Chelsea snatched victory away from West Ham United at Stamford Bridge as Thomas Tuchel’s side came back from behind to secure a crucial 2-1 win in a feisty London derby.
Thomas Tuchel’s side were frustrated in the first-half, as West Ham sat back in their compact shape and did not allow the home side to create many clear-cut chances. Neither side could get a shot on target during the first period.
Despite that, halfway through the second half, West Ham had an unlikely lead. Michail Antonio bundled in a close-range tap-in following a defensive mix-up from Chelsea to give David Moyes’ side the advantage.
Chelsea got back into the game just a quarter of an hour later, as Chilwell, who had come on as a substitute shortly before, poked home an effort from a tight angle from inside the box through the legs of Lukasz Fabianski.
Then, West Ham missed a massive chance to win it, as Maxwel Cornet’s shot came back off the post with four minutes to play.
Unbelievably, Chelsea then went up the other end and found their winner. Chilwell turned into the provider, and his cross was tapped home by Kai Havertz inside the box to surely win it for the home side.
West Ham then struck again a minute later through Cornet, but his finish high into the roof of the net was controversially ruled out by VAR after a foul on Edouard Mendy by Jarrod Bowen in the build-up.