah replaces Cole Palmer.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Foul by Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea).
- 90'+2': Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Mohammed Kudus (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Danny Ings (West Ham United) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
- 90'+6': Attempt saved. Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United) header from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Lewis Orford with a cross.
- 90'+7': Attempt saved. Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Guilherme.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Chelsea 2, West Ham United 1.
- 0': Match ends, Chelsea 2, West Ham United 1.
Statistics
 WHU |
CHE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 32.1 | Possession | 67.9 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 22 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 206 | Accurate Passes | 516 |
| 280 | Passes | 597 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 14 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 35 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 14 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 10 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 18 |
| 14 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 34 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 34 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,459
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 39,459
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 5 | +8 | 15 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 5 | +4 | 12 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | +11 | 10 |
| 4 | Brentford | 5 | +6 | 9 |
Line-Ups
Chelsea (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Filip Jørgensen (GK) |
| 6 | Levi Colwill |
| 4 | Tosin Adarabioyo |
| 3 | Marc Cucurella |
| 24 | Reece James  |
| 20 | Cole Palmer |
| 25 | Moisés Caicedo |
| 8 | Enzo Fernández |
| 15 | Nicolas Jackson |
| 19 | Jadon Sancho |
| 11 | Noni Madueke |
West Ham United (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Alphonse Areola (GK) |
| 26 | Max Kilman |
| 3 | Aaron Cresswell |
| 5 | Vladimír Coufal |
| 39 | Andrew Irving |
| 28 | Tomás Soucek |
| 33 | Emerson |
| 29 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka |
| 20 | Jarrod Bowen |
| 4 | Carlos Soler |
| 14 | Mohammed Kudus |
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