LONDON. Chelsea snatched a late win West Ham United 1-0 after C. Pulisic scored just 1 goal (90′). Chelsea was truly better in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
C. Dawson received a red card (86′). This red card was one of the reason why West Ham United lost the match.
Jorginho didn’t convert a penalty (87′) for Chelsea.
The match was played at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Michael Oliver assisted by Stuart Burt and Simon Bennett. The 4th official was Peter Bankes. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17 degrees Celsius or 62.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.
Match Statistics
- ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
- 26 Total 6
- 5 On Target 2
- 21 Off Target 4
- 12 Shots blocked 2
- 145 Attack 71
- 92 Dangerous attack 36
- 97 Ball safe 84
- 10 Free Kicks 13
- 1 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 1
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 9
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Chelsea had a strong ball possession 67% while West Ham United was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Chelsea was putting more pressure with 92 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Chelsea won the match.
Chelsea shot 26 times, 5 on target, 21 off target. Regarding the opposition, West Ham United shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Chelsea received 1 yellow card (M. Alonso). On the opposite side, West Ham United didn’t receive any yellow card.
Also, West Ham United didn’t finish the match with 11 players after C. Dawson (West Ham United) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (86′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Chelsea will have 65 points to remain in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, West Ham United will stay with 52 points to hold in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Chelsea will play away with Everton on the 1st of May with a 18-9 head to head record in favor of Chelsea (14 draws).
West Ham United will host Arsenal on the 1st of May with a 22-5 head to head statistic in favor of Arsenal (6 draws).
Chelsea – Formation
Chelsea
82'
76'
90'
Chelsea started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Thomas Tuchel decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Chelsea made 3 changes: R. Loftus-Cheek for H. Ziyech (76′), T. Werner for C. Pulisic (76′) and K. Havertz for R. Lukaku (76′).
West Ham United – Formation
West Ham United
86'
West Ham United started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
David Moyes played with: .
Substitutions
West Ham United made 3 changes: M. Noble for D. Rice (62′), A. Yarmolenko for J. Bowen (73′) and S. Benrahma for M. Lanzini (78′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Brighton & Hove Albion – Southampton – 2-2
- Burnley – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 1-0
- Chelsea – West Ham United – 1-0
- Liverpool – Everton – 2-0
