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  1. Lampard silences West Ham

    Lampard silences West Ham

    Embattled midfielder Frank Lampard inspired Chelsea to a 1-0 victory at his former club West Ham in the Premier League. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • West Ham
    • Chelsea
    • 90+6' There's the final whistle! A professional performance from Chelsea and their slim, slim title hopes are still alive.
    • 90+5' One last chance as Sears tries to find the overlapping Ilunga, but Essien tidies up.
    • 90+4' Savio tries to clip a clever through-ball for Ilunga, but he hits it too hard and Cech gathers the ball.
    • 90+2' It is really, really bizarre. West Ham are quiet, their fans are quiet and there are still three minutes of stoppage time left...
    • 90' A massive five minutes of added time will be played!
    • 89' The away fans shout 'Ole' as Chelsea knock the ball sideways at the back. You wouldn't think this was only 1-0...
    • 88' Noble delivers a West Ham corner and Anelka rises well to head it clear, before Stanislas is penalised for a throw-in.
    • 86' A chance for West Ham as they win a throw on the left inside the Chelsea half... it comes to nothing.
    • 85' This is just a masterclass from Chelsea in closing out a game. West Ham just cannot get hold of the ball, their fans are quiet for the first time and Hiddink's side are cruising.
    • 83' There is a moment to lift the boredom!! Lampard smashes a long-range free-kick and Green has to help it behind for a corner!
    • 80' The game has gone completely flat, and that will suit Chelsea fine. It is just throw-ins at the moment.
    • 77' The home side do not look much like creating anything and they may well live to regret that penalty miss.
    • 74' Savio has also come on for West Ham, replacing Boa Morte.
    • 73' Another Chelsea change as Michael Essien comes on for Salomon Kalou.
    • 72' Clumsy, late, wild foul by Stanislas on Lampard as Chelsea break, and that is a clear yellow card.
    • 72' The corner is headed clear, and Salomon Kalou has had a real let-off.
    • 71' SAVED!!! Mark Noble's shot is stopped brilliantly by Cech, who dives full-stretch to his left to tip the ball behind!!
    • 70' PENALTY WEST HAM!!! Blatant tug back on Ilunga by Kalou and Mike Dean points at the spot! Silly foul.
    • 69' Chelsea look very comfortable at the moment... West Ham just cannot seem to get the ball off them.
    • 67' Sears tries to flick a corner goalwards in the style of his manager but cannot quite pull off a Zola-quality execution.
    • 66' Ashley Cole!! Cuts inside from the left, plays a superb one-two with Kalou and sees his shot graze the crossbar!
    • 65' Belletti slides a through-ball for the suspiciously-offside Anelka, who sees his shot saved well by Green!
    • 63' Chelsea are just taking the sting out of the game by rolling the ball around sideways, and doing a very good job of it.
    • 61' That offside is Di Michele's last contribution, and he is replaced by Radoslav Kovac.
    • 61' Di Michele races on to a through ball but the flag is up and the Italian is flagged offside.
    • 59' Lucas Neill! What an unlikely goal that would have been - he tries a delicate lob that just clears the bar and lands on top of the net.
    • 58' Chelsea make a change - Ashley Cole replaces Bosingwa, and their fans will have to hope that is just to rest him ahead of Tuesday.
    • 56' Dyer has a crack from 20 yards and Cech spills it... West Ham seize on the rebound but cannot work the ball into a shooting position.
    • 55' GOAL!!! Chelsea lead!! Green dives for and misses a clipped Lampard cross from the left and Kalou controls and stabs the ball into the top-right corner!
    • 54' Green leaps high to claim a cross from the Chelsea left and makes a good catch.
    • 52' There will be a decent-sized stoppage as medics come out to treat the pair.
    • 51' Ilunga and Boa Morte combine to block a Lampard shot but the Portuguese stays down injured after colliding with his team-mate.
    • 49' Malouda drills a long shot high over the bar - he has been involved a lot but has not produced much quality.
    • 47' Great chance for West Ham as Stansilas finds Tristan, but the Spaniard over-elaborates, trying to beat one player too many, and his eventual shot is blocked!
    • 46' The match is back under way - let's hope for a bit more excitement in the second half. No personnel changes from either manager.
    • 45+2' That's half-time. Both sides have had their moments, but to be honest it has been fairly uninspiring stuff.
    • 45+1' Stanislas hits the free-kick but it does not have enough power to trouble Cech.
    • 45' Luis Boa Morte is tackled and dives onto the ball, grabbing it and awarding himself a free-kick.
