Chelsea winger Christian Pulisic scored in the 90th minute to help the Blues beat West Ham 1-0, and boost their hopes of finishing in top four.
Chelsea winger Christian Pulisic was on target for the Blues as he grabbed a late winner in the 90th minute to boost their hopes of finishing in the top four of the Premier League.
Elsewhere, West Ham who were beaten 0-1, had themselves been hoping to finish in the Champions League places, after a good start to the season, but their form has tailed off in recent weeks.
Pulisic duly dispatched a cross from Marcos Alonso to inflict a 1-0 defeat on West Ham who were reduced to 10 men after Craig Dawson saw a red card for denying Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku a goal-scoring chance.
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After scoring the winning goal, Pulisic sent the Stamford Bridge into a celebratory mood and helped Chelsea move five points clear of fourth-placed Arsenal, who have played a game more than the Blues.
Pulisic, who entered as part of a triple substitution by Chelsea in the 76th minute, converted a cross from Marcos Alonso with a first-time finish off his left foot into the bottom corner at Stamford Bridge.
That goal spared the blushes of Jorginho, who struck a tame penalty at West Ham goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianksi in the 87th minute after his trademark hop-and-skip run-up. Craig Dawson brought down Romelu Lukaku for the penalty and was shown a red card after VAR looked at the incident to check there was contact in the area.
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West Ham rested key players like Declan Rice and Michail Antonio ahead of its appearance in the Europa League semifinals on Thursday.
With inputs from PTI
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