Chelsea climbing back to the top four after comeback -Sejr over West Ham | Premier League

Graham Potter knows nothing but disappointment over Stamford Bridge. Back in the club, which fired him after less than seven painful months responsible, Potter endured Chelsea and denied his new team with two fragile goals in a tight second half. West Ham, who played well and edged in front when Jarrod Bowen punished a mistake from Levi Colwill, had the lean comfort of knowing that they had given rivals with greater resources a scared.

This was not convincing from Chelsea, though they got up into the top four thanks to an equalization from the excellent Pedro Neto and a Cole Palmer-inspired own goal from Aaron Wan-Bissaka. Enzo Maresca’s team was pale in long spell, and irritation rose before a sudden wave overwhelmed an injury -hit West Ham, who still called for sufficient efforts to gather and almost force an equalization when Tosin Adarabioyo averted Mohammed Kudus for extra time.

“I was very happy because tonight I am considering the toughest game mentally,” said Maresca, who was surprised to hear that this was the first time since 2013 that Chelsea had won a home game after drawing at half time. “You have to be patient. We admitted from our mistakes. That’s when you need to be mentally strong. The second half we found more space and the guys from the bench were very good. “

Maybe the closure of the transfer window will restore calm to Chelsea and quiet noise around their team. There has been a strange atmosphere and Deadline Day was rolled on with João Félix flying to Milan, a loan in Offing, and Aston Villa agreed to borrow Axel Disasi for the rest of the season. West Ham, meanwhile, was left by counting the cost of two years of breaking down recruitment.

Visitors had a sad feeling with Lucas Paquetá and Edson Álvarez, who joined the wounded quota and Evan Ferguson, who was not registered after signing up for loans from Brighton. There were two full backs in their back three, two goalies on a light bench and a first start in the midfield of Andy Irving, a 24-year-old scotted signed without fanfare from SK Austria Klagenfurt last year.

West Ham still impressed. There were signs that Potter’s ideas took hold and a 3-4-2-1 system limited Chelsea. Their best opening came from a counter -attack that ended up with Noni Madueke shooting narrowly.

Chelsea strained to raise the pace with palm trees heavily marked. Marc Cucurella missed out with a free header, Enzo Fernández pulled a shot wide, Jadon Sancho curled over and there was concern as Nicolas Jackson went down and grabbed his hamstring.

West Ham – Map To Fire Power with Michail Antonio, Crysencio Summerville and Niclas Füllkrug Missing – grew in confidence. Kudus threatened and irving volleyed over. Bowen, which led the line with power and commitment after recovering from a broken foot, had two bites by turning in a corner. Filip Jörgensen denied West Ham’s captain.

Jörgensen had received a huge cheer of fans who were happy to see him replace Robert Sánchez. However, the Swedish goalkeeper was not entirely convincing and wasted an early intersection from Irving. Chelsea, sleepy and vague, asked for trouble.

It wasn’t a surprise as Kudus forced Colwill into a crooked backpass in the 42nd minute. The ball ran to Bowen, who drove clear to caress a nice shot beyond Jörgensen.

Chelsea deserved to be behind. They almost planned through palm trees whose free kick drew a fantastic save from Alphonse Areola, but they needed more intensity in the second half. West Ham had more to offer than a merciless supply of ironic song about Irving from growth.

Maresca soon put Neto on for the ineffective Sancho and introduced Marc Guiu to Jackson, who have gone eight games without goals. Potter, meanwhile, was detained on the touch line. It was left to Bruno Saltor, Chelsea’s temporary coach in a game after Potter’s firing, to complain about Colwill tripping the Bowen in the construction of the equalizer. “We feel it was a mistake in Jarrod,” Potter said. “If we could have lasted longer, we could have maintained something.”

The mood turned when Chelsea leveled. Neto crossed from the right, Cucurella returned the ball and Fernández’s shot was blocked. Neto, hungry and attentive, arrived to score. West him, hoping in vain that one was -Check would rule Guiu had touched the ball before reaching an offside cucurella ready for a siege.

Neto’s dynamics had influence. He was scared hard with Bowen, he won possession before Chelsea went on. The ball came to Palmer, he turned past Vladimir Coufal, and his cross went into Wan-Bissaka.

West Ham brought three inexperienced teens: Luis Guilherme, Oliver Scarles and Lewis Orford. Chelsea was refreshed by the net of 60 million. £ and France tip Christopher Nkunku. Still, there was concern about the state of Jackson’s hamstring and Guiu, who limped down the tunnel full time. Maresca hoped that both forward was fine, but he has work to do.