    • 43' OFF THE LINE!!! A West Ham corner is headed on to Tristan who prods it goalwards, but Mikel is there to save Chelsea at the last!
    • 42' Noble delivers a free-kick for West Ham that gets cleared as far as Stanslas, whose long-range effort is deflected wide for a corner.
    • 40' Malouda tries to catch Green out with a sly shot from a free-kick but he sends it a yard or so wide of the right-hand post.
    • 39' Lampard drives a free-kick into the box from the Chelsea left, it is headed clear and Belletti sees his follow-up shot blocked.
    • 37' Anelka!! Drifts inside from the left and cracks a low shot through Tomkins's legs but the ball races a yard wide.
    • 36' Malouda finds Kalou on the right who crosses into the danger area, and Tomkins heads clear.
    • 35' Chelsea break with Lampard who plays the ball out wide for Anelka... the ball comes off the Frenchman's heels but is worked back into the centre for Belletti, who is dispossessed before he can fire off his volley.
    • 34' Cech punches unconvincingly clear from a free-kick floated into the Chelsea box..
    • 33' Tristan is looking unusually active and wins a free-kick courtesy of a clumsy push from Mikel.
    • 32' Poor cross from Malouda, who overhits it almost comically and booms it out for a West Ham goal-kick.
    • 30' Chelsea are starting to put together some lovely passing moves. They don't look especially dynamic or incisive but it is good to watch.
    • 29' Upson makes a defensive slip but Green bails his team-mate out with a decent save.
    • 26' It is a lovely sunny afternoon in East London, with two-thirds of the pitch still bathed in sunshine and shadow covering the near side.
    • 24' Very good tackle from Mancienne, sliding in to dispossess David Di Michele at the edge of the Chelsea box.
    • 23' Ironic cheers greet a wayward Lampard volley after Malouda squeezes in a cross from the left.
    • 22' Frank Lampard drives a long range shot that bounces into the arms of Green.
    • 20' Diego Tristan produces a sublime piece of skill to beat his man and then slides a perfect ball through for Dyer, but the midfielder sends a poor low shot straight at Cech!! West Ham should be in front.
    • 19' Chelsea have enjoyed almost exactly two-thirds possession in the early stages, but it has actually been quite an even game.
    • 17' Chelsea break quickly with Malouda racing into the box. He drags his left-foot shot just wide of the far post! Opportunities for both sides, now.
    • 16' Neill crosses superbly from the right for Diego Tristan, who has space but his first touch is poor and he cannot get a shot away! A chance, that.
    • 15' Ivanovic clears with an acrobatic overhead kick that goes out for a throw.
    • 14' Neill puts the ball out for a Chelsea throw under pressure from Anelka.
    • 13' Jose Bosingwa has started on the left with Mancienne on the right side of defence. You would imagine this is how Chelsea will line up against Barcelona with Ashley Cole suspended.
    • 11' It has been a competitive start here. West Ham have progresses nicely under Zola and have their sights set on seventh place and a berth in the Europa League.
    • 9' Malouda goes one-on-one against Lucas Neill but slips and sends his cross out for a goal-kick.
    • 8' Lampard gives the ball away - much to the home fans' delight and West Ham enjoy a long spell of possession without really getting anywhere.
    • 6' Anelka's left-foot shot is deflected off a defender and into the hands of Green.
    • 5' The West Ham fans refuse to throw Lampard the ball for a corner, but when he eventually takes it he sends a decent ball into the box but the ball ricochets out for a goal kick.
    • 4' John Obi Mikel is in central midfield for Chelsea in the place of Michael Essien, but he will not be driving home after the game - he was banned for 15 months yesterday.
    • 2' Gianfranco Zola has picked a fairly lightweight midfield with Junior Stanislas, Kieron Dyer and Luis Boa Morte all starting. Interesting to see how that works out.
    • 1' The game is under way. Chelsea are playing from right to left in all black, and have the first shot of the game which whistles over Robert Green's bar. West Ham in traditional claret and blue.
    • - A moment of applause for Jimmy Neighbour who died a couple of weeks ago... And we are ready to play.
    • - The Premier League title might be an unrealistic target for Chelsea, but they still have plenty to play for at Upton Park. Not least Frank Lampard who was in the news yesterday and would love to make his mark against his former club. Didier Drogba is rested ahead of the Champions League semi-final against Barcelona while Michael Mancienne comes in at left-back.

