Chelsea defeated West Ham by three points with Havertz
Chelsea defeated West Ham by three points thanks to Kai Havertz’s late winner as a substitute.
In an otherwise low-key match at Stamford Bridge,
the Blues defeated their East London rivals 2-1.
Declan Rice’s cross-goal pass gave the visitors the advantage,
and Michail Antonio scored as Edouard Mendy struggled to stop the initial shot.
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Ben Chilwell, the hosts’ substitute,
quickly equalised, though,
with a superb finish from a tight angle through the legs of Lukasz Fabianski.
Havertz was then on hand to net the winner for the hosts,
The debutant was quick to make an impression on his new side
as he put in a good foot to steal possession from Michail Antonio.
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Conor Gallagher appeared to be playing in a more advanced role in the Chelsea midfield,
with Raheem Sterling and Christian Pulisic leading the line ahead of him.
Their opponents were content to watch the action unfold as Chelsea controlled the majority of the possession.
Kalidou Koulibaly headed in from the corner after Pulisic’s shot quickly went behind for a corner.
Just after the halfway point,
Kovacic attempted a goal-oriented speculative shot that missed the post.
Pulisic received a beautiful pass from Sterling,
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Overall, the first half was a very lacklustre game in which the Blues struggled to dismantle the Hammers.
The first West Ham player to take a shot at goal was Pablo Fornals,
but his looping volley missed Edouard Mendy’s goal by a wide margin.
As the game progressed slowly,
Chelsea failed to make any significant chances despite having eight corners.
At the start of the second half,
Tuchel made the decision not to make any adjustments.
Fofana made an effort to imitate Antonio Rudiger’s long-range shooting theatrics,
but his attempt missed the goal.
Gallagher did a great job of tracking back and keeping Antonio from posing a threat to Mendy in goal,
and the Chelsea supporters praised the midfielder for his work.
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Kovacic and Marc Cucurella were replaced by Havertz and Chilwell after Chelsea determined that more substitutions were necessary.
However,
To tie the score,
the left wing-back executed a deft finish from a narrow angle by nutmegging the ball past Lukasz Fabianski’s legs.
From that point on,
Chelsea put in a lot of effort to secure a victory,
with Jorginho being substituted for Ruben Loftus-Cheek as the team’s final change of the day.
Additionally. Maxwel Cornet came to the rescue to score the equaliser shortly after Havertz
gave his team the lead with a finish inside the box.
But due to a foul on Mendy,
VAR disallowed the goal.
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Above all. Chelsea quickly received the full-time signal,
which they used to dramatic effect to secure a crucial three points.
who also provided an explanation for the goalkeeper’s recent performance for the team.
The revelation comes following West Ham’s 2-1 victory over the Blues on Saturday afternoon,