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      West Ham 1-1 Chelsea LIVE SCORE: Chukwuemeka puts Blues level after Aguerd’s towering header – stream, TV

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      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.
      Credit: Reuters
      West Ham 1-1 Chelsea
      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.
      Credit: Getty
      West Ham 1-0 Chelsea
      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.
      Credit: PA
      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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      Fans rage VAR ‘inconsistency is insane’ as Pickford concedes pen for ‘taking Watkins’ head off’ but Onana didn’t

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      FANS fumed “the inconsistency is insane” after Aston Villa were awarded a penalty this afternoon.With Everton already 1-0 down via John McGinn’s 18th minute effort, goalkeeper Jordan Pickford took out Ollie Watkins in the box.
      Ollie Watkins was taken out by Jordan PickfordCredit: Alamy
      Andre Onana got away with this challenge last weekCredit: Rex
      Referee Anthony Taylor wasted no time in pointing to the penalty spot.
      Douglas Luiz calmly converted from 12 yards, with Leon Bailey and Jhon Duran going on to complete the 4-0 rout.
      While few people disputed Villa’s penalty award, many raged at perceived inconsistencies following the decision not to award Wolves a spot kick against Manchester United last week.
      Gary O’Neil’s side felt extremely hard done by when nothing was given, despite Sasa Kalajdzic being taken out by Andre Onana.
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      The Wolves boss fumed after the match: “I’ve spoken to Jon Moss and fair play to him, he apologised, said it was a blatant penalty and that it should have been given.
      “It probably made me feel worse.
      “When you know you were right about something it makes you feel worse about leaving a game with nothing.”
      Fans pointed back to the Onana-Kalajdzic incident after Villa’s penalty award.
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      One wrote: “The inconsistency in this league is insane…
      “Onana did the same thing last week against wolves and that didn’t given but the Pickford one now does.
      “Just be consistent lol.”
      A second fumed: “Still some huge inconsistencies with VAR. You’d expect this sort of technology to be the solution, not the problem.”
      And a third claimed: “It’s been given because of last week.”
      Another added: “Both are penalties. All we need is consistency from those concerned.”
      Anthony Taylor penalised PickfordCredit: Alamy More

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      Women’s World Cup fans slam Spain star as X-rated gesture towards England ace Chloe Kelly is caught on camera

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      SPAIN star Jenni Hermoso was spotted making an X-rated gesture towards England ace Chloe Kelly during today’s World Cup final.Hermoso, 33, was a key figure as Spain beat the Lionesses 1-0 in Sydney.
      Jenni Hermoso was spotted making an X-rated gesture towards Chloe KellyCredit: Getty
      As England chased an equaliser in the second half, the match got more frantic.
      Manchester City star Kelly was introduced as a half-time substitute by boss Sarina Wiegman.
      During the second 45, the hero of last year’s Euro 2022 final was spotted appearing to be sworn at by Hermoso.
      Spain’s No10 was pictured raising her middle finger in Kelly’s direction.
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      Seeing the picture, England fans fumed on social media.
      One wrote: “if mocking the haka, celebrating with an abusive coach, and disrespecting the players wins you the world cup, then England should be proud to come 2nd, my team no matter what.”
      While a second tweeted: “@FIFAcom @FIFAWWC should discipline them that behaviour is not called for !!!
      “These so called world champions thinks ok to do this on the worlds stage but saying that look how some of the Spanish players have been treated by the coach…treat others how you wish you to be treated.”
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      A third asked: “Is this not a red card?”
      And a fourth opined: “Spain was the best team, but in the second half they should be ashamed of themselves.”
      Another added: “Wow just so disrespectful.”
      Hermoso was denied from the penalty spot by England goalkeeper Mary Earps.
      But Olga Carmona’s 29th minute effort proved to be enough for Spain, clinching the World Cup trophy amid a backdrop of issues with their coach and even player boycotts.

