Chelsea 2-1 West Ham (3rd February 2025) Game Analysis

Chelsea Restored to beat their former manager Graham Potter’s side West Ham United 2-1 with another half strike from replacement Pedro Neto and its own target of Aaron Wan-Bissaka Lift them to fourth place in the Premier League on Monday.

Portugal international João Félix was not in the troop of Chelsea as ESPN sources report that the striker in the process of ending a loan relocation to AC Milan Before the winter transfer window closes.

The result took Chelsea two points over fifth placed Manchester City and Newcastle United in the sixth and within four points from Nottingham Forestwho is third.

Jarrod BowenIn his first match back after a month out with a foot break Levi Colwill Three minutes before the break and fired a left foot shot past Filip Jorgensen in Chelsea’s goal.

The target lived up the game after a messy first half, with Chelsea’s Enzo FernándezAt Cole palmsAt Noni Madueke And Jadon Sancho lacks all good chances.

West Ham -goalkeeper Alphonse Areola Secured West Ham went into the break in the lead as he tilted a rotating palms free kick over the bar three minutes after the opener.

Chelsea -trainer Enzo Maresca, who was recently criticized for not making timely substitutions, sent on Neto to Sancho and Marc Guiu before Nicolas Jackson Seven minutes into the second half and the hosts then brighter off the change.

Portugal Winger Neto caught the 64th minute equalization after clinging to a ricocheted shot from teammate Fernández. After a prolonged check for offside, the target was given.

Palmer created the winner 10 minutes later, with his cross deflected by Wan-Bissaka in his own net to the despair of West Ham Boss Potter as he returned to Stamford Bridge.

It was only the second win for Chelsea in their last eight league matches.

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“It’s huge,” Maresca said. “It was a hard game especially mentally. It’s never easy when teams come here waiting and lean back. You have to be patient. There’s no room you need to move the ball and wait for the right moment.

“In the second half we came back, and overall we deserved to win the game. They were waiting for our mistakes and you can’t get frustrated.”

Chelsea pressed on a third goal with the chances of palm trees and Fernández, but West Ham ended strongly and Jorgensen, chosen in front of erroneously exposed to erroneously postponed Robert Sánchezheld efforts Mohammed Kudus and Constantinos Mavropanos In the dying minutes.

“This victory that came from behind was really important to us. We must be consistent, this is the most important thing,” Neto told Sky Sports.

The result was a disappointment for pots fired in April 2023 after not finding a winning formula after seven months responsible in Chelsea.

The 49-year-old has been at West Ham less than a month of two defeats, a draw and a victory in the league so far, but Bowen has been encouraged by the team’s progress under Potter.

“Performances have been much better since the new manager has come in,” Bowen said. “It’s an exciting time to get back in the troop. Good times for us hopefully.”

West Ham, 15th at 27 points, has now won one of their last 19 league matches at Chelsea, pulling four and losing 14.

On top-four runs, Maresca said, “We are there, and hopefully we can be there until the end.

“To play this kind of game in February, where we are still there is an important statement. It was a good weekend for us in terms of results and we knew today was even better.”