Chelsea vs West Ham United
Match pulse
CHEAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHE | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| WHU | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Who won: Chelsea 3-0
Chelsea beat West Ham United 3-0 on Saturday, April 23, 2011 at Stamford Bridge. Goals for Chelsea: Frank Lampard (44'), Fernando Torres (84') and Florent Malouda (90'+3').
Play by play
- 94'
Chelsea close the gap on Manchester United to six points and lead Arsenal by three, but Arsenal can join Chelsea on 67 points with a win at Bolton tomorrow. Join us for commentary on that one at 4pm GMT.
- 94'
<b>FULL TIME</b> A solid win for Chelsea but it wasn't as comfortable as it looks. West Ham had a good spell in both halves and should have scored at least one but the day will be remembered for Fernando Torres' first goal in blue.
- 92'
Four added minutes....
- 91'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> Malouda rounds it off! No chance for Green as Malouda hammers one into the top corner after a lay off. Harsh on the Hammers.
- 89'
Obinna heads into the box and tries to claim a foul off Ivanovic but no way is he getting a penalty for that.
- 88'
Now finally, we can all stop talking about Torres' drought...
- 87'
And that surely means West Ham will stay bottom. Another bad weekend for them.
- 86'
That should be the start of a goal run for Torres now. He always gets them in bursts.
- 85'
The relief is palpable around Stamford Bridge. A good finish it was too, though the sodden turf nearly scuppered his big moment. In the end, it made his mind up and he slotted well with his left. The ground erupted....
- 84'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/goal.gif"> <b>GOAL</b> Torres scores! Finally, he's done it and gets mobbed by his team-mates as a result! He charges through on Anelka's pass, swivels as the water on the surface stops the ball and finishes left footed.
- 82'
Demba Ba fires over from just outside the box.
- 81'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Obinna comes on for Fred Sears.
- 80'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Ba is carded for a late tackle.
- 79'
Quality move from Chelsea now as Torres makes an excellent run and squares for Anelka but his shot is cleared by Da Costa just before it was about to hit the net.
- 79'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Piquionne replaces Carlton Cole, who really should have scored a few moments ago.
- 78'
HItzlsperger floats in a free kick which Da Costa meets but his header was always flying over.
- 77'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Drogba goes off and Torres comes on.
- 76'
Off the line! Spector hacks clear as Terry met Drogba's corner.
- 75'
West Ham have had three golden chances to score today.
- 74'
What a miss! Robbie Keane is slipped through by Spector and fires wide with only the keeper to beat from 14 yards. Incredible!
- 72'
If West Ham don't get a leveller in the next 20 minutes they will remain rooted to the foot of the table.
- 71'
Now Carlton Cole has wasted a HUGE chance! Sears gets past Ashley Cole and crosses but instead of hitting it first time he tries to twist and turn and loses possession. Awful, awful.
- 70'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Anelka comes on for Kalou. Still no Torres.
- 69'
Now West Ham have two chances as Ba forces Cech into a parry with a powerful drive, then Hitzlsperger's shot falls to Keane but he shoots right at Cech.
- 68'
Luiz has hit the bar! He got the ball from Lampard and curled one over Green but against the bar.
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