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      Chelsea could be BLOCKED from naming new shirt sponsor with £40m deal ‘under investigation by Premier League’

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      CHELSEA’s search for a new shirt sponsor could be set to continue after the Premier League launched an investigation into their new deal, according to reports.The club have started the season in a sponsorless version of the shirt – which was unveiled at the beginning of July.
      The club released the shirt without a sponsor with the expectation that one would be in place by the time the kit was on saleCredit: instagram @chelseafc
      A behind the scenes image from a photo shoot appeared to leak the new sponsorCredit: Twitter
      Infinite Athlete, the club’s proposed sponsor was only founded a week before they struck a deal with ChelseaCredit: Twitter
      The shirt became available for fans to buy on August 16 with the original assumption being that a sponsor would have been sorted by then.
      News broke at the beginning of the month that Chelsea were close to a sponsorship deal with US technology company Infinite Athlete – raising hopes that the team would kick off the season with a sponsor.
      According to the Daily Mail the £40million-a-year deal appears to be in limbo with the Premier League currently completing a due diligence investigation.
      It’s believed that the Premier League are investigating whether the deal represents “fair market value”.
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      It matches the £40m-a-year the club were paid by previous sponsor 3, which was struck when Roman Abramovich still owned the club.
      But doubts were raised over the company after it emerged that it had only been created a week before its sponsorship of Chelsea.
      It also emerged that the company turns over just £12m-a-year which has led to concerns over how the company could actually afford the £40m-a-year deal.
      Infinite Athlete was rebranded as such after the recent merger of two other firms, Tempus Ex Machina and Biocore.
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      One of Infinite’s major funders is investment firm Silver Lake, who also invest in a company called Fanatics, into which Chelsea’s co-owner Clearlake have invested hundreds of millions of dollars.
      Chelsea had been close to deals with two previous firms to become their new front of shirt sponsor.
      The club pulled out of a deal with online casino Stake after a massive backlash from fans online.
      They were also close to a deal with streaming company Paramount+ but a deal failed to earn Premier League approval due to concerns from the league that it would clash with deals it had with existing broadcasting partners. More

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      Man Utd fans fume ‘Chelsea have rinsed us’ as they spot Mount ‘smiling and laughing’ on pitch after pitiful Spurs loss

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      MANCHESTER UNITED fans fumed at Mason Mount after their side’s 2-0 defeat at Tottenham.Mount, 24, made his second consecutive start for United since making his £60million switch from Chelsea this summer, and was subbed for the second game in a row too.
      Mason Mount was spotted smiling with James MaddisonCredit: Sky Sports
      Mount, 24, has endured a difficult start to life at Man UnitedCredit: Alamy
      The England midfielder failed to make an impact on the game and was replaced by Facundo Pellistri in the 85th minute.
      After the match, Mount was spotted talking to England team-mate James Maddison on the pitch.
      The Spurs star had his arm draped around Mount and could be seen laughing.
      Mount smiled in the moment, before walking off looking forlorn.
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      Fans online were unhappy with the United new-boy’s brief smile following his side’s 2-0 defeat.
      One wrote: “Why is he smiling after unironically dropping two of the worst midfield performances i’ve seen in recent times.”
      Another social media user responded: “Chelsea have absolutely rinsed us.”
      A third fan tweeted: “Seeing Antony swapping shirts and Mason Mount giggling with Maddison would NEVER have happened under Alex Ferguson!!”
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      Others commented saying that Maddison would have been a better signing for United, having joined Spurs from Leicester for £40m.
      One claimed: “James Maddison showed Mason Mount how to hoop today.”
      A second reckoned: “Getting Mason Mount for £55m when James Maddison was available for £40m shows how clueless Erik Ten Haag is/was.”
      While a third fumed: “Ten Hag saw Maddison in the market and decided to go for Mount.”
      And another added: “Instead of Mason Mount, we could have had James Maddison… For less money!”
      Mount and Maddison embraced at the end of the matchCredit: Getty More

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      Pep Guardiola reveals what he told fan after he was given unwanted advice during Man City win over Newcastle

