Chelsea’s second-half comeback seal narrow win for Maresca’s side against West Ham
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Chelsea’s second-half comeback seal narrow win || Imago

Chelsea’s second-half comeback seal narrow win for Maresca’s side against West Ham

Stephen Oladehinde 22:56 - 03.02.2025

Chelsea returned to winning ways, having defeated West Ham at Stamford Bridge on Monday night.

The Blues headed into the game following last week's defeat to Manchester City which saw them slip off the top four.

However, they were able to get back on their feet with a narrow 2-1 victory over West Ham and move into fourth place above Man City on the table.

As it happened

Enzo Maresca made two changes to the side that lost 3-1 to Manchester City last week as goalkeeper Robert Sanchez dropped to the bench with Filip Jorgensen replacing him.

Graham Potter also made two changes to the West Ham team that were held 1-1 by Aston Villa, with Jarrod Bowen starting, since fracturing his foot in December.

The game started with Chelsea dominating the proceedings but out of nothing, West Ham took the lead at Stamford Bridge.

Levi Colwill's poor back pass is seized on by Bowen, who raced into the Chelsea penalty area and then curled a low left-foot effort into the bottom left corner, just before the halftime break.

Pedro Neto scored for Chelsea || Imago
Pedro Neto scored for Chelsea || Imago

Entering into the second half, Chelsea levelled the game from Pedro Neto’s goal, which took two different VAR reviews before it was confirmed. Shortly after, the Blues took the lead via an own goal from Aaron Wan Bissaka.

The Blues held on for the remainder of the game, holding off West Ham until the final whistle was blown.

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