Chelsea vs West Ham

Chelsea take on West Ham in the sixth Premier League match of the season, with the potential for some debuts.

Conor Gallagher slotted into midfield in a 3-5-2 formation, with Christian Pulisic partnering Raheem Sterling up front. Brazil forward Lucas Paqueta made his ...

Chelsea's now dropped points in three Premier League matches this season, losing its last two away visits: 3-0 to Leeds and 2-1 to Saints.

USMNT forward Christian Pulisic played the first 60 minutes for Chelsea, who heads into its first UEFA Champions League group stage match with three wins, a ...

The left back deftly tapped a loose ball through the legs of a leaping Lukasz Fabianski to make it 1-1 in the 76th minute and then sent a near-post ping for fellow sub Kai Havertz to direct home. I support a lot of the VAR stuff, I actually think the goalkeeper dives, he is faking an injury because he cannot get to the next one – he did the same on the first goal as well. Chilwell, Havertz deliver off bench: Marc Cucurella was lively at left back but perhaps a bit wasteful, and Ben Chilwell got 18 minutes to rectify the left side. Playing in front of Declan Rice and Tomas Soucek — quite a midfield trio — Paqueta got stuck into 12 duels, winning 7, while managing four clearances, a blocked shot, two interceptions, and two tackles on a day he highlighted the defensive part of his complete acumen. Chelsea catches a break as VAR takes away West Ham equalizer: Edouard Mendy’s soft bid to clear a ball out of danger saw a leaping Jarrod Bowen clip the keeper’s arm on his followthrough. USMNT forward Christian Pulisic played the first 60 minutes for Chelsea, who heads into its first UEFA Champions League group stage match with three wins, a draw, and two losses.

It was another difficult afternoon for Chelsea but the Blues pulled through thanks to goals from Ben Chilwell and Kai Havertz.

Unfortunately, his memorable moment saw him dispossessed as Maxwel Cornet almost won the game for West Ham. Jorginho - Had less than 10 minutes to make his mark. Changed the game and delivered the ball to Kai Havertz to net the winner. Christian Pulisic - It was the first start of the season for the American, and was perhaps Chelsea's most likely player to threaten the opposition goal in the opening half. Mateo Kovacic - The Croatian showed some good passing but did not take control of the tempo how he so often can. Generally shown as an option for the back three to play the ball in a solid outing. Ruben Loftus-Cheek - The midfielder made his fifth start in a row and opened the game with some strong challenges but picked up a yellow card after just nine minutes. Reece James - The wing-back was the player Chelsea primarily looked to when camped in the Hammers half but was often faced with stagnant targets. His passing was not as high quality as he displayed earlier in his Blues tenure. 6. Chelsea's stopper went down before Maxwell Cornet put the ball in the net and was fortunate to see the goal ruled out. Edouard Mendy - The Blues goalkeeper was untested in the opening half of the match and faced more pressure in the second.

Chelsea steals three points in a 2-1 home win after a late Kai Havertz winner. Here are the player ratings from the game.

Chiwell came on in the 72nd minute and completely changed the game for the Blues today. The German international scored Chelsea's winner, maybe being dropped has brought the best out of him Pulisic wasn't really involved in the game too much and struggled to create chances. well deserved man of the match. Jorginho - 5 James came back into the Chelsea side today after dropping out of the squad last week due to illness. Fofana made his debut today as a Chelsea player and showed what he was all about. Mason Mount - 5 Looked better today but still doesn't fit perfectly into Chelsea midfield yet. Christian Pulisic - 5 Marc Cucurella - 5 Edouard Mendy - 5

Cornet smashed home after a mix-up at the back for Chelsea, but the goal was chalked off after Jarrod Bowen was deemed to have committed a foul on keeper ...

[Marc Cucurella](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/259910/Marc-Cucurella) was forced into a block from a Bowen effort in the 57th minute and the West Ham forward tested Mendy with a volley in the 62nd minute -- the game's first shot on target. [Conor Gallagher](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/266696/Conor-Gallagher) halted [Michail Antonio](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/129737/Michail-Antonio) as the striker mounted a West Ham counter-attack. [Christian Pulisic](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/225607/Christian-Pulisic) had a shot blocked by West Ham's new signing [Lucas Paqueta](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/234715/Lucas-Paquetá) after a cross from [Reece James](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/189007/Reece-James) was cleared out to the [United States](/soccer/team?id=660) international. [That] the referee somehow gets that so wrong it is incredible." [Wesley Fofana](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/270190/Wesley-Fofana) after the defender's move from [Leicester City](/soccer/team?id=375) while [Mason Mount](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/231167/Mason-Mount) and Havertz were among the players dropped from the starting lineup after the shock defeat to [Southampton](/soccer/team?id=376) in midweek. [Jarrod Bowen](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/201089/Jarrod-Bowen) was deemed to have committed a foul on keeper [Edouard Mendy](https://www.espn.com/football/player/_/id/238362/edouard-mendy) in the build-up.

Just three days after completing his £75m move from Leicester, Wesley Fofana started for Chelsea in a London derby against West Ham.

