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West Ham v Chelsea LIVE TEXT – Here’s the team

West Ham v Chelsea 

Wednesday October 26th –

Kick-off at 7.45pm. 

The Irons are taking this very seriously with just the two changes –  Darren Randolph  and Aaron Cresswell

Chelsea roll the dice and come up with seven changes. John Terry starts, as Nathaniel Chalobah and Michy Batshuayi also come in.

Guessing a bit but it looks like 3-5-1-1 :  3: Reid, Ogbonna, Kouyate ; Antonio, Noble, Obiang Fernandes,Cresswell;  Payet , Lanzini. Or it could be Antonio up there and Lanzini in midfield. One or the other will be playing as a false centre forward by looks of it.

Teams emerging from tunnel

Antonio at striker  ref Craig Pawson

3/ Early Chelsea pressure and corner – Wilian corner lifted well over top by Terry

5/Payet whips inn free kick – scramble – keeper impeded Chelsea free kick

7/ Magnificent Randolph save as Kante allowed to run through defence

10 Magnificent Payet free kick low into area – Luiz puts over top

11/ GOAL: Kouyate – great Noble cross and fantastic header top corner 1-0

15/ Antonio inches wide after fabulus work from Lanzini and Payet

17/ Hammers attack attack attack – Chesea totally and fully stretched

20/  Chalobah fiercest possible drive – magnificently turned over by Randolph

Antonio making such a difference up front, running, holding up, bringing people in – what a star Michail is anywhere

29 Poor Obiang pass leads to elaborate Chelsea attack which takes them into our area but cleared up at back

30 Antonio sets up Lanzini from close range but he misses wide

 Winston Reid magnificent all night and easily seeing off Batshuayi thus far

37 Dipping in swinging free kick from Dim turned away somehow by Begovic

42/ Obiang drive somehow kept out by keeper

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 26:  Cheikhou Kouyate of West Ham United celebrates scoring his sides first goal during the EFL Cup fourth round match between West Ham United and Chelsea at The London Stadium on October 26, 2016 in London, England.  (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 26: Cheikhou Kouyate of West Ham United celebrates scoring his sides first goal during the EFL Cup fourth round match between West Ham United and Chelsea at The London Stadium on October 26, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

HT 1-0

 

We’re off again with the Hammers pressing forward but no clear chances yet

GOAL 2-0 Payet shot charged down  Fernandes mves forward – edge of box and slams home low into corner

What an incredible moment for the man – second game – debut goal…well done young man

54/ Antonio causing problems whenever he goes forward – ball falls for Noble – inches wide

55/ Chelsea ready to try to “cheat” us – on comes Costa

57 Chelsea free kick 25 yds out – dinked over top and over goal line

Costa’s started goes down feigning one – ref Craig Pawson gives US the free kick LOL

Amazing how much at home the stadium suddenly feels 🙂

65/ Feghouli on Lanzini off

Lanzini still on after 4th official holds up wrong number – Feghouli waits !!!!

It’s Fernandes for Feghouli – well done young man

69/ Chelsea corner – Oskar fires into …..side netting

BUBBLES HAS NEVER BEEN LOUDER

Attendance 47,957

74/ Best Chelsea chance of the night – Costa turns it back for Willian a few yards out but the W man fires well wide across goal

76 Costa falls over the ball chased by Reid and somehow Winston gets a yellow from Craig Pawson – unbelievable

77/ WELSOME BACK ON ANDRE AYEW – ON FOR LANZINI

82/ AYEW JUST INCHES WIDE WITH HEADER FROM PAYET CROSS

85: Costa breaks through but chips wide from close in – phew LOVE IT

We’re into the last minute

Four minutes to goa

Trouble behind our goal – police and stewards in as trouble flares

94:GOAL Costa from scramble but extra time is done WHISTLE Hammers into quarter finals

 

Full time Hammers 2 Chelsea 1

 

About Sean Whetstone

I am Season Ticket Holder in West stand lower at the London Stadium and before that, I used to stand in the Sir Trevor Brooking Lower Row R seat 159 in the Boleyn Ground and in the Eighties I stood on the terraces of the old South Bank. I am a presenter on the West Ham Podcast called MooreThanJustaPodcast.co.uk. A Blogger on WestHamTillIdie.com a member of the West Ham Supporters Advisory Board (SAB), Founder of a Youtube channel called Mr West Ham Football at http://www.youtube.com/MrWestHamFootball, I am also the associate editor here at Claret and Hugh. Life Long singer of bubbles! Come on you Irons! Follow me at @Westhamfootball on twitter

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