Last updated: 1st December 2007
90 + 3 - ALL OVER: Chelsea secure the win with Joe Cole coming back to haunt his old club.
90 - Added time: There will be added time three and Chelsea look comfortable for the win.
89 - Substitution: Cole makes way for Claude Makelele.
88 - No answer: West Ham do not look like they have an equaliser in them.
86 - Over the top: Ashton blasts over from the free-kick.
85 - Booking: Terry goes in the book for kicking the ball away at a free-kick.
82 - Bubbling Blues: Chelsea are now dominating West Ham, who seem to have lost their game plan.
79 - Substitution: Parker makes way for Jonathan Spector and Etherington is replaced by Ashton.
77 - Chance: Wright-Phillips crosses and Drogba is denied by a fine challenge from Neill.
75 - GOAL!!! Joe Cole coolly rounds Green to fire home after latching on to a flick on from Kalou.
73 - Substitution: Freddie Ljungberg comes on for Solano.
73 - Defender's finish: Terry breaks in and volleys across goal when Drogba was well placed.
70 - Booking: Lampard becomes the seventh player to go in the book for a strong challenge on Boa Morte.
70 - Getting ready: Dean Ashton is getting ready to enter the fray and West Ham clearly fancy three points. It would not be a surprise if they snatched a goal. This game has all the makings of a classic smash and grab.
69 - Piece of magic: It looks as though Chelsea are going to require something special from one of their stars to break the deadlock.
65 - Good game: After a disappointing start the game is now very entertaining. Sidwell makes way for Shaun Wright-Phillips.
64 - Great save: Green tips away from Drogba and then bravely gathers at the second attempt.
62 - Boa Morte chance: Boa Morte takes on Terry and gets his shot away, but it is straight at Cudicini.
60 - Communication breakdown: Mikel looks to pass to Joe Cole, but instead pings the ball straight out of play and receives a telling off from Cole.
56 - Strange decision: The ball lobs in to the Chelsea box but Solano, who has acres of space in the six-yard box, decides to duck under the ball rather than attempt a header. It looks as if Solano thought he was going to get clobbered by a challenge from Cudicini but the keeper had stayed on his line.
55 - Booking: Juliano Belletti is booked for bringing down Matthew Etherington. That is three booking each.
53 - Difficult opportunity: Sidwell breaks well off the back of Hayden Mullins and sets up Joe Cole, but the England midfielder can't quite get over a difficult volley.
51 - End to end: Both sides are attacking well and seem to be looking for the knock-out blow as Lampard blasts wide from 30 yards.
49 - Improved performance: Cole is fed in down the right and wins a corner, but West Ham clear. Chelsea are already looking a lot better than their first half showing.
47 - Great chance: Bridge sneaks in down the left and sets up Steve Sidwell, but Upson throws his body at the goal-bound effort and blocks excellently.
46 - We're back: Chelsea get us going. Will they be able to break down West Ham's resolute defence. If they keep jabbing away a chance will surely come.
45 + 1 - HALF-TIME: The first 45 minutes ends. Solano's lob was the best chance of the first half, which was otherwise only memorable for a combined total of five bookings. Chelsea are frustrated.
45 - Added time: There will be one minute added time.
45 - Booking: Boa Morte goes in the book. It looks a fair challenge on Mikel, but referee Webb has clearly had enough of the Portuguese forward's persistent rough and tumble.
44 - Chance: Joe Cole breaks down the right and crosses, but Drogba opts to dummy the ball when well placed.
43 - More frustration: Drogba loses the ball to Gabbidon, who is matching him muscle for muscle, and looks helplessly towards referee Webb.
41 - Booking: Salomon Kalou sees yellow for a scything challenge on Boa Morte. Pure frustration.
40 - Ole football: The West Ham faithful are greeting every touch with cheers as their team enjoy a period of keep ball.
37 - Booking: John Obi Mikel receives a yellow card for a rash challenge on Parker. A few tempers are becoming evident.
34 - Booking: Solano harshly goes in the book for a weak tackle on Kalou. He has paid the price fir his team-mates fouls.
