Former Chelsea player Emerson Palmieri scored against his former club to earn West Ham a Premier League point and leave their top-four hopes hanging by a thread on Saturday, February 11th, 2023.
The 28-year-old, who spent four years at Stamford Bridge, finished at the far post after Vladimir Coufal’s cross was flicked on by Jarrod Bowen in the 28th minute at the London Stadium for 1-1 draw.
Joao Felix found the net early in the game, a goal created by a maiden Chelsea assist from the impressive Enzo Fernandez.
The Blues continue to stutter under Coach Graham Potter, who has won just five of his 16 top-flight matches since taking charge in September.
Chelsea have taken just seven points out of the last 21 on offer and are well adrift in the race to finish in the top four, despite their heavy spending over the past two transfer windows.
In addition, they are without an away win in the league since October, a run of seven matches which included losses at Potter’s former club Brighton & Hove Albion, Newcastle United and Fulham.
Chelsea fielded a new-look £200m forward line but, despite taking the lead, were once again frustrated and have won just once in seven Premier League matches.
Chelsea, who have dropped 14 points in the last seven top-flight matches, carved out the better chances but could not make them count.
Kai Havertz thought he had doubled the lead only for Chelsea’s celebrations to be cut short by another offside flag, before West Ham equalised through Italy international Emerson’s first Premier League goal.
In a dramatic finish, West Ham thought they had won it in the closing stages when substitute Tomas Soucek scored from close range but it was ruled out for offside – the third disallowed goal of the match.
This was another hugely frustrating day for the Blues manager Graham Potter and Chelsea as strong appeals for an 89th-minute penalty were waved away after Tomas Soucek appeared to handle Conor Gallagher’s shot inside his own box.
In a dramatic finish, West Ham thought they had won it in the closing stages when substitute Tomas Soucek scored from close range but it was ruled out for offside – the third disallowed goal of the match.
This was another hugely frustrating day for Potter and Chelsea as strong appeals for an 89th-minute penalty were waved away after Soucek appeared to handle Conor Gallagher’s shot inside his own box.
Chelsea, who have already been eliminated from both the FA Cup and Carabao Cup, resume their Champions League campaign against Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday on the back of a poor run of form.
They have taken just seven points out of the last 21 on offer and are well adrift in the race to finish in the top four, despite their heavy spending over the past two transfer windows.
In addition, they are without an away win in the league since October, a run of seven matches which included losses at Potter’s former club Brighton & Hove Albion, Newcastle United and Fulham.
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