• Date: Wed 18 April 2007
  • Venue: Upton Park
  • Ref: Dean, M
  • Attendance: 34,966
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Chelsea

Chelsea

Wright-Phillips (31)

Wright-Phillips (36)

Kalou (52)

Drogba (62)

West Ham United vs Chelsea

Team Lineups

West Ham United

Robert Green
James Collins
Jonathan Spector
Lucas Neill
George McCartney
Nigel Reo-Coker (Hayden Mullins, 76)
Mark Noble
Yossi Benayoun
Carlos Tevez (Blanco Gonzalez Kepa, 83)
Luis Boa Morte
Bobby Zamora (Carlton Cole, 72)

Chelsea

Petr Cech
John Terry
Ricardo Carvalho
Wayne Bridge
Frank Lampard (Michael Ballack, 78)
Lassana Diarra, L (Paulo Ferreira, 46)
John Obi Mikel
Shaun Wright-Phillips
Michael Essien
Salomon Kalou
Didier Drogba (Joe Cole, 67)


Live Text Commentary
Full time
 

It's full time. Chelsea win 4-1, helped by Shaun Wright-Phillips brace in a classy performance.

88

West Ham look a beaten team. They have been undone by a Chelsea team in top form.

85

The Chelsea fans are in full song as they celebrate a certain win.

83
Substitution
 

Kepa comes on for Carlos Tevez for West Ham.

82
Yellow Card
 

George McCartney is shown yellow for a foul on Renato Paulo Ferreira.

80

Joe Cole fires high and wide of the target from the edge of the box.

78
Substitution
 

Michael Ballack replaces Frank Lampard for the visitors.

77
Yellow Card
 

Hayden Mullins is booked for a challenge on John Obi Mikel.

76
Substitution
 

Hayden Mullins comes on for Nigel Reo-Coker.

75

Michael Essien powers a headr over from Renato Paulo Ferreira's cross.

73

James Collins glancing header is just over the crossbar.

71
Substitution
 

Bobby Zamora is repaced by Carlton Cole for West Ham.

68

Yossi Benayoun crosses into the area for West Ham but there are no claret and blue shirts to meet the ball.

66
Substitution
 

Joe Cole replaces goalscorer Didier Drogba for Chelsea.

64

Chelsea are in complete control and look certain to take the three points.

62
Goal
 

Chelsea lead 4-1,. Didier Drogba shows great strength and touch to go past Lucas Neill and then slot past Robert Green.

59

Chelsea are looking to close the game down. West Ham are struggling for possession.

57

Didier Drogba's shot-on-the-turn is inches wide of Robert Green's upright.

54

Didier Drogba fires high of the target from 25 yards.

52
Yellow Card
 

Drogba is booked for over-celebrating the goal.

51
Goal
 

Chelsea lead 3-1. Kalou adds a third, reacting the fastest after Green parries Didier Drogba's close-range effort.

49

Didier Drogba has picked up a knock in a chellenge with James Collins.

47

Bobby Zamora's shot of his shin is comfortably saved by Petr Cech.

46
Substitution
 

Chelsea have made a half-time substitution, Renato Paulo Ferreira replacing Lassana Diarra.

46

Mike Dean gets the second half underway. Will the second 45 minutes live up to the first period?

Half time
 

It's half time. Chelsea lead 2-1 at the break in an entertaining first half.

43

West Ham are pressing forward. Can they level terms before the break?

41

Carlos Tevez is full of running on the right side of midfield for the Hammers.

39

West Ham have not let their heads drop after that goal.

37

James Collins heads into the hands of a grateful Petr Cech.

35
Goal
 

Shaun Wright Phillips grabs his second of the game with a neat right-foot finish from Wayne Bridge's cross.

34
Goal
 

It's 1-1. Carlos Tevez cuts inside before unleashing a right-foot strike that beats Petr Cech.

32

Can West Ham respond to Chelsea's strike?

30
Goal
 

Chelsea lead 1-0. Shaun Wright-Phillips gives the Blues the lead with a low left-foot shot after a great run.

28

West Ham see a penalty appeal for handball turned down.

26

Petr Cech tries to release Salomon Kalou but Lucas Neill is alive to the situation.

24

Didier Drogba performs defensive duties, heading away from Carlos Tevez's corner.

22

Carlos Tevez looks to cross into the area but is unable to beat the first man.

20
Yellow Card
 

Lassana Diarra is shown yellow for dissent.

18

Chelsea have begun to impose themselves on the game.

16

Salomon Kalou is adjudged offside after running onto Didier Drogba's flick-on.

14
Yellow Card
 

Lucas Neill is shown yellow for a challenge on Salomon Kalou.

12
Yellow Card
 

Nigel Reo-Coker goes into the referee's notebook.

11

Robert Green does well to save from Didier Drogba's low shot.

10

James Collins's header from Carlos Tevez's corner loops over the crossbar.

8

Carlos Tevez's centre is pushed away by a stretching Petr Cech.

6

Yossi Benayoun chips the ball into the area but it is just too high for Bobby Zamora.

4

Ricardo Carvalho plays the ball forward for Salomon Kalou but Lucas Neill tidies up.

2

It is a cautious start by both sides.

Kickoff
 

Referee Mike Dean gets what is set to be a cracking clash underway.

Awaiting Kickoff
 

Yossi Benayoun comes in for Lee Bowyer in a number of changes for the home side.

Awaiting Kickoff
 

West Ham will be looking to bounce back from a 3-0 defeat against Sheffield United last time out.

Awaiting Kickoff
 

Didier Drogba shakes of a knock to start the game for Chelsea, but Andriy Shevchenko misses out through injury.