33 - Word from the touch-line: Apparently Drogba is complaining that one of the West Ham fans behind the goal Chelsea are attacking is shining a laser in his eyes.
32 - Great chance: Solano sneaks inside Wayne Bridge, who has gone to sleep in the style of his performance for England against Croatia, but the Peruvian's attempted lob of Cudicini drifts just over the bar.
30 - Chance: Chelsea break down the left and Salomon Kalou crosses for Drogba, but the ball won't drop for the Ivorian as he is well marshalled by Danny Gabbidon.
27 - Corner: Drogba shows excellent endeavour to win a corner against Neill, but Green comfortably gathers Lampard's kick.
22 - Argy bargy: Cudicini fumbles and Boa Morte has a poke at the loose ball as the Italian's arms are flailing. John Terry is not impressed and comes charging in to grab Boa Morte by the scruff of his neck. Terry seems to have a habit of always being involved in incidents like that.
20 - Hammer time: West Ham are now offering more of an attacking threat and it appears that they had been instructed to keep it tight for the first 15 minutes.
19 - Harsh call: Carlton Cole thinks he is in on goal, but the West Ham forward is wrongly adjudged offside.
17 - West Ham free-kick: The Hammers have a free-kick wide on the left, but Nolberto Solano disappointingly curls the ball straight into the hands of Chelsea shot-stopper Carlo Cudicini.
15 - On top: With 15 minutes on the clock Chelsea are dominating, but there is a feeling about the game that the Blues are going to have to be patient to breakdown West Ham as Green has yet to make a save.
13 - No way through: Alex has a pop this time, but his free-kick also strikes the wall. West Ham could soon be punished if they keep giving away dangerous free-kicks.
12- Another free-kick: Upson gives away a clumsy foul on Drogba 35 yards from goal.
11 - Lucky boy: Matthew Upson crunches Joe Cole and is fortunate not to go in the book.
7- Bright start: West Ham have started well and are pressing Chelsea well, but Drogba finds some space down the left and cuts in to unleash a curling effort which drifts just wide of West Ham goalkeeper Robert Green's far post. The Blues striker looks intent on continuing his recent run of fine form.
6 - Final warning: Boa Morte receives a ticking off from referee Howard Webb for another clumsy challenge. Expect the Hammers man to go in the book after his next offence.
5 - West Ham attack: The hammers have a prolonged period of possession, but the attack breaks down as Lucas Neill loses control of the ball, much to the delight of the Stamford Bridge faithful and the annoyance of the Australian.
3 - No chance: Lampard balloons his effort straight into the face of Scott Parker, who is playing against one of his former teams, in the West Ham wall.
2 - Free-kick: Chelsea have a free-kick 35 yards from goal and Lampard and Alex are stood over the ball.
1- Solid start: Luis Boa Morte, who is playing in an advanced position goes flying in to Frank Lampard and receives a lingering glare from the Chelsea midfielder.
Kick-off: West Ham get us going. Will they be able to cause a major upset and break Chelsea's impressive Stamford Bridge record?
West Ham team: Green, Neill, Gabbidon, Upson, McCartney, Solano, Parker, Mullins, Etherington, Boa Morte, Cole. Subs: Wright, Ljungberg, Ashton, Spector, Collins.
Chelsea team: Cudicini, Belletti, Alex, Terry, Bridge, Sidwell, Obi, Lampard, Kalou, Drogba, Joe Cole. Subs: Hilario, Makelele, Shevchenko, Ben-Haim, Wright-Phillips.
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| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 7 | 17 |
| 3 | Hull City | 7 | 14 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 7 | 13 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 7 | 13 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 7 | 12 |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 7 | 12 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 6 | 11 |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 | 10 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 7 | 10 |
| 11 | Manchester City | 7 | 9 |
| 12 | Middlesbrough | 7 | 9 |
| 13 | Wigan Athletic | 7 | 8 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 7 | 8 |
| 15 | Everton | 7 | 8 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 7 | 7 |
| 17 | Fulham | 6 | 6 |
| 18 | Newcastle United | 7 | 5 |
| 19 | Stoke City | 7 | 4 |
| 20 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 | 2 |