Chelsea v West Ham United, 21 December 2020

Score3-0 to Chelsea
RefereeChris Kavanagh
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge
Kick-off: 8.00pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 49 Chelsea won: 26 Drawn: 9 West Ham United won: 14 Chelsea scored: 86 West Ham United scored: 47 West Ham United failed in their attempt to win three consecutive games against Chelsea in the top division for the first time since March 1974.

3 Chelsea

Manager: Frank Lampard

0 West Ham United

Manager: David Moyes

Goals:

Thiago Silva 10 G
Tammy Abraham 78 G
Tammy Abraham 80 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Edouard Mendy
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Thiago Silva
Defender Kurt Zouma
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Mason Mount
Midfielder/Forward Christian Pulisic
Forward Tammy Abraham
Forward Timo Werner

Starting lineup:

Lukasz Fabiański Goalkeeper
Fabián Balbuena Defender
Aaron Cresswell Defender
Angelo Ogbonna Defender
Vladimír Coufal Defender/Midfielder
Declan Rice Defender/Midfielder
Pablo Fornals Midfielder
Mark Noble Midfielder
Tomáš Souček Midfielder
Jarrod Bowen Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Emerson for Ben Chilwell 9
Mateo Kovačić for Jorginho 66
Kai Havertz for Christian Pulisic 84

Substitutions:

Saïd Benrahma for Pablo Fornals 67
Ryan Fredericks for Jarrod Bowen 90

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Emerson
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Midfielder Billy Gilmour
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Forward Olivier Giroud

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Martin
Goalkeeper Darren Randolph
Defender Craig Dawson
Defender Issa Diop
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Fredericks
Defender/Midfielder Ben Johnson
Midfielder Robert Snodgrass
Midfielder/Forward Saïd Benrahma
Midfielder/Forward Andriy Yarmolenko

Comments:

League position: 5th Chelsea avoided losing three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since November 2015. Mason Mount made his 50th appearance in the Premier League; aged 21 years and 346 days, he became the youngest player to reach the milestone for the Blues since John Obi Mikel in 5 May 2008 (21 years and 13 days). Aged 36 years and 90 days, Thiago Silva became Chelsea’s oldest scorer in a game in the Premier League since John Terry versus Watford on 15 May 2017 (36 years and 159 days).

Comments:

League position: 10th West Ham United failed in their attempt to win three consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2018. The Hammers failed to score for the first time in their last 16 games in all competitions. They had now played 79 games in the Premier League on a Monday; more than any other team.

3 Chelsea

Manager: Frank Lampard

Goals:

Thiago Silva 10 G
Tammy Abraham 78 G
Tammy Abraham 80 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Edouard Mendy
Defender Ben Chilwell
Defender Thiago Silva
Defender Kurt Zouma
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Mason Mount
Midfielder/Forward Christian Pulisic
Forward Tammy Abraham
Forward Timo Werner

Substitutions:

Emerson for Ben Chilwell 9
Mateo Kovačić for Jorginho 66
Kai Havertz for Christian Pulisic 84

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Emerson
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Midfielder Billy Gilmour
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Mateo Kovačić
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Forward Olivier Giroud

Comments:

League position: 5th Chelsea avoided losing three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since November 2015. Mason Mount made his 50th appearance in the Premier League; aged 21 years and 346 days, he became the youngest player to reach the milestone for the Blues since John Obi Mikel in 5 May 2008 (21 years and 13 days). Aged 36 years and 90 days, Thiago Silva became Chelsea’s oldest scorer in a game in the Premier League since John Terry versus Watford on 15 May 2017 (36 years and 159 days).

0 West Ham United

Manager: David Moyes

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Lukasz Fabiański Goalkeeper
Fabián Balbuena Defender
Aaron Cresswell Defender
Angelo Ogbonna Defender
Vladimír Coufal Defender/Midfielder
Declan Rice Defender/Midfielder
Pablo Fornals Midfielder
Mark Noble Midfielder
Tomáš Souček Midfielder
Jarrod Bowen Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Saïd Benrahma for Pablo Fornals 67
Ryan Fredericks for Jarrod Bowen 90

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Martin
Goalkeeper Darren Randolph
Defender Craig Dawson
Defender Issa Diop
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Fredericks
Defender/Midfielder Ben Johnson
Midfielder Robert Snodgrass
Midfielder/Forward Saïd Benrahma
Midfielder/Forward Andriy Yarmolenko

Comments:

League position: 10th West Ham United failed in their attempt to win three consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2018. The Hammers failed to score for the first time in their last 16 games in all competitions. They had now played 79 games in the Premier League on a Monday; more than any other team.