[Conor Gallagher](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/266696/Conor-Gallagher), 7 -- Gallagher looked to get forward and occupy the No. [Wesley Fofana](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/270190/Wesley-Fofana), 6 -- Chelsea's new £75 million centre-back didn't look troubled on his Premier League debut for Chelsea, though that was in part due to West Ham's lack of promise going forward. The 23-year-old was direct with the ball when in possession, but he could have been helped by better movement from his team. [Jarrod Bowen](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/201089/Jarrod-Bowen) started the second half strongly with some direct play that allowed him to get a cross in from the byline after beating [Marc Cucurella](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/259910/Marc-Cucurella), though that did little to ignite the home side, who continued to be frustrated by the Irons' defence. He looked to be Chelsea's most effective player when the Blues went 1-0 down, with his crosses from wide positions asking questions of West Ham's defence. national team star ran the channels positively for Chelsea and was able to help link plenty of his side's most promising attacks. He may count himself lucky after his poor header back to his own goal saw the resultant goal chalked off by VAR. GK Edouard Mendy, 4 -- Chelsea's goalkeeper rarely had much to deal with across the game, and that may have affected his concentration with his clearance that went into the path of Rice who assisted West Ham's opener. Chilwell's introduction worked out to be an excellent decision from the Blues manager. It's vital to be able to grind out games in the Premier League, and they did that today with a little help from VAR. Mendy also looked to be low in confidence when being asked to deal with high-pressure situations. "I am amazed that VAR sent the referee to see it.

West Ham United boss David Moyes labelled the VAR decision to rule out an equaliser in their 2-1 Premier League defeat at Chelsea "scandalous."

In my opinion, it is a foul," Tuchel said. The referee somehow gets that so wrong, it is incredible." "I thought even if he goes to the TV, there's no way he's overturning it. The goalkeeper comes to take it [the ball] and actually fumbles it about five or six yards then he acts as if he's got a shoulder injury. "It went in our favour and there's a reason it went in our favour. "Have you seen it?

Alan Shearer was not happy with the VAR call made during Chelsea's 2-1 win over West Ham United.

I’m more embarrassed for the guy in VAR than the referee because that’s telling me someone who doesn’t understand football and shouldn’t be near the game if that is enough to put someone near the screen.” “Today there is no excuse for that not to be a goal, none whatsoever. “They should be told to stay out of it the VAR officials. It was a ridiculously bad decision. And I don’t think anyone who has played the game will agree with the VAR Jared Gillett and the referee Andy Madley. “It doesn’t say much about whoever sent him over from VAR as well.

West Ham manager David Moyes was unhappy with refereeing decisions in their clash with Chelsea on Saturday after the Hammers had a late goal chalked off for ...

I do not see that in a million years. "Today there is no excuse for that not to be a goal, none whatsoever. I've lost faith in them today in the people who are putting up for VAR. "They've got new people in charge who are trying to do something. The drama didn't stop there though, as Maxwel Cornet appeared to equalise in injury time to grab a point for the Hammers. "Then he acted as if it was a shoulder injury. Tuchel claimed that the decision was the right one, but Moyes unsurprisingly saw things differently with some comments after the game. It was a ridiculously bad decision. "It is a scandalous decision, absolutely rotten from one of the supposedly elite referees," Moyes told Sky Sports. It comes after a heated end to the match between the two London clubs at Stamford Bridge, following a slow start to the game. It is an unbelievable decision against us." The first half saw the Blues manage no shots on target as both teams went into the breaks goalless.

Much of the focus is likely to fall on Wesley Fofana at Stamford Bridge when the player described as a "Rolls-Royce of a centre-half" hopes finally to make ...

"It is as bad a decision as you will ever see - or at least for another half-hour," he added, referring to the VAR controversy in Newcastle United's game ...

"It is a scandalous decision," he told Match of the Day. Why doesn’t he stick to his decision? Shearer passionately continued: "They should be told to stay out of it the VAR officials. And I don’t think anyone who has played the game will agree with the VAR Jared Gillett and the referee Andy Madley. [Alan Shearer](https://www.sportbible.com/alan-shearer) pulled no punches as he ruthlessly slammed VAR following the controversial review in [Chelsea](https://www.sportbible.com/chelsea)'s win over [West Ham United](https://www.sportbible.com/west-ham-united) on Saturday. [But his strike was ruled out after a VAR review](https://www.sportbible.com/football/west-ham-chelsea-goal-ruled-out-20220903) to the sheer frustration of David Moyes and Declan Rice, who hit out at the decision on social media.

THE PREMIER LEAGUE is set to review the controversial VAR decisions made at Stamford Bridge and St James' Park yesterday with the referees' governing.

[David Moyes](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/19698894/west-ham-moyes-goal-chelsea-keeper-mendy-faking-injury/) claimed that the controversial VAR call was "scandalous" and "rotten". [Virgil van Dijk was lucky to avoid a red card](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/19697649/liverpool-virgil-van-dijks-horror-tackle-evertons-onana/) for a dangerous challenge Amadou Onana, with many fans claiming that he should've been sent off. [Declan Rice](https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/declan-rice/) was also critical. [Chelsea 2-1](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/19698169/chelsea-west-ham-havertz-cornet/) while The Magpies were [held to a 1-1 draw](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/19680248/newcastle-vs-crystal-palace-live-stream-watch-premier-league-football-online/). [West Ham](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196655/west-ham/) and [Newcastle](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196669/newcastle-united/) were denied decisive goals against [Chelsea](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196660/chelsea/) and [Crystal Palace](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196666/crystal-palace/) respectively. [FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALS - BEST NEW CUSTOMER OFFERS](https://www.thesun.co.uk/betting-tips/free-bets?ilc=inline)

VAR took centre stage this weekend for all the wrong reasons and the Premier League has stepped in to try and address it.It has asked the referees'

“The VAR check is exposing them, because what are you looking at? Card payments only. 18+ New customers only. [Weekend Sports Breakfast](https://talksport.com/topic/weekend-sports-breakfast/): “The VAR is there to help the referee, and this is harsh what I’m about to say, but some of the referees don’t understand football. VAR took centre stage at the weekend for all the wrong reasons and the Premier League has stepped in to try and address it. [David Moyes was fuming](https://talksport.com/football/1185890/david-moyes-chelsea-west-ham-goal-var-equaliser-cornet/) after the incident and said VAR official Jarred Gillett was unfit for duty, while also confronting referee Andy Madley.