🚨Chelsea back to winning ways, Burnley out of relegation zone with win over Wolves

Christian Pulisic scored a late winner as Chelsea beat 10-man West Ham 1-0 at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon. 

The Blues had been trying to bounce again from the humiliating 4-2 defeat in midweek in opposition to Arsenal however got here up in opposition to a disciplined West Ham aspect that was decided to take a optimistic consequence. 

The match bought off to a gradual begin, with Chelsea controlling a lot of the possession however failing to hassle Lukasz Fabianski within the Hammers’ purpose. 

Thomas Tuchel’s aspect improved within the second half and created way more clear probabilities as they sought to search out the elusive opener. 

It was the guests although who got here near opening the scores when Andriy Yarmolenko beat a defender contained in the field and lashed a shot in direction of the underside proper nook, however Edouard Mendy made an excellent reflex save to disclaim him.

With quarter-hour to go, Timo Werner managed to get to a rebound contained in the field and shot in direction of the left publish, however his sidefooter was blocked by an alert Fabianski. 

The match appeared to be headed for a stalemate with little drama, till Craig Dawson introduced down Romelu Lukaku contained in the field resulting in a penalty. 

The defender was despatched off after a VAR verify, however Jorginho missed the ensuing spot-kick as Fabianski made a simple save. 

it mattered much less although as Pulisic, who was a second-half substitute scored the winner deep in added time.

The victory noticed Tuchel’s males keep away from the ignominy of struggling 4 straight residence defeats for the primary time since September 1978.

They now maintain a five-point lead over Arsenal, in fourth, and have a match at hand over the Gunners. 

In one other match, Burnley recorded three essential factors as they beat Wolves 1-0. 

The victory, courtesy of a Matej Vydra purpose, lifted the Clarets from the relegation spots for the primary time since October 2021, and might be on their strategy to security. 

Elsewhere, Brighton and Southampton performed out an entertaining 2-2 draw.