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      MANCHESTER CITY manager Pep Guardiola had a hilarious exchange with a fan during Saturday’s 1-0 victory over Newcastle.City picked up a huge Premier League win over Eddie Howe’s rising Magpies thanks to Julian Alvarez’s winner on 31 minutes without key players including Kevin De Bruyne, John Stones and Bernardo Silva.
      Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola had an exchange with a fan against NewcastleCredit: Twitter @footballontnt
      A fan told Guardiola to make a change and he responded by telling him to do his jobCredit: Twitter @footballontnt
      And Guardiola worked his magic without making a single change throughout the match, compared to Howe’s five substitutions.
      Some City fans got nervous in the Etihad stands while watching the Toon pushing for an equaliser in the second half with the Spanish tactician refusing to bring in some fresh legs.
      One supporter, who was close to Guardiola’s dugout, issued some unwanted advice ordering him to ring in the changes with the likes of Rico Lewis, Kalvin Phillips, Nathan Ake and Cole Palmer on the bench.
      But the Treble-winning manager, who also won the UEFA Super Cup, would have none of it and silenced him by sarcastically suggesting he should get on the hotseat and show him how it’s done.
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      Guardiola revealed during his post-match interview with TNT Sports: “He said to me, ‘Make a substitution!’
      “So I said… ‘Come sit here, you do it!’
      “I understand, but I thought a lot [about] calling for Rico, for Kalvin.
      “But the game was in a good tempo, good rhythm and I didn’t see the players [being too] tired.
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      “[Mateo] Kovacic or Julian were more tired than Erling [Haaland] but always helped us for the long balls and his threat up front.
      “And Phil [Foden] was amazing, so it was not easy to make the changes. That’s why I didn’t do it.”
      City have won both of their two opening Premier League matches as they scored four goals and have conceded none. More

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      Fuming Jurgen Klopp yells at his OWN FANS to ‘stop singing that s***’ during Liverpool win over Bournemouth

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      JURGEN KLOPP told his own fans to “stop singing that s***” during Liverpool’s win over Bournemouth.Supporters were yelled at by the Reds boss as they sang their chant for him.
      Jurgen Klopp yelled at his own fans to stop singing his songCredit: Reuters
      As chants of “I’m so glad that Jurgen is a red” to the tune of The Beatles I Feel Fine rang around Anfield, Klopp could be seen gesturing for the fans to stop.
      He was also picked up shouting an X-rated message to the crowd on a pitchside microphone.
      Klopp could be heard yelling: “Can you stop singing that s***? Can you stop it?”
      Footage of the incident, which occurred after Liverpool had taken a 3-1 lead, later went viral on social media.
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      The Liverpool manager had previously asked fans not to sing the song during matches.
      He instead pleaded for supporters to only belt it out at full-time.
      Speaking after his side’s dramatic win over Tottenham in May, he explained: “I have to say now, I love all of them but my song, don’t sing it!
      “If you want to sing it, sing it after the game in the bars, wherever. Because it is always like it is closing the game.
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      “We are 3-0 up and I hear ‘I’m so glad that Jurgen is a Red’. It is not over!”
      Despite Klopp’s concerns, his side were able to hold on to claim their first win of the season.
      Goals from Luis Diaz, Mohamed Salah and Diogo Jota sealed all three points after the Cherries had taken a shock early lead.
      There was still a negative for Klopp, though, with summer signing Alexis Mac Allister shown a straight red card.
      The Argentina international will now miss next Sunday’s trip to St. James’ Park to face Newcastle. More

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      Everton star Calvert-Lewin suffers gruesome swollen cheek after horror clash of heads with West Ham keeper Martinez

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      DOMINIC CALVERT-LEWIN was forced off with a head injury during the first half of Everton’s clash with Aston Villa.The England striker clashed with Villa goalkeeper Emi Martinez early on in the match.
      Dominic Calvert-Lewin was forced off with a heavily swollen cheek
      The Everton star clashed with Emi Martinez
      The striker had a huge lump on his cheek after the incident
      He bravely tried to play on after receiving treatment in the 11th minute.
      But he was subsequently replaced by Arnaut Danjuma in the 38th minute when it became obvious that he shouldn’t continue.
      Luckless Calvert-Lewin has been blighted by injuries in recent seasons.
      He has missed matches with a fractured toe as well as hamstring and knee injuries since the beginning of the 2021-22 campaign.
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      The Everton talisman missed last week’s 1-0 home defeat to Fulham after having had to manage his fitness during pre-season.
      Calvert-Lewin was handed a start by Sean Dyche this afternoon, only to be forced off before the break.
      Everton already trailed 2-0 by the time their No9 had to go off.
      Villa skipper John McGinn gave the home side the lead on 18 minutes from close range.
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      Douglas Luiz made it two from the penalty spot six minutes later following Jordan Pickford’s foul in the box.
      Danjuma came close to halving the Toffees’ deficit soon after coming on.
      But the former Tottenham star was denied by Martinez from close range.
      Calvert-Lewin clashed with Emi MartinezCredit: Sky Sports
      The striker required treatment but initially carried onCredit: Sky Sports More