Chelsea FC in the Premier League won the derby against West Ham United 2-1 on Monday evening (03.02.2025) and climbs on a Champions League rank.
Jarrod Bowen gave the guests from the east of London in the 42nd minute. Pedro Neto scored the equalizer (64th) after the break, ten minutes later Chelsea had completely turned the game: Aaron Wan-Bissaka falsified a shot from Cole Palmer from an acute angle, the ball lowered himself for hammers keeper alphonse area In the long corner (74th).
The “blues” climbed to fourth place with the victory, which would entitle the Champions League at the end of the season, and overtook the master Manchester City, who had been 1: 5 at FC Arsenal on Sunday. In the previous game before, Chelsea had lost against the “Skyblues” (1: 3).
The “Hammers”, in which the German striker Niclas Füllkrug continues to fail because of a thigh injury, slipped to 15th place.
Potter return to the Stamford Bridge
The game was something special for West Ham’s coach Graham Potter. The Brit had stood on the sidelines of Chelsea for seven months between 2022 and 2023. In addition, Potter had played as a player together with Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca near West Brom in the late 1990s.