Abraham at the double as Chelsea sink West Ham

West Ham proved difficult opponents at an empty Stamford Bridge however lacked the firepower to reply to Thiago Silva’s early objective earlier than two late strikes within the area of two minutes from Tammy Abraham killed the competition.

Frank Lampard’s staff loved a robust begin to the season earlier than losses to Everton and Wolves checked their progress however victory on the London Stadium lifts them into fifth place.

Champions Liverpool have opened up a five-point hole on the prime of the desk however behind them, simply seven factors separate second-placed Leicester from 11th-placed Wolves.

West Ham had the ball within the internet within the seventh minute after a cleverly labored free kick however Declan Rice was denied by the off-side flag after a cute end from a good angle.

Three minutes later Chelsea have been in entrance when Silva powered residence a bullet header from Mason Mount’s nook.

The Brazilian discovered the online from shut vary after a well-timed run, giving West Ham goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski no likelihood.

Chelsea loved the lion’s share of the possession after their objective with out creating a lot of notice however West Ham established extra of a foothold because the half wore on.

Timo Werner had a golden likelihood to double Chelsea’s lead within the closing minutes of the primary interval however obtained the ball caught underneath his toes and Fabianski saved comfortably.

West Ham made life uncomfortable for Chelsea after the break however didn’t have sufficient of a innovative to harm their opponents.

Abraham made it 2-Zero with 12 minutes to go to settle Chelsea’s nerves.

Werner reduce inside and noticed his weak shot tapped in by the England worldwide, who was performed onside by Aaron Cresswell.

Two minutes later Chelsea made it Three-Zero when Abraham fired residence after Fabianski had saved out Christian Pulisic’s header.

Earlier, Burnley beat Wolves 2-1 to climb out of the Premier League’s relegation zone, due to objectives from Ashley Barnes and Chris Wooden.

jw/dmc