well this is the kind of match every football fan looks forward to a lot on the line and the
likelihood of attention-packed occasion it's west ham united they take on chelsea next on ea tv live
and a warm welcome from one of the newer venues here in the football mad capital of england
we're at the london stadium i'm derek ray joined by lee dixon in the commentary
position and looking forward to bringing you action from the premier league coming right up
it's west ham united taking on chelsea hi derek thank you well both managers will be
reminding their players how important it is to start off the game really quickly really attack
the opposition put them on the back foot see what comes of that hopefully we get a good game
well you really have to have plenty of imagination when you come face to face
with this watertight chelsea defense best record on the legally well they've been so solid at the
back derrick whether it's in front of their own fans or away from home it comes down to
communication in my day i always had tony adams david seaman yelling in my ear keeping me in
line hopefully for the neutral they concede first that should open up the game a little
more
and the starting lineup for west ham united the experience lukasz fabianski
stands between the posts angelo obonna plays with issa joff in central defence
and they line up with just the one striker looking to do a bit of damage and a look at
the chelsea starting 11. thiago silva plays with court zuma in central defense mateo kovacic starts
with angola conte in the center of the park and inner targets the very pacey team over now
we're ready for what we hope will be a tremendous match and it's west ham united with a kickoff
suck
well you tend to know what you're going to get with regard to the hosts they are aside set up
to sit back and then counter at pace lee is that what you're anticipating seeing yes derek it
makes sense to me to utilize their strengths which is a strong defense and pace up front
a team pushing on normally it looked as though he was going to score but last ditch defending
is something you know about lee yeah he was hassled he made him hurry shot and it's close
for nails i believe there's been a girl in the leicester city game let's hear about it from
alan macadamia it's a goal from manchester united
nine minutes played one nil alan macanally with his finger on the pulse
not to be advised giving the ball away in that position
now let's see about the cross and the danger still on
outside close one
verna
intercepting it intelligently
applying vigorous pressure and both hands on it good goalkeeping
i believe there's been a girl on the aston villa match let's hear about that goal from
alan mcadaley it's a goal for liverpool 17 minutes played one nil thank you alan macanally
chelsea did more than enough in their win against aston villa what's in store for them
today lee well derek winning away from home and a clean sheet one nil can't get much better than
that could be a different proposition today though lot tougher i'm going for a draw conte
verna and return to kante
oh commanding goalkeeping and a corner coming up for chelsea can they make good use of it
played into the center of the box and strongly fisted away
for certainly allowing their opponents to come on to them
pulisic not a very good challenge and he skips past his man aspiely
just knocking it around looking to carve out a chance well getting in the way superb save
over it comes
well the attack finally comes to nothing and the keeper has it
a news of a goal going in at carroll road alan mcadaley it's a goal for norwich city
it's been scored by teemu pookie was a cross or was it a shot he'll claim it was a shot
but a looping ball into the box finds its way into the back of the net 33 minutes playing 1-1
thanks very much as always alan slip short passing he's very adept at protecting the ball
so a throw into chelsea
chelsea possession stats have been really good over the last 15 minutes can they keep that
pressure on and get the goal their play deserves they just need to be a little bit more clinical
he takes aim but it can't get through
possession given away unfortunately
jared bowen
this is thiago silva and the referee brings the first half to an end chelsea find themselves
on terms at the break everything up for grabs in the second half lee
well it's been close hasn't it we knew before the game that this defense gives nothing away
so tight so focused the two teams have switched around and are ready now for the second half
rhys james a news of a goal coming through from the etihad stadium alan mcinally has the details
it's a goal for arsenal 48 minutes played one nil regular updates from alan mcinally along the way
given away by chelsea
and we have more live premier league action coming up for you soon on ea tv it's west ham
united facing aston villa yeah atmospheres make games derek and that should be an absolute belter
time just challenged magnificently this might be ideal for the counter
aaron creswell
still on level terms moving the ball nicely well it's a poor tackle it might be
and up for grabs off the keeper and the keeper has custody of the ball but just a few seconds
beforehand he had a big save to make well keep hold of it other breather because that first save
deserves us all to look at him and clap and the goal has been scored at the king power stadium
alan mcadaley will reveal all it's the second goal for leicester city
61 minutes please 2-2 thank you alan mcinally and chelsea looking dangerous
my goodness that's same funny stretched he was one for his own highlights reel
substitution time as is here and firing it into the area the keeper was up to the task
well it's a decent effort but it's a real opportunity goes begging there
well derek surely it's a matter of time before they score chance after chance after chance
for doing everything right apart from putting the ball in the net and a throw in forthcoming
and a friendly reminder that we have more action from the premier league coming up
it's chelsea facing southampton yeah game after game the season is relentless but players just
love to play give them a game any day of the week oh a save right out of the top drawer super stock
and he's fired over the corner well not the greatest header but a stupid
defending
noble really effective shielding under pressure and chelsea regaining possession
corte pulisic marcus alonso i'll keeper getting both gloves on the ball
lingard ryan fredericks
and they push ahead in the closing stages
struggling to keep the ball and a goal has gone in at st james's park who has
scored it alan mcadaley it's a second goal for newcastle united eight minutes remain
two-nil adam macanally with his finger on the pulse
now the attack promising as it was scuppered there read it well
pulls it back well body in the way
chelsea have won themselves a corner now what can they do with it
now they have elected to go to the bench at this stage of the game
and now the delivery
aspie liquetta now alonso and crossed in there and he took care of it defensively
we have entered the final minute of normal time
so two minutes of stoppage time to be added on possession given away unfortunately
well there goes the final whistle it was back and forth all the way but the two teams
cannot be divided a point a piece lee what did you think of chelsea's performance well derek tight as
you like well there was some good stuff out there to be honest both teams had the chances but no
one seemed to have that final bit of quality in front of goal a decent nil nilla though i thought
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