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Jacob Steinberg was at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea climb back into top four after comeback win over West Ham
Enzo Maresca spoke to the BBC: “Today was a tough game especially mentally. When West Ham come here and sit back with 10 players behind the ball, it’s not easy, so you have to be mentally strong and you need to be patient.
“We had more than 10 shots in the first half. We had clear chances in the first half but unfortunately, we missed the target. With some changes the game completely changed. Overall we completely deserved to win the game.”
“Robert [Sanchez] needs rest and Filip [Jorgensen] was very good.”
It was a big day in the north, too.
Graham Potter spoke to Sky: “The spirit of the team was fantastic. We gave everything. It was relatively even in terms of chances but we come away with nothing in terms of the result but there was lots to be positive about.
“You look at the second half. They had to make some substitutions, the first goal was a bit of a turning point and we felt it was a foul, you need those things to go your way. We were doing well but we couldn’t quite hang on and we had a real big chance at the end to take a point.
“The second one is a deflection. We have to focus on what we did well and the spirit and performance, our supporters appreciated the performance of the team. The shape of the team was really good. You need a bit of luck, we felt unfortunate with the lead-up to the first goal but it wasn’t to be.”
Jarrod Bowen, the West Ham scorer, spoke to Sky: ““Just disappointed to be leading and lose the game. We left everything out there, we came to a side who are pushing for top four, pushing for the title. At the end, we could have nicked a point with Mo. I feel like it was a West Ham performance where we showed a lot of energy. On another day, I think it could have been a different result.
“This is my first game with the new manager but since I have been watching, the crowd are back on their feet and it has been great to see. To be back tonight I was really happy and pleased to score a goal but disappointed with the result.”
Chelsea forward Pedro Neto spoke to Sky: “This victory coming from behind was really important for us. We have to be consistent, this is the most important thing.”
“We are a big club. When you win you are the best and when you lose you are the worst so it is about being consistent and showing what we can do. To win trophies, you have to know how to suffer. We are here to suffer and do our best and to finish in the top places.”
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Marc Guiu took a late knock, and there might be concern for Chelsea, short on strikers.
A comeback win, via some fortune. A disputed first goal from Chelsea, and then a deflection from Cole Palmer. Jarrod Bowen scored a great first for the Hammers who ran out of personnel and legs. Not the return Graham Potter would have preferred but plenty of promise. The away fans seem happy enough on the night Andy Irving arrived.
Enzo Maresca, manager of Chelsea, celebrates victory. Photograph: Chris Lee/Chelsea FC/Getty Images
90+6 min: Marvapanos cuts inside one, then another and unleashes….a dribbler….that should be enough.
90+5 min: Bowen and Soucek get in each other’s way as Hammers attempt to build pressure. There was a shot from Danny Ings a minute ago – it would be polite to say he must have lost his bearings.
90+4 min: Oooh, great defending from Tosin, as Bowen plays Kudus in, and the spin and turn open up goal. Tosin reads it.
90+3 min: “Fake news from Jonathan Menezes,” declares Ian Sargeant. “McKnight joined from Celtic but was actually norther Irish. Try Tommy McQueen. Or Tom McAlister.”
90+2 min: Ings has chased and chased since coming on, to little avail. Chelsea have done well in possession, and are doing well when West Ham get hold of it, too.
90+1 min: Richard Hirst: “That Chelsea goal has moved Man Utd back up to the dizzy heights of 13th: does that count as a marginal gain?”
Big Sir Jim will be delighted.
90 min: Here’s the board – seven minutes. Guilherme wants a corner, but Chelsea get a goal-kick. G-Pott is sending his men forward.
89 min: Cole Palmer’s off, and on comes Trevoh Chalobah, homecoming king, and celebrated by the home fans.
87 min: Another young Hammer, Guilherme, is on. For Cresswell, we think. Potter’s playing the kids.
86 min: Jonathan Menezes, a Ray Stewart fan, says: “Oops, joined proceedings late and hadn’t seen you’d mentioned him already. One less than illustrious Scottish Hammer was Alan McKnight (“McKnightmare”). Took over from Phil Parkes in the late 80s and generally had a torrid time in goal in a faltering team.”