  • Team Stats

    West Ham Stats Chelsea
    35% Possession 65%
    12 Shots 23
    5 Shots on target 5
    2 Saves 3
    3 Corners 5
    12 Fouls 9
    3 Offsides 0
    1 Yellow cards 0
    0 Red cards 0
    19 Tackles 20
    233 Accurate passes 502
    44 Bad passes 89

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • West Ham
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Robert Green 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0
      2 Lucas Neill 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 5
      15 Matthew Upson 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 4 3
      30 James Tomkins 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 18 0 2
      3 Hérita N'Kongolo Ilunga 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 23 9 1
      46 Junior Stanislas 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 31 13 2
      13 Luis Boa Morte 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 11 0 3
      7 Kieron Dyer 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 16 0 0
      16 Mark Noble 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 35 5 1
      32 David Di Michele 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 14 1 1
      25 Diego Tristán 0 2 1 0 2 2 0 20 2 0
      18 Jonathan Spector 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      14 Radoslav Kovac 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 4 0
      10 Savio Nsereko 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1
      33 Freddie Sears 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9 4 0
      5 Walter Lopez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      24 Jan Lastuvka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      35 Josh Payne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Chelsea
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Petr Cech 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
      35 Juliano Belletti 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 52 3 5
      17 José Bosingwa 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 35 18 0
      26 John Terry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 4 1
      2 Branislav Ivanovic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 1 1
      42 Michael Mancienne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 0 1
      15 Florent Malouda 0 6 1 2 3 0 0 46 16 0
      12 John Obi Mikel 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 71 15 5
      8 Frank Lampard 0 6 1 1 2 0 1 61 16 3
      21 Salomon Kalou 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 35 2 2
      39 Nicolas Anelka 0 5 2 1 0 0 0 34 4 0
      13 Michael Ballack 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
      11 Didier Drogba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      9 Franco Di Santo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      43 Miroslav Stoch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      5 Michael Essien 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 1
      40 Henrique Hilário 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      3 Ashley Cole 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 10 1

  • Summary

    • 83' There is a moment to lift the boredom!! Lampard smashes a long-range free-kick and Green has to help it behind for a corner!
    • 71' SAVED!!! Mark Noble's shot is stopped brilliantly by Cech, who dives full-stretch to his left to tip the ball behind!!
    • 70' PENALTY WEST HAM!!! Blatant tug back on Ilunga by Kalou and Mike Dean points at the spot! Silly foul.
    • 66' Ashley Cole!! Cuts inside from the left, plays a superb one-two with Kalou and sees his shot graze the crossbar!
    • 59' Lucas Neill! What an unlikely goal that would have been - he tries a delicate lob that just clears the bar and lands on top of the net.
    • 56' Dyer has a crack from 20 yards and Cech spills it... West Ham seize on the rebound but cannot work the ball into a shooting position.
    • 55' GOAL!!! Chelsea lead!! Green dives for and misses a clipped Lampard cross from the left and Kalou controls and stabs the ball into the top-right corner!
    • 47' Great chance for West Ham as Stansilas finds Tristan, but the Spaniard over-elaborates, trying to beat one player too many, and his eventual shot is blocked!
    • 43' OFF THE LINE!!! A West Ham corner is headed on to Tristan who prods it goalwards, but Mikel is there to save Chelsea at the last!
    • 37' Anelka!! Drifts inside from the left and cracks a low shot through Tomkins's legs but the ball races a yard wide.
    • 20' Diego Tristan produces a sublime piece of skill to beat his man and then slides a perfect ball through for Dyer, but the midfielder sends a poor low shot straight at Cech!! West Ham should be in front.
    • 17' Chelsea break quickly with Malouda racing into the box. He drags his left-foot shot just wide of the far post! Opportunities for both sides, now.
    • 16' Neill crosses superbly from the right for Diego Tristan, who has space but his first touch is poor and he cannot get a shot away! A chance, that.
    • - The Premier League title might be an unrealistic target for Chelsea, but they still have plenty to play for at Upton Park. Not least Frank Lampard who was in the news yesterday and would love to make his mark against his former club. Didier Drogba is rested ahead of the Champions League semi-final against Barcelona while Michael Mancienne comes in at left-back.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Mike Dean

  • West Ham

    Manager: Gianfranco Zola

    Captain: Lucas Neill

    Starting line-up

    • R. Green
    • L. Neill
    • J. Tomkins
    • M. Upson
    • H. Ilunga
    • K. Dyer Substitution Out (61′)
    • M. Noble
    • J. Stanislas Yellow Card
    • L. Boa Morte Substitution Out (72′)
    • D. Di Michele Substitution Out (61′)
    • D. Tristan

    Subs

    • J. Spector
    • J. Lastuvka
    • R. Kovac Substitution In61′
    • S. Nsereko Substitution In72′
    • F. Sears Substitution In61′
    • W. Lopez
    • J. Payne

    Injured

    • S. Parker
    • D. Gabbidon
    • D. Ashton
    • C. Cole
    • V. Behrami
    • J. Collison

