English Premier League

FT Saturday, January 31, 2026
West Ham United LLWWW 2
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Chelsea LWWWW 3
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WHU202
CHE033
Stamford Bridge · 39,430 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Chelsea complete historic 3-2 comeback win against West Ham

Chelsea came from two goals down to seal a remarkable 3-2 victory over relegation-threatened West Ham United on Saturday.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
9
3
Saves
4
29.2
Possession
70.8
11
SHOTS
14
6
ON GOAL
6
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
205
Accurate Passes
644
300
Passes
721
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
6
11
Crosses
36
0.2
Cross %
0.2
61
Long Balls
45
24
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
3
Blocked Shots
4
9
Effective Tackles
8
15
Tackles
14
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
8
47
Effective Clearances
23
47
Clearances
23

Highlights

00:55 Rosenior: Comeback win shows Chelsea have something special Watch on ESPN 00:58 Chelsea's epic comeback win vs. West Ham in numbers Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

CHE leads series 4-1

Lineups

CHE · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 5Benoît BadiashileCD-L
  3. 23Trevoh ChalobahCD-R
  4. 25Moisés CaicedoDM
  5. 21Jorrel HatoLB
  6. 27Malo GustoRB
  7. 8Enzo FernándezCM-L
  8. 10Cole PalmerCM-R
  9. 49Alejandro GarnachoLM
  10. 11Jamie GittensRM
  11. 9Liam DelapF

Substitutes

  1. 34Josh AcheampongSUB
  2. 17Andrey SantosSUB
  3. 7Pedro NetoSUB
  4. 38Marc GuiuSUB
  5. 20João PedroSUB
  6. 24Reece JamesSUB
  7. 29Wesley FofanaSUB
  8. 3Marc CucurellaSUB
  9. 28Teddy Sharman-LoweSUB

WHU · 4-4-1-1

  1. 23Alphonse AreolaG
  2. 25Jean-Clair TodiboCD-L
  3. 15Konstantinos MavropanosCD-R
  4. 12El Hadji Malick DioufLB
  5. 29Aaron Wan-BissakaRB
  6. 18Mateus FernandesCM-L
  7. 28Tomás SoucekCM-R
  8. 7Crysencio SummervilleLM
  9. 20Jarrod BowenRM
  10. 11Valentín CastellanosF
  11. 19PabloRCF

Substitutes

  1. 55Mohamadou KantéSUB
  2. 2Kyle Walker-PetersSUB
  3. 30Oliver ScarlesSUB
  4. 9Callum WilsonSUB
  5. 27Soungoutou MagassaSUB
  6. 1Mads HermansenSUB
  7. 32Freddie PottsSUB
  8. 3Max KilmanSUB
  9. 17Adama TraoréSUB

Timeline

  1. 7' Goal! Chelsea 0, West Ham United 1. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from long range on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
  2. 26' Substitution, Chelsea. Pedro Neto replaces Jamie Gittens because of an injury.
  3. 36' Goal! Chelsea 0, West Ham United 2. Crysencio Summerville (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
  4. 45' Substitution, Chelsea. Wesley Fofana replaces Benoît Badiashile.
  5. 45' Substitution, Chelsea. Marc Cucurella replaces Jorrel Hato.
  6. 45' Substitution, Chelsea. João Pedro replaces Alejandro Garnacho.
  7. 57' Goal! Chelsea 1, West Ham United 2. João Pedro (Chelsea) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wesley Fofana with a cross.
  8. 66' Substitution, West Ham United. Maximilian Kilman replaces Pablo.
  9. 70' Goal! Chelsea 2, West Ham United 2. Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) header from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  10. 76' Substitution, West Ham United. Callum Wilson replaces Valentín Castellanos.
  11. 81' Substitution, Chelsea. Reece James replaces Malo Gusto.
  12. 81' Substitution, West Ham United. Adama Traoré replaces Jarrod Bowen.
  13. 81' Substitution, West Ham United. Ollie Scarles replaces El Hadji Malick Diouf.
  14. 85' Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+2' Goal! Chelsea 3, West Ham United 2. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Pedro.
  16. 90'+3' Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  17. 90'+4' Ollie Scarles (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 90'+7' João Pedro (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  19. 90'+7' Adama Traoré (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card.
  20. 90'+11' Jean-Clair Todibo (West Ham United) is shown the red card for violent conduct.

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