85 min: Cole Palmer takes a Wythenshawe moment over a corner – ages, essentially –and West Ham can’t get the ball clear. Chelsea is so much more comfort than before.
83 min: Robert Nease gets in touch: “I have made visual confirmation there is a player wearing #39 with the name Irving for West Ham. Much like Spinal Tap’s musings on Stonehenge, though, nobody knows who he is or what it is he is doing, but his legacy remains…”
82 min: Cucurella, agitating – so agitating – buys a foul from Wan-Bissaka. Chelsea have a nasty habit of conceding late.
80 min: The Hammers changes have robbed them of shape. Chelsea much more comfortable. Perhaps that’s the Andy Irving effect. Jarrod Bowen looks weary, as well he might.
78 min: G-Pott is going attacking: Ings, Kudus and Bowen up top. That opens up space for Chelsea, for whom Cole Palmer is cooking and rattles the foot of the post.
76 min: On Lewis Orford, from our Next Gen series.
West Ham continues to be production line for midfielders and Orford, a lifelong fan, might be the latest to follow Declan Rice, Mark Noble, Frank Lampard, Joe Cole and Michael Carrick. His height reminds of Rice and Carrick though he exhibits a greater turn of pace than either, with a range of passing beyond his years that has made him the Hammers’ Under-18 playmaker. There is something, too, of Lampard in his ability to arrive late on the scene for scoring opportunities. He played at Under-18 level when still qualified for Under-16 and Under-15 level and has dedicated himself to improving his set-piece delivery. The 2022-23 season has already seen him score direct from a corner. John Brewin
October 2023 update The midfielder was involved in the Youth Cup win and was on the bench when West Ham beat FCSB away from home in the Europa Conference League last season.
October 2024 update Yet to make a first-team appearance but was named in nine senior matchday squads last season and captained England Under-18s against Morocco in May. West Ham obviously believe in Orford after offering the midfielder a five-year contract extension in September. “I’ve known Lewis for a long time,” said sporting director and former club captain, Mark Noble. “I’ve watched him train and play as a kid. He’s a fantastic passer of the ball. And what excites me is that he’s still got so much to learn.”
75 min: Andy Irving, the greatest living Scotsman, has seen enough, and takes down Cole Palmer. G-Pott is ready to make his next subs.
Carlos Soler goes off, as does Irving, sweet prince. Danny Ings on, and now it’s Lewis Orford, the teenager.
Chelsea pressure now, and the crowd gasp in expectance/expectancy/expectation when the ball falls to Palmer, and he hits it. It’s blocked, and cleared. Fernandez puts it back in and Palmer, after Cucurella’s knock-back, smashes the ball in off Wan-Bissaka and in. That was a cross.
The ball loops up off Aaron Wan-Bissaka following Cole Palmer’s cross. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images
Palmer gets the plaudits. Photograph: Neil Hall/EPA
72 min: Two Hammers changes: off go Coufal and Emerson, and on come Mavrapanos and Ollie Scarles.
71 min: A right old rollicking London derby now, and both teams look capable of winning it. That Bowen foul was outside the passage of play according to the officials.
70 min: Kudus heads against the post….ooh, offside.
68 min: Spin and turn from Kudus forces a corner.
66 min: It took three minutes to come up with the goal award. Bowen was fouled at the start of that move but was it too long before? Fernandez is booked for a foul in the same player. Palmer is booked for dissent now.
Was Bowen fouled? Chelsea go up the end and score. Neto’s ball in, Cucurella keeps the ball in, and Neto runs back in to slot. Was Cucurella offside? Guiu’s touch seems to play him off. Long VAR delay…
Chelsea’s Portuguese midfielder Pedro Neto (R) scores their first goal. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images
Neto celebrates. Photograph: Chris Lee/Chelsea FC/Getty Images
63 min: Chelsea probing, the Hammers sat deep. Bowen is sent away and wants a foul by Colwill. He had a case.
61 min: That change has put Neto on the right. Nkunku will come in from the left. Willian is pictured in the stand.
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