Summary

  • Vivtory takes Chelsea up to third

  • Hazard beats five men to score wonderful opening goal

  • Belgian adds second late on with low drive

  1. Good spine from Chelseapublished at 21:49 British Summer Time 8 April 2019

    Chelsea 2-0 West Ham

    Don Hutchison
    Former West Ham midfielder on BBC Radio 5 live

    The spine of Chelsea has been really good tonight. From Antonio Rudiger, to Jorginho and N'Golo Kante, but the star of the show has to be Eden Hazard.

  2. Postpublished at 90+1 mins

    Chelsea 2-0 West Ham

    Time remaining for Eden Hazard to net a hat-trick?

    He could have done if N'Golo Kante had passed him the ball in the final third.

  3. Hazard has been unbelievablepublished at 21:48 British Summer Time 8 April 2019

    Chelsea 2-0 West Ham

    Don Hutchison
    Former West Ham midfielder on BBC Radio 5 live

    Stick another £10m on Hazard. He has been unbelievable tonight. You knew his first touch was going to be good and you knew his second would be hard and low beneath Lukasz Fabianski.

  4. goal

    GOAL - Chelsea 2-0 West Hampublished at 90 mins

    Eden Hazard

    Finally.

    Chelsea have worked and worked for the second goal and get it in the final minutes.

    It is thoroughly deserved for Eden Hazard, collecting Ross Barkley's ball over the top after the West Ham defenders are slow to come out, taking a touch and carressing a finish into the far corner.

    10/10 performance from Hazard tonight.

    hazard second goalImage source, Getty Images
  5. Postpublished at 89 mins

    Chelsea 1-0 West Ham

    Eden Hazard leads another Chelsea charge, laying it off for N'Golo Kante, but the Frenchman screws a cross horrible wide.

  6. CLOSE!published at 89 mins

    Chelsea 1-0 West Ham

    Chelsea just cannot get that elusive second goal.

    Sub Pedro plays an inviting low cross into the six yard box, but even Olivier Giroud is not tall enough to stretch and get something on it.

  7. Postpublished at 88 mins

    Chelsea 1-0 West Ham

    Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga taking a few too many seconds in this goal kick again.

    Will the referee give him a second yellow?

  8. Fans leavingpublished at 21:44 British Summer Time 8 April 2019

    Chelsea 1-0 West Ham

    Don Hutchison
    Former West Ham midfielder on BBC Radio 5 live

    Can you believe it? 20 yards in front of us there are Chelsea fans leaving the stadium with the game still in the balance.

  9. Postpublished at 87 mins

    Chelsea 1-0 West Ham

    Three minutes left.

    There is another goal in this game, I can feel it.

  10. Good savepublished at 21:43 British Summer Time 8 April 2019

    Chelsea 1-0 West Ham

    Don Hutchison
    Former West Ham midfielder on BBC Radio 5 live

    Chelsea kept hold of the ball on the left-hand side for an age. They worked it through to Ross Barkley, who put in a nice ball. It's a good save from Lukasz Fabianski.

  11. CLOSE!published at 86 mins

    Chelsea 1-0 West Ham

    Chelsea in again, Ross Barkley slipping in Olivier Giroud, but the Frenchman's low shot is well blocked at the near post by West Ham goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski.

    Olivier GiroudImage source, Getty Images
  12. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 85 mins

    Chelsea 1-0 West Ham

    A final change for Chelsea.

    Callum Hudson-Odoi has put in a decent showing and is replaced with five minutes to go by Pedro.

    Callum Hudson-OdoiImage source, Reuters
  13. YELLOW CARDpublished at 84 mins

    Chelsea 1-0 West Ham

    Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrrizabalaga booked for time wasting.

  14. Chelsea fans not happypublished at 21:40 British Summer Time 8 April 2019

    Chelsea 1-0 West Ham

    Don Hutchison
    Former West Ham midfielder on BBC Radio 5 live

    There's a tense atmosphere now at Stamford Bridge. The Chelsea fans are feeling it. They are not happy.

  15. Postpublished at 84 mins

    Chelsea 1-0 West Ham

    Chances stacking up for West Ham late on.

    From the corner, Fabian Balbuena twists and shoots over.

  16. Optical illusionpublished at 21:40 British Summer Time 8 April 2019

    Chelsea 1-0 West Ham

    Conor McNamara
    BBC Radio 5 live commentator

    That was an optical illusion! It looked like it was in. How close was that!? What a scare for Chelsea. There will be mutiny here if they concede a late equaliser.

  17. CLOSE!published at 83 mins

    Chelsea 1-0 West Ham

    Goalllll! It's innnnn. No????

    Robert Snodgrass's inch perfect cross is headed towards goal by Marko Arnautovic, it comes off Emerson Palmieri and hits the sidenetting before rolling around the back of the net.

    Half of the ground thought it was in.

    Marko Arnautovic headerImage source, Reuters
  18. Anderson not trackingpublished at 21:38 British Summer Time 8 April 2019

    Chelsea 1-0 West Ham

    Don Hutchison
    Former West Ham midfielder on BBC Radio 5 live

    Aaron Cresswell is going absolutely ballistic at Felipe Anderson because he hasn't even bothered to track back!

  19. YELLOW CARDpublished at 82 mins

    Chelsea 1-0 West Ham

    Chelsea skipper Cesar Azpilicueta booked for a late challenge on Felipe Anderson down the left wing.

  20. Postpublished at 81 mins

    Chelsea 1-0 West Ham

    Awful from Cesar Azpilicueta, sneaking into the box but then having a go from the angle which is whacked over the crossbar.

    Groans from those inside Stamford Bridge.