West Ham 3-2 Chelsea. Hammers complete comeback against Blues despite Mount & T. Silva goals, Jorginho & Mandy make bad mistakes. Masuaku, Bowen & Lanzini on score sheet.
2021/2022 Premier League
3-2
Match Events
0' The match is about to start!
2' KICK-OFF! who can win this match?
7' Bowen's long shot over the bar
8' Soucek's header wide out
9' Reece James's shot stopped
19' Mendy denied Dawson's shot
22' Yellow Card! Jorginho booked
25' Fabianski denied Havertz's header
28' GOAL! West Ham 0-1 Chelsea (Thiago Silva)
39' Penalty Goal! West Ham 1-1 Chelsea (Lanzini)
43' GOAL! West Ham 1-2 Chelsea (Mount)
45' Sub! Lukaku in
55' GOAL! West Ham 2-2 Chelsea (Bowen)
65' Fabianski denied Mount's shot
74' MISS! Bowen missed the golden chance
76' CHANCE! Jorginho's long shot wide out
86' GOAL! West Ham 3-2 Chelsea (Masuaku)
West Ham produced a thrilling late comeback, twice coming from behind to stun leaders Chelsea 3-2 and leave the door wide over to their Premier League title rivals.
League leaders Chelsea travelled to the London Stadium knowing victory would extend their lead at the summit to four points before Manchester City and Liverpool even had the chance to kick a ball this weekend but found a West Ham team who simply refused to be beaten.
Thiago Silva's towering header (28) had given Chelsea the lead Chelsea, but Manuel Lanzini hauled the Hammers level from the penalty spot five minutes before the break after Jorginho's poor back pass and Jarrod Bowen's tenacious press saw goalkeeper Edouard Mendy lunge in and concede the spot-kick.
Mason Mount restored Chelsea's lead with a sumptuous near-post volley on the stroke of half-time, but the hosts roared back once again through Bowen's rasping drive 11 minutes after the restart, as Thomas Tuchel's side conceded more than one goal for only the third time what was his 53rd game in charge.
The hammer blow was administered in bizarre circumstances three minutes from time when Arthur Masuaku's fizzed cross bamboozled Mendy and found the Chelsea net as West Ham claimed a first league victory in four to consolidate fourth place in the table.
For Chelsea, a first league defeat in nine leaves the door ajar to Manchester City and Liverpool and means they could end the weekend as low as third.
What's next?
West Ham host Dinamo Zagreb in their final Europa League group-stage clash on Thursday (8pm), before travelling to Burnley in the Premier League on Sunday December 12 (2pm).
Meanwhile, Chelsea entertain Zenit St Petersburg in their last Champions League group-phase encounter on Wednesday (5.45pm) and then face Leeds United at Stamford Bridge on Saturday December 11 (3pm).
Line-ups
West Ham XI: Fabianski, Antonio, Dawson, Lanzini, V. Coufal, Zouma, Soucek, Diop, Bowen, Rice, Ben Johnson
Subs: Noble, Yarmolenko, Areola, Masuaku, S. Benrahma, Vlasic, Fornals, A. Král, Harrison·Ashby
Chelsea XI: Thiago Silva, Alonso, Jorginho, Rudiger, Christensen, E. Mendy, Ziyech, Loftus-Cheek, Mount, Havertz, Reece James
Subs: Azpilicueta, Lukaku, Saul , Barkley, Kepa, Werner, Pulisic, Sarr, Hudson-Odoi