Chelsea vs West Ham final score: Pulisic the hero

LONDON — Christian Pulisic was the hero for Chelsea, as the USMNT star jumped off the bench and scored a 90th minute winner.

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After Jorginho had missed a late penalty kick which saw Craig Dawson sent off for a foul on Romelu Lukaku, it looked like West Ham would hold on for a draw.

However, Pulisic popped up to score the 90th minute winner and send Chelsea’s home fans wild.

The win moves Chelsea to 65 points as they remain in third, while West Ham are on 52 points.

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Chelsea 1-0 West Ham

Goals scored: Pulisic 90′

Shots: Chelsea 26, West Ham 6

Shots on target: Chelsea 5, West Ham 2

Red card: Dawson 85′

Possession: Chelsea 67, West Ham 33

1. Defensive issues remain for Blues: This was another dominant attacking display from Chelsea but they still looked dodgy at the back at times. A few bad giveaways allowed Yarmolenko in and West Ham didn’t make the most of those chances. With Christensen pulling out in the warm-up and Rudiger out injured, Tuchel doesn’t have many options at the back right now and he shuffled his pack once again. Right now it is more about sloppy mistakes than personnel.

2. Harsh on much-changed Hammers: This defeat was harsh on West Ham. They soaked up pressure well, sprung decent counter attacks and their much-changed side dug deep. They probably deserved a point but the second half onslaught from Chelsea was too much for them to hold off. Still, they’re having a fine season and are now looking forward to the Europa League semifinals.

3. Pulisic, Lukaku, Ziyech prove their point off the bench:  All three had a big impact as Lukaku won a penalty kick, Pulisic scored the winner and Ziyech showed some lovely touches. The fact Chelsea could