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Half Time here at Stamford Bridge: Chelsea 1-0 West Ham



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Chelsea are unbeaten in 11 home Premier League games against West Ham (W8 D3), since a 2-3 defeat in September 2002.
West Ham last did the league double over Chelsea in the 2002-03 campaign – a season in which they were relegated.
The Blues haven’t lost back-to-back home Premier League London derbies since 1999, when they lost 0-1 against West Ham in the March, before Kanu’s hat-trick saw Arsenal triumph 3-2 in the October.
West Ham have lost each of their last three Premier League away games, last losing four in a row back in September 2016.
Alvaro Morata has scored in his last two games for Chelsea in all competitions – he’s not yet scored in three in a row for the Blues, last doing so at club level with Real Madrid in April 2017.
David Moyes has won none of his 14 away Premier League games against Chelsea, drawing six and losing eight.
Marko Arnautovic – who scored West Ham’s winner in the reverse fixture – has scored nine Premier League goals this season. The last West Ham player to reach double figures in the competition was Diafra Sakho in 2014-15 (10). GOAL! CHELSEA 1-0 WEST HAM (Azpilicueta, 36)
45: A break in play as Moses is on the floor after colliding with Masuaku. Azpilicueta is chatting with referee Kevin Friend about the incident, but no cards are shown.
42: A fizzing cross into the area from Alonso there as Chelsea push for a second, but his bullet delivery again evades the head of Morata and goes wide.
40: Close again for Chelsea as Moses delivers another fine cross into the area, but Morata leaps at it too early and it flies over his head.
A poor, poor goal for West Ham to concede but Chelsea are deservedly ahead.
It comes from a short corner as Moses lofts the ball towards the back post, where Morata is waiting to head down into the middle of a huge gap of space in front of goal.
Arnautovic slices his leg towards the ball to try and clear, but Azpilicueta is there to latch onto it and tap home from inside the six yard box.
35: SAVE!! A brilliant save from Hart and it is more sensational passing football from Chelsea.
Fabregas picks out Hazard who in turn plays a one-two with Morata before picking out Willian. It's the Brazilian who tries to chip home, but Hart is off his line to make a save at close range.
34: Just over ten minutes until half-time, and Chelsea will certainly feel aggrieved to not take a lead into the break after their first half performance.
West Ham have offered little in the way of a return and certainly nothing in the last 20 minutes or so.
31: SHOT! Chelsea have a corner and take it short as Moses picks out Willian at the top of the area.
The Brazilian is free to set up his shot and tries his luck, but his effort just skims past the post.
29: CLOSE!! So close to the real opener for Chelsea and open up West Ham with some superb passing play.
It's a one-two between Hazard and Fabregas that allows the Belgian to get around the Hammers defence before knocking the ball across for Morata.
The Spaniard then tries to back heel the ball home, but it just skims past the back post by a whisker.
27: Chelsea have seen 63% of the possession so far in the first half, and have certainly tested Hart much more than the action at the other end.
But can they make it count before the break?
25: OFFSIDE!! Chelsea have the ball in the back of the net, but it doesn;t count as Morata is flagged for offside.
It's the potent combination of Hazard and Morata that combine, with the latter laying the ball off for his team-mate before making a run into the box, and receiving the ball back from the Belgian.
He has the goal at his mercy and scores, but the offside flag is correctly raised.
23: Free kick to West Ham as Joao Mario tumbles over with Moses, with Kevin Friend handing him the advantage although little is made from it.
21: CLOSE! Not a bad effort from Willian as he strikes from just inside the box, but his effort comes off the back of Cresswell to give Chelsea their first corner.
Willian delivers, but West Ham manage to clear.
20: Another scooped ball into the area from Chelsea as Fabregas tries to pick out Hazard at the back post from the top right corner, but it runs well wide.
17: CLOSE! At the other end this time as Willian makes a superb run down the right of the area after latching onto a loose past from West Ham and slides in a cross that is destined for Morata at the near post.
However, Ogbonna is there to clear ahead of the striker but the Chelsea man does well to keep it in as he chases after the ball, cutting it back into the area, but once again Ogbonna is there to hammer the ball to away.
14: CHANCE! Not bad from Arnautovic as he shows off some superb movement to get onto the end of Kouyate's diagonal delivery into the area.
All it potentially needs is a scoop home, but the striker is muscled out by Rudiger and Azpilicueta as the Hammers have another corner which Chelsea are able to clear this time.
12: Free kick to West Ham as Fabregas catches Zabaleta on the bottom of the foot. Joao Mario delivers but it flies over the area and out of play on the right touchline.
Not his best delivery I would think.
10: Not a bad delivery into the area from Fabregas as he scoops the ball in from the top of the box, but Zabaleta is there to easily head away ahead of Hazard.
Azpilicueta then tries something similar, but it pings over the heads of everyone in the box before going wide.
Azpilicueta then tries something similar, but it pings over the heads of everyone in the box before going wide.
8: The corner is delivered for West Ham and Courtois looks to have made a shaky clearance, but Kevin Friend blows his whistle for a foul as Rice backs into the Chelsea goalkeeper.
As the clock switches to eight, there is a round of applause from around the ground once again for Ray Wilkins.
7: David Moyes is already hollering instructions at his team from the dugout after a strong start from Chelsea but they seem to have worked as West Ham pile forward.
A cross into the area from Masuaku on the left nearly meets Arnautovic at the near post, but some good defending from Cahill sees the ball behind for a corner.
5: CLOSE!! What a start that would've been for Chelsea. Hazard does superbly well to dance past a number of West Ham midfielders and defenders before trying his luck from the top left corner of the box, and it's a good hit.
However, it's not quite there as the ball whistles past the post.

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