After an age while Kenedy receives treatment, the free-kick is taken, and Willian whips it just wide of the left-hand post from 30 yards.

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37 mins

Chelsea 0-1 West Ham

Kenedy is having an excellent half - this time he twists inside Mark Noble and is felled by a forearm to the face by Kouyate. The referee keeps his cards in his pocket, and I think that's a good decision - it looked accidental.

Almost a very hairy moment for Chelsea when Kenedy slips attempting a clearance and ends up gently floating the ball across the Chelsea penalty area, but the West Ham attackers are on their heels and no-one can capitalise.

Chelsea are pressing here. Remy whips a cross, but it's chested away by Antonio.

Oh what a move from West Ham! Payet drives at the heart of the Chelsea defence, ships it to Noble, whose pass is exquisitely flicked on by Lanzini. Cresswell races onto it but sidefoots just wide from a tight angle. He probably should have hit the target from there.

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Better from Chelsea. After a period of pressure, Fabregas dinks a pass into the area but Remy can do more than flick a back-header into the gloves of Adrian.

From a Chelsea corner, Gary Cahill lifts the ball back into the area and Enner Valencia leaps to intercept the ball with his shoulder. Big shout from the Chelsea, and Valencia didn't help himself by having his arms outstretched, but I think that's a good decision.

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Kenedy has been Chelsea's best player so far today. This time he jinks inside from the left and unleashes a shot which whistles over the bar.

Payet looks to slip a ball into Diafra Sakho and Gary Cahill has to be alert to slide in just Sakho was bearing down on Courtois. From the subsequent corner, Cheikhou Kouyate has a great chance but glances a header wide.

Dimitri Payet is brimming with confidence at the moment. The ball bobbles to him 25 yards and he tries an audacious first-time volley - he doesn't quite make the best of contact and drags it wide.

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Chelsea have a corner, and Adrian's intervention isn't entirely convincing, but he does just enough to flap the ball to safety.

As it stands, West Ham are up into fourth...

Martin Keown
Former Arsenal defender on Final Score

"A beautiful finish, but I wonder whether the keeper should do better. The power beats Courtois, rather than the placement."

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Branislav Ivanovic goes into the book for a cynical trip on Payet.

Payet finds Noble with a lovely backheel, but Michail Antonio then passes the ball straight out of play.

Michail Antonio has posed a threat with his head in recent weeks, and he gets his noggin on a corner here, but the angle is tight and he can't really test Thibaut Courtois. Looks like he's caught a boot on the bonce for his troubles.

West Ham keeper Adrian has to improvise when he's caught unawares by a backpass, and goes through his full repertoire of keepie-ups before booting the ball clear. He then saves from Remy from a tight angle.

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