Match ends, West Ham United 0, Chelsea 0.
West Ham 0-0 Chelsea: Maurizio Sarri's side drop points in London derby
By Phil McNulty
Chief football writer at London Stadium
- From the section Premier League
Chelsea dropped their first Premier League points after a frustrating London derby at West Ham.
The visitors enjoyed 71% of possession at London Stadium, but failed to score for the first time this season.
Despite seeing little of the ball, West Ham had the best chance to win it as Robert Snodgrass picked out the unmarked Andriy Yarmolenko on 78 minutes, but the Ukrainian sent his header wide.
Second-half substitute Alvaro Morata almost made an instant impact for Chelsea, but he was unable to steer the ball past Lukasz Fabianski from close range, as the Blues missed their chance to keep pace with league leaders Liverpool.
Maurizio Sarri's men remain third after Manchester City won on Saturday, while Manuel Pellegrini's Hammers side stay in 17th.
Chelsea missing the magic touch
Eden Hazard has been in magnificent form for Chelsea this season, exemplified by the superb hat-trick that inspired victory after they fell behind to Cardiff City at Stamford Bridge.
On Sunday, the brilliant Belgian was kept in check by West Ham and consequently the Blues' threat was hugely reduced, with winger Pedro injured and striker Olivier Giroud on the periphery.
Chelsea's best chance fell to the feet of substitute Morata after he replaced Giroud in the 65th minute, but he was thwarted by the bravery of Fabianski.
It summed up the visitors' frustration as their 100% winning start came to an end in a performance that was flat and lacking in energy, perhaps understandable after Thursday's trip to Greece to face PAOK in the Europa League.
Ross Barkley almost snatched it late on with a long-range effort that brought another excellent save low to his left from Fabianski, but this was not a Chelsea display that deserved three points.
The Blues remain undefeated under Sarri in competitive action and, despite the dropped points here, this still represents a satisfactory start for the Italian.
More to follow.
Line-ups
West Ham
- 1Fabianski
- 5Zabaleta
- 23Diop
- 4Balbuena
- 26Masuaku
- 16NobleSubstituted forC Sánchezat 85'minutes
- 41Rice
- 14Obiang
- 20Yarmolenko
- 30AntonioSubstituted forPérezat 65'minutes
- 8Felipe AndersonBooked at 52minsSubstituted forSnodgrassat 74'minutesBooked at 90mins
Substitutes
- 3Cresswell
- 11Snodgrass
- 13Adrián
- 15C Sánchez
- 21Ogbonna
- 24Fredericks
- 27Pérez
Chelsea
- 1Arrizabalaga
- 28Azpilicueta
- 2RüdigerSubstituted forCahillat 69'minutes
- 30David Luiz
- 3Alonso
- 7KantéBooked at 50mins
- 5Jorginho
- 17KovacicSubstituted forBarkleyat 79'minutes
- 22Willian
- 18GiroudSubstituted forMorataat 65'minutes
- 10E Hazard
Substitutes
- 4Fàbregas
- 8Barkley
- 13Caballero
- 15Moses
- 21Zappacosta
- 24Cahill
- 29Morata
- Referee:
- Mike Dean
- Attendance:
- 56,875
Match Stats
Home TeamWest HamAway TeamChelsea
- Possession
- Home28%
- Away72%
- Shots
- Home6
- Away17
- Shots on Target
- Home1
- Away6
- Corners
- Home1
- Away8
- Fouls
- Home11
- Away9
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, West Ham United 0, Chelsea 0.
Booking
Robert Snodgrass (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Willian (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Robert Snodgrass (West Ham United).
Attempt blocked. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Jorginho.
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Lukasz Fabianski.
Attempt saved. Ross Barkley (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eden Hazard.
Offside, Chelsea. Eden Hazard tries a through ball, but N'Golo Kanté is caught offside.
Ross Barkley (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Lucas Pérez (West Ham United).
Offside, West Ham United. Lucas Pérez tries a through ball, but Pedro Obiang is caught offside.
Hand ball by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
Substitution
Substitution, West Ham United. Carlos Sánchez replaces Mark Noble.
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Pablo Zabaleta.
Attempt missed. N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Willian.
Offside, Chelsea. Jorginho tries a through ball, but Willian is caught offside.
N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Arthur Masuaku (West Ham United).
Substitution
Substitution, Chelsea. Ross Barkley replaces Mateo Kovacic.
Attempt missed. Andriy Yarmolenko (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Snodgrass with a cross.
Attempt saved. David Luiz (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Mark Noble (West Ham United).
Substitution
Substitution, West Ham United. Robert Snodgrass replaces Felipe Anderson.
Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).
Pedro Obiang (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Pablo Zabaleta.
Attempt blocked. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by César Azpilicueta with a cross.
Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Mark Noble (West Ham United).
Substitution
Substitution, Chelsea. Gary Cahill replaces Antonio Rüdiger because of an injury.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Lukasz Fabianski (West Ham United) because of an injury.
Attempt saved. Álvaro Morata (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Luiz.
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Issa Diop.
David Luiz (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Lucas Pérez (West Ham United).
Substitution
Substitution, West Ham United. Lucas Pérez replaces Michail Antonio.
Substitution
Substitution, Chelsea. Álvaro Morata replaces Olivier Giroud.
