West Ham 1-1 Chelsea: Pressure piles on Potter despite Felix first goal

Chelsea were held a 1-1 draw against West Ham as they dropped points for the third Premier League game in a row.

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

5' Paqueta's shoulder appears to be injured after sudden confront

9' OFFSIDE! Felix’s goal disallowed

12' Enzo’s shot wide out

16' GOAL! West Ham 0-1 Chelsea (Felix)

22' Goooal... No! Havertz’s goal disallowed after VAR review

28' GOAL! West Ham 1-1 Chelsea (Emerson)

33' What a save from Fabianski!

40' Felix's shot stopped

53' Rice’s shot wide out

55' Yellow Card! Vladimir Coufal booked

64' Yellow Card! Benoît Badiashile booked

74' Havertz’s header wide out

82' Goooal... No! Soucek’s goal disallowed after VAR review

Match Report

Emerson Palmieri strike frustrates Blues as pressure on Graham Potter increases.

Joao Felix opened the scoring with a fine volleyed finish, while Kai Havertz and Felix also had goals disallowed for offside.

The Hammers fought back and former Chelsea player Emerson levelled in the first half.

Both teams cancelled each other out in the second half before Tomas Soucek had a late goal disallowed for offside.

Graham Potter's new-look side started strongly and looked like they might subject the hosts to a punishing afternoon when January signings Enzo Fernandez and Joao Felix combined for the latter's first Chelsea goal (16) on his return from suspension.

But West Ham weathered the early storm and capitalised on poor Chelsea defending when Jarrod Bowen flicked on Vladimir Coufal's cross, allowing the unmarked Emerson to score at the far post (28).

Chelsea, held to goalless draws in their previous two games, once again struggled to break their opponents down after that and West Ham thought they had won it late on when Tomas Soucek scored from close range, only for VAR to rule it out for offside.

There was another major flashpoint in the final few minutes as Chelsea were denied a penalty after Soucek appeared to handle a low shot from Conor Gallagher, but VAR did not intervene, the draw leaving the Blues in ninth place and piling more pressure on Potter.

What's next?

West Ham have another London derby next weekend when they visit Tottenham on Sunday 19 February; kick-off 4.30pm.

Chelsea face Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 clash at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday 15 February - kick-off 8pm - before they host Southampton back in the Premier League on Saturday 18 February; kick-off 3pm.

Line-ups

West Ham XI: Fabianski, Ogbonna, Antonio, Vladimir Coufal, Emerson, Kehrer, Saïd Benrahma, Bowen, Aguerd, Rice, Paqueta

Subs: Ings, Lanzini, Soucek, Fornals, Ben Johnson, Flynn Downes, Anang, Krisztián Hegyi

Chelsea XI: Thiago Silva, Kepa, Loftus-Cheek, Marc Cucurella, Havertz, Reece James, Felix, Benoît Badiashile, Noni Madueke, Mykhaylo Mudryk, Enzo Fernández

Subs: Azpilicueta, Marcus Bettinelli, Ziyech, Trevoh Chalobah, Mount, Chilwell, Conor Gallagher, Carney Chukwuemeka, David Datro Fofana