Sub Jack Wilshere - making his first appearance since October - played in Antonio for a one-on-one but Kepa Arrizabalaga was out well to deal with the danger before Chelsea replacement Olivier Giroud mis-kicked at the vital moment at the other end. Cole added: "One of the things I hate about full-backs is when you're happy to run back but not track. "He doesn't bother, that's why he's under pressure at this club and Frank Lampard will see that. Neville said: "Look at him, look at him! Everything was going against us. With only goal difference keeping West Ham out of the relegation zone at kick-off, they were pushed back early on by Chelsea, with Marcos Alonso and Willian hitting the target for the Blues, who were wearing their new home shirts. However, a superb free-kick from Willian (72) looked to have shared the points until West Ham broke away and Antonio teed up Yarmolenko to cut past Antonio Rudiger to fire home in the 89th minute. mode: 'thumbnails-rr1', However, it was West Ham who thought they'd taken the lead against the run of play on 34 minutes when Soucek finished off a goalmouth scramble - but after three and a half minutes of deliberation, VAR ruled the floored Antonio was offside. Comment and Analysis But I hadn't thought we had been as bad as the results suggested, we'd lost 2-0 in both, but I thought the teams we played had played well and we made a couple of mistakes. window._taboola = window._taboola || []; Report and highlights as West Ham earn vital three points in fight against relegation. VIDEO West Ham vs Chelsea (Premier League) Highlights. But Antonio was a threat on the break and should have done better when he scuffed wide on 13 minutes. I can't explain it. I said to the player that we need to make our own luck and it went our way tonight. 1st Half. Subs: Wilshere (6), Yarmolenko (8), Balbuena (n/a) Chelsea's Willian became the first player in Premier League history to score in all 12 calendar months in the competition. But hopes of a vital win were short-lived, and when the standout Pulisic was brought down on the edge of the box Willian whipped a fantastic free-kick in off the post - although Lukasz Fabianski's positioning on his side of the wall looked questionable. Neither co-commentator Gary Neville, nor former Chelsea defender and studio guest Ashley Cole were impressed with Alonso's casual tracking of Yarmolenko for West Ham's late winner. I get they're pushing for it, last five minutes of the game, but you need a point here. Learn how your comment data is processed. Sometimes this servers may include advertisments. But there have been so many of these moments. West Ham 3-2 Chelsea: Andriy Yarmolenko wins it late on as Hammers shake off VAR controversy. Could he have run back, could he have run back with the intensity he ran forwards? But if there are moments where you switch off, if you go 1-0 up and then make two or three errors to them scoring and going 1-1 before half-time, you're going to encourage teams on. Chelsea, meanwhile, will be frustrated at failing to capitalise on Leicester's loss to Everton earlier in the day, when a win in east London would have moved them up to third. West Ham United vs Chelsea. "You can dominate possession, which we did for most of the game. Start Date: 01 July 2020, Kick off: 20:15 UK. David Moyes, West Ham: "I was spewing [at VAR]. "I was thinking: 'are we ever going to get a decision here?' £18 Premier League and Football channel offer, Premier League restart: The live games on Sky Sports, NOW TV Sky Sports Month Pass for £25 a month, We would like your feedback, please fill in our survey. This content is provided and hosted by a 3rd party server. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Play for free, entries by 6pm. "It's been there and I'm very aware of it, but the players in those moments have to show an extra mentality, an extra bit to do the bits that see a game through like this when you have a lot of domination.". London Stadium. There's his running back speed which has cost Chelsea the game. Could he anticipate earlier? West Ham were without the injured Mark Noble, Manuel Lanzini comes in, with Angelo Ogbonna replacing Fabian Balbuena. But West Ham refused to be denied and from another corner, Soucek once again got the better of Cesar Azpilicueta at the back post and headed the hosts level seconds before the half-time whistle with his first goal for the club. _taboola.push({ We pushed hard and did a lot of good things - the players deserve a huge amount of credit, they are sticking to it and got their rewards. Full time: West Ham 3-2 Chelsea. They've reacted too late, but first and foremost you've got to defend.". BBC Match of the Day 2 – 18th October – Week... BBC Match of the Day – 17th October – Week 5, TAA: Reinveting the Right-Back – 17th October 2020, EPL The Weekend Preview – 16th October 2020, Premier League Preview – 16th October 2020, LFC : 5 Years Of Klopp – 16th October 2020, Marco Reus gets an indecent offer [VIDEO], Taylor gets a very bad cut and… continues playing! Subs: Mount (7), Giroud (7), Loftus-Cheek (6) FM&S does not host or upload this material and is not responsible for the content. I explained it clearly to the players before the game: we had a good restart, three good results, and an opportunity today to go third. Frank Lampard, Chelsea: "I wouldn't say it's the story of our season because it's been a good season. West Ham manager David Moyes praised his players for sticking to their job and beating Chelsea despite having another goal controversially ruled out by VAR. vs Chelsea. cards 0.10 3.67 Location London, @psmithXI. container: 'taboola-right-rail-thumbnails', West Ham United Do not miss your chance to land the £250,000 jackpot for a sixth time this season on Wednesday. London Stadium. Chelsea rubbed salt in West Ham wounds by winning a penalty at the other end moments later when Pulisic was too slick for Issa Diop and Willian made no mistake from the spot. West Ham began the second half impressively and within six minutes of the restart completed the comeback when Antonio - who had a good penalty appeal against Rudiger in the build-up - slammed home Jarrod Bowen's low centre. 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West Ham ended a 20-game losing run when conceding the first goal in Premier League fixtures, with this the first time they avoided defeat after conceding first in the competition since February 2019 - a 3-1 win over Fulham. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam.