BREAKING: Werner finally breaks duck to hand Chelsea win at West Ham
Timo Werner gave Chelsea a 1-0 away win over West Ham as Thomas Tuchel’s side took a giant step towards finishing in the top four on Saturday.
The German coach made six changes to the team that drew 0-0 against Brighton on Tuesday night with Michail Antonio, Aaron Cresswell and Declan Rice all missing for West Ham through injury.
Chelsea take the points.#WHUCHE
— West Ham United (@WestHam) April 24, 2021
That's 1⃣6⃣ clean sheets the boss has overseen with the Blues now! 👏 #WHUCHE pic.twitter.com/WsKrawAjLp
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) April 24, 2021
Both struggled to create much in the first half, but Werner gave Chelsea the lead just two minutes from the break, side-footing a finish into the back of the net after being set up by Ben Chilwell down the left.
Werner spurned a golden opportunity to double his, and Chelsea’s, advantage in the second half, sticking a shot on the rebound wide of the post after Mason Mount had a long-range strike saved by Lukasz Fabianski.
FT. Job done! 3 points! Well done, Blues! 💙 pic.twitter.com/DAQPZKvGSO
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) April 24, 2021
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Jesse Lingard came close to equalising with a lobbed effort, but West Ham were reduced to 10 men when VAR was used to send off Fabian Balbuena who followed through on Chilwell after clearing a ball.
This handed a numerical advantage to Chelsea who saw out a win that moves them three points ahead of West Ham in fourth place, edging them closer to Champions League qualification.