    Suspended

    None

  • Chelsea

    Manager: Guus Hiddink

    Captain: John Terry

    Starting line-up

    • P. Cech
    • J. Bosingwa Substitution Out (58′)
    • J. Terry
    • B. Ivanovic
    • M. Mancienne Substitution Out (83′)
    • J. Mikel
    • J. Belletti
    • S. Kalou Goal Substitution Out (73′)
    • F. Lampard
    • F. Malouda
    • N. Anelka

    Subs

    • M. Ballack Substitution In83′
    • D. Drogba
    • A. Cole Substitution In58′
    • M. Essien Substitution In73′
    • H. Hilario
    • F. Di Santo
    • M. Stoch

    Injured

    • J. Cole
    • .. Deco
    • P. Ferreira
    • R. Carvalho

    Suspended

    None

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  1. QUARESMA WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM

    From dieudonnedomoraud, on Tue 28 Apr 12:40PM

  2. saved a pentils

    From Dariusz K, on Mon 27 Apr 7:13PM

  3. just 1 goal ??????... /yawn

    =.=

    From zulhafiz_06, on Mon 27 Apr 9:33AM

  4. chelsea is da best!

    From DannY, on Mon 27 Apr 5:25AM

  5. hdhjnxghs

    From HENRIETTA, on Sun 26 Apr 2:05PM

  6. hadzalicosman, are you trying to tell me that west ham­ is tougher than Valencia ???

    From Malcolm C, on Sun 26 Apr 12:39PM

  7. hiddink is the best: newcastle - chelsea 0 - 0­ (scolari) newcastle - chelsea 0 - 2(guus) Chelsea -­ arsenal 1 - 2 (scolari) chelsea 2 - 1 arsenal (guus)­ chelsea - liverpool 0 - 2, 0 - 1 (scolari), chelsea -­ liverpool 3 - 1 and 4 - 4 (hinik), chelsea - west ham 1­ - 1 (scolari) chelsea - west ham 1 - 0 (guus)

    From David Villa, on Sun 26 Apr 12:30PM

  8. that penalty and clean sheet will give cech confidence­ against barcelona meanwhile valdes conceded 2 goals­ against valencia and barcas defence is not strong,for­ chelsea there was no ballack (who starts most of­ chelsea attacks),no drogba (drog the killer) and no­ essien (breaks oponnents attacks) and you can see why­ chelsea was not so dangerous,it was enough to score 1­ against west ham and rest our key players for­ barcelona
    CFC 4 EVER!

    From Osman, on Sun 26 Apr 9:37AM

  9. Cech is the man

    From Osman, on Sun 26 Apr 9:33AM

  10. where is quaresma lost ,chelsea? why dont you keep him­ in game..quaresma is a bullet like ronaldo in manu..

    From wolfhunter_tamu, on Sun 26 Apr 3:47AM

  11. Chelsea where ever you maybe we are the boys from the­ CFC

    Petr Cech get back to your best soon!
    Lampard­ best youve been
    Kalou go away,

    From frankman14, on Sun 26 Apr 1:38AM

  12. petr cech saved da penalty

    From jgnyul, on Sat 25 Apr 9:21PM

  13. petr cech saved da penalty

    From jgnyul, on Sat 25 Apr 9:21PM

  14. CHELSEA LOOK OUT YOUR WEST LONDON NEIGHBOURS ARE AWAKE­ AGAIN ............BRENTFORD DIVISION 2 CHAMPIONS

    From Tony, on Sat 25 Apr 8:55PM

  15. @ h.begum77:
    " handyandyisalways U SPELT BRCELONA­ WRONG SHAME ON U. U­ CANT EVEN SPELL YOUR OWN "­ .
    It is spelt BARÇELONA not BRCELONA !!

    From Tim, on Sat 25 Apr 8:04PM

  16. Barça vs. Chelsea tie can be all over in the first game­ if Chelsea don't improve offensively and­ defensively !!

    From Tim, on Sat 25 Apr 7:56PM

  17. Petr Cechs New Name Is Petr Cech Shot Stopper!

    From Aeman, on Sat 25 Apr 7:50PM

  18. Come on chelsea you can win you are he best team­ eeeeeeeeeeeeeevvvvvvvvvvveeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

    From Emiliya, on Sat 25 Apr 7:45PM

  19. BANE IVANOVIC IS THE BEST......SERBIA....

    From bojan.lazendic, on Sat 25 Apr 7:30PM

  20. handyandyisalways U SPELT BRCELONA WRONG SHAME ON U. U­ CANT EVEN SPELL YOUR OWN
    ?@!£$ING­ NAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    From h.begum77, on Sat 25 Apr 6:46PM
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