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Chelsea 3-0 West Ham: Tammy Abraham scores twice in Blues win

Chelsea 3-0 West Ham: Tammy Abraham scores twice in Blues win
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Tammy Abraham scores for Chelsea
Tammy Abraham’s goals were his sixth and seventh of the season

Tammy Abraham scored twice as Chelsea ended their recent mini-slump by beating West Ham United at Stamford Bridge to move up to fifth in the Premier League.

Back-to-back defeats had seen the Blues slip down the table but they made the ideal start on Monday as Thiago Silva powered home a header in the 10th minute.

Timo Werner spurned a couple of good chances to add to the hosts’ lead but he played his part in his side’s second 12 minutes from time as his scuffed shot was turned in by Abraham.

The Chelsea striker, back in the side in place of Olivier Giroud, then netted another barely two minutes later when he was in the right place to pick up the loose ball and curl home after Christian Pulisic had missed a simple header from a cross.

The scoreline somewhat flattered Chelsea with West Ham having been the better side for large periods, but the visitors paid the price for a lack of a cutting edge as they finished the game without a shot on target.

Chelsea nervy but back to winning ways

Chelsea started this month being talked about as potential title contenders. They had topped the table after a win over Leeds, but losses to Everton and Wolves had left them in eighth and desperate to rediscover their early season form.

Silva’s early goal helped settle the nerves a little but their play soon became scrappy and West Ham took control instead.

However, Chelsea found the Hammers enduring a rare off day in front of goal – this was only the second time this season that David Moyes’ side had failed to score in the Premier League – and when Abraham slid in their second late on the Blues were able to breathe a sigh of relief.

It was a much-needed win for Frank Lampard’s team, with the only real frustration the continued disappointing form of Werner in front of goal.

This was the eighth game in a row that the Germany international has failed to find the back of the net, with misses at the end of both halves very much those of a striker low on confidence, first hitting a tame effort from a good position at Lukasz Fabianski, then heading on to the crossbar when it looked easier to score.

What next?

Chelsea travel to Arsenal in the league on Saturday, 26 December (17:30 GMT), while West Ham host Brighton on Sunday, 27 December (14:15).

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Chelsea

Starting XI


  1. Squad number16Player nameMendy

    Average rating

    6.35

  2. Squad number28Player nameAzpilicueta

    Average rating

    6.51

  3. Squad number15Player nameZouma

    Average rating

    6.71

  4. Squad number6Player nameThiago Silva

    Average rating

    7.38

  5. Squad number21Player nameChilwell

    Average rating

    5.33

  6. Squad number7Player nameKanté

    Average rating

    6.60

  7. Squad number5Player nameJorginho

    Average rating

    5.66

  8. Squad number19Player nameMount

    Average rating

    6.60

  9. Squad number10Player namePulisic

    Average rating

    6.84

  10. Squad number9Player nameAbraham

    Average rating

    7.06

  11. Squad number11Player nameWerner

    Average rating

    5.62

Substitutes

  1. Squad number17Player nameKovacic

    Average rating

    6.24

  2. Squad number29Player nameHavertz

    Average rating

    5.66

  3. Squad number33Player nameEmerson

    Average rating

    6.05

West Ham United

Starting XI

  1. Squad number1Player nameFabianski

    Average rating

    5.92

  2. Squad number5Player nameCoufal

    Average rating

    5.93

  3. Squad number4Player nameBalbuena

    Average rating

    5.57

  4. Squad number21Player nameOgbonna

    Average rating

    5.73

  5. Squad number3Player nameCresswell

    Average rating

    5.17

  6. Squad number28Player nameSoucek

    Average rating

    5.97

  7. Squad number41Player nameRice

    Average rating

    6.63

  8. Squad number20Player nameBowen

    Average rating

    6.09

  9. Squad number16Player nameNoble

    Average rating

    5.13

  10. Squad number18Player nameFornals

    Average rating

    5.14

  11. Squad number22Player nameHaller

    Average rating

    4.41

Substitutes

  1. Squad number9Player nameBenrahma

    Average rating

    5.52

  2. Squad number24Player nameFredericks

    Average rating

    4.82

Line-ups

Chelsea

  • 16Mendy
  • 28Azpilicueta
  • 15Zouma
  • 6Thiago Silva
  • 21ChilwellSubstituted forEmersonat 10′minutes
  • 7Kanté
  • 5JorginhoSubstituted forKovacicat 66′minutes
  • 19Mount
  • 10PulisicSubstituted forHavertzat 84′minutes
  • 9Abraham
  • 11Werner

Substitutes

  • 1Arrizabalaga
  • 2Rüdiger
  • 4Christensen
  • 17Kovacic
  • 18Giroud
  • 20Hudson-Odoi
  • 23Gilmour
  • 29Havertz
  • 33Emerson

West Ham

  • 1Fabianski
  • 5Coufal
  • 4Balbuena
  • 21Ogbonna
  • 3Cresswell
  • 28Soucek
  • 41Rice
  • 20BowenSubstituted forFredericksat 90′minutes
  • 16Noble
  • 18FornalsSubstituted forBenrahmaat 67′minutes
  • 22Haller

Substitutes

  • 7Yarmolenko
  • 9Benrahma
  • 11Snodgrass
  • 15Dawson
  • 23Diop
  • 24Fredericks
  • 25Martin
  • 31Johnson
  • 35Randolph

Referee:
Chris Kavanagh

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