CHELSEA continue life under Mauricio Pochettino with a trip to West Ham – and it’s turning into an epic contest.
Nayef Aguerd’s towering header put the Hammers quite early on.
However, Carney Chukwuemeka’s brilliant strike has levelled up the scoring at the London stadium
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- West Ham XI: Areola; Coufal, Zouma, Aguerd, Emerson; Soucek, Ward-Prowse; Bowen, Paqueta, Benrahma; Antonio
- Chelsea XI: Sanchez; Disasi, Silva, Colwill; Gusto, Chukwuemeka, Fernandez, Chilwell; Gallagher, Sterling; Jackson
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West Ham 1-1 Chelsea
37. Antonio does well to hold the ball up and shield it from the defender.
As he turns and makes a run Disasi lunges in and brings him down.
The referee immediately shows the defender a yellow card for the challenge.
Paqueta gets a shot away from the edge of the box which just clips the outside of the post with Sanchez beaten.
West Ham 1-1 Chelsea
35. We have seen so little of Jarrod Bowen in this half.
West Ham need to get the ball to him more.
Chelsea break away and Sterling finds Jackson, he gets to the byline and cuts it back but there is no player in blue in the box.
West Ham 1-1 Chelsea
33. The corner is whipped in and Colwill gets up to win it.
Zouma puts some pressure on him and his header drops harmlessly wide of the far post.
Chelsea are growing in confidence as the half goes on.
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31. The Hammers are struggling to get a foothold in the game now.
It is constant Chelsea pressure in the final third.
The Blues win another corner, looking to punish the hosts further.
West Ham 1-1 Chelsea
29. West Ham can only half-clear the ball from the cross.
Chukwuemeka collects it inside the box, drops his shoulder and shifts the ball to his right foot.
He thunders a shot in between two West Ham defenders into the far corner.
Great strike.
Goal – Carney Chukwuemeka (Chelsea)
West Ham 1-0 Chelsea
27. West Ham need to start putting more pressure on Chelsea defensively.
If you let them have the ball and run at you, eventually they will hurt you.
When you stretch their back line, as Liverpool did, you look like you can score every time you come forward.
West Ham 1-0 Chelsea
25. Fernandez clips a ball into the box with Chilwell arriving at the back post.
He cannot get above the ball and his glancing header goes well wide.
Chelsea really lack an aerial presence in the box when attacking, unless it is a corner and Thiago Silva is there.
West Ham 1-0 Chelsea
23. Chukwuemeka beats him many out on the wing and runs towards goal.
As he gets to the byline he looks to find a teammate in the centre.
It is a poor ball and headed clear by West Ham.
West Ham 1-0 Chelsea
21. Areola does well to come and collect the cross.
West Ham look dominant in the air today.
Sterling is getting involved a lot in the early stages, the ball comes to Gallagher who shoots from distance but Areola palms the ball away.
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19. Chelsea knock the ball back and fore in defence.
At times they seem to lack ideas coming forward.
Fernandez slides the ball into Sterling who manages to win a corner.
West Ham 1-0 Chelsea
17. This is end to end stuff at the moment.
Neither defence is coping with the quick-paced attacks.
For the neutral, it could mean plenty of goals for us today.
West Ham 1-0 Chelsea
15. Chilwell swings the ball in from the left flank.
He finds Jackson perfectly in the box but the striker gets under it and heads it well over the bar.
Didier Drogba, he is not.
West Ham 1-0 Chelsea
13. West Ham are on the attack but Benrahma makes the wrong choice and loses the ball for Chelsea to counter.
Sterling runs out with the ball and is fouled by Aguerd.
He is shown the yellow card for his challenge.
West Ham 1-0 Chelsea
11. Sterling is fouled on the halfway line.
Benrahma seems to have injured himself in the challenge.
Chelsea need to try and find a way back into this game now.
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West Ham 1-0 Chelsea
9. The ball is threaded through and Jackson looks to take it around Areola.
He brings the striker down but the assistant referee immediately raises his flag for offside.
VAR checks it and agrees the Chelsea player had started his run too early.
West Ham 1-0 Chelsea
7. James Ward-Prowse starts to repay his transfer fee seven minutes into his Hammers debut.
His pinpoint corner found Aguerd at the back post who towered over Gallagher to score.
West Ham look so dangerous in the air against this Chelsea side already.
Goal – Nayef Aguerd (West Ham)
West Ham 0-0 Chelsea
5. West Ham win an early corner, chance for a Ward-Prowse delivery.
He finds Zouma with the cross and The Hammers almost turn it into the back of the net.
Good save from Sanchez to keep it out.
West Ham 0-0 Chelsea
3. Paqueta is down with an injury early on here.
He seems to be in some pain on the ground.
The physio is on with that magic sponge to treat him.
West Ham 0-0 Chelsea
1. Chelsea come forward from the kick-off.
Chukwuemeka gets to the byline and clips a ball into the box but there is nobody in the box to challenge for it.
West Ham will absorb the visitors’ attacks and look to hit them on the break.
Kick-off: West Ham vs Chelsea
We are underway at the London Stadium.
It is a fantastic atmosphere for the first home game of the season.
Chelsea get the game started.
Different game, different captain
Chelsea have Ben Chilwell as skipper for today’s game.
Following the injury to Reece James, the former Leicester defender turned winger steps into the breach.
He will be hoping to lead his side to their first league win of the season.
Bend it like Beckham
James Ward-Prowse is only one set-piece goal away from equalling David Beckham’s Premier League record.
The new West Ham signing has scored 17 goals from free kicks.
What a way to mark his debut if he were to score one today to win a London derby.
Summer sun shines on London Stadium
Hammers fans will be hoping their performances, with new signing James Ward-Prowse playing, will be as bright as today’s weather.
London derbies are always a big affair, David Moyes will be wanting his side to show more of a ruthless edge in them this season.
They do not want to be dragged into the relegation dogfight they almost were last season, that starts with three points against Chelsea today.
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