Chelsea maintained their leadership in The Premier League after a 2-1 away victory in the derby against West Ham United. With the 3 points, The Blues collected 66 points after 27 rounds and are 10 points above Tottenham Hotspur and 11 up from Manchester City, but The Citizens have played one match less.
The Hammers controlled the pace of the game until the Chelsea’s first goal of the match. In the 25th minute, West Ham United’s player lost the ball in the Blues’ half and the Antonio Conte’s players organized a fast counter attack. Kante passed the ball to Eden Hazard, who made a great one-two pass with Pedro and the Belgian winger appeared to be one-on-one with the goalkeeper Darren Randolph. Eden Hazard had no problems to find the net, showing a great speed and technique.
Just 5 minutes after the start of the second half, The Blues take advantage of Winston Reid’s error in the marking, which allowed Diego Costa to score from a close range after a corner kick. That was the Spaniard’s 17th goal in The Premier League this season.
However, West Ham United didn’t gave up from trying to score until the very last minute of the game. The Slaven Bilic’s players were close to find the net in the 62nd minute, but Snodgrass’ header shot went above the goal. Eventually, Manuel Lanzini managed to score in the added time after a good pass by Andre Ayew, but that wasn’t enough for The Hammers to leave with at least a point. They are now lying in the 11th position of the standings after 27 matches.
In conclusion, if Chelsea keep going like that, The Blues will hardly miss the opportunity to win the title. The Antonio Conte’s players have only lost once in their last 21 competitive games. Moreover, there are only 11 rounds until the end of the campaign and the gap will hardly be melted by some of the rivals.
