Chelsea vs West Ham

21 December 2020 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Chris Kavanagh

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Thiago Silva 10’
  • Tammy Abraham 78’, 80’

Match summary

Chelsea won comfortably, 3-0 at home to West Ham. Chelsea led 1-0 at half-time.

Thiago Silva put Chelsea ahead with a header in the 10th minute, set up by Mason Mount, Tammy Abraham made it 2-0 in the 78th minute, set up by Timo Werner, and Abraham made it 3-0 in the 80th minute.

The chances backed that up: Chelsea created 2.68 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to West Ham's 0.28 from 6.

Match stats

Chelsea West Ham
11 Shots 6
7 Shots on Target 0
5 Corners 4
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2.41 xG 0.28
2.41 Non-penalty xG 0.28
9 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Chelsea West Ham
Kick-off
Thiago Silva
Assist: Mason Mount1-0 (Chelsea)
10’
Half-time1-0
Tammy Abraham
Assist: Timo Werner2-0 (Chelsea)
78’
Tammy Abraham3-0 (Chelsea)
80’
Full-time3-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.68 0.28 10’ Thiago Silva (Chelsea), 1-0 10’ 78’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), 2-0 78’ 80’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), 3-0 80’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.68 0.28 10’ Thiago Silva (Chelsea), 1-0 Silva 10’ 78’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), 2-0 Abraham 78’ 80’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), 3-0 Abraham 80’
Chelsea 2.68 xGWest Ham 0.28 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 West Ham attacking Chelsea attacking 
80’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.73 xG, saved 78’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 43’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 80’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 10’ Thiago Silva (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.25 xG, goal 89’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.22 xG, hit the woodwork 72’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 59’ Angelo Ogbonna (West Ham), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 78’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 63’ Pablo Fornals (West Ham), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 34’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 26’ Aaron Cresswell (West Ham), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Sébastien Haller (West Ham), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 27’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 3’ Jorginho (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 63’ Thiago Silva (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 80’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.73 xG, saved 78’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.59 xG, goal 43’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 80’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 10’ Thiago Silva (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.25 xG, goal 89’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.22 xG, hit the woodwork 72’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 78’ Timo Werner (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 59’ Angelo Ogbonna (West Ham), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 63’ Pablo Fornals (West Ham), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 34’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 26’ Aaron Cresswell (West Ham), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Sébastien Haller (West Ham), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 27’ Tomas Soucek (West Ham), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 3’ Jorginho (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 43’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 63’ Thiago Silva (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Edouard Mendy GK900 0.000.000
César Azpilicueta DEF900 0.000.000
Thiago Silva DEF9012 0.260.000
Kurt Zouma DEF900 0.000.000
Ben Chilwell DEF90 0.000.000
N'Golo Kanté MID900 0.000.221
Mason Mount MID9011 0.011.054
Jorginho MID691 0.020.000
Christian Pulisic FWD871 0.730.472
Tammy Abraham FWD9022 0.910.000
Timo Werner FWD9014 0.750.591
Emerson Sub810 0.000.000
Mateo Kovacic Sub210 0.000.000
Kai Havertz Sub30 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 61% Avg odds 1.58
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.30
West Ham win 17% Avg odds 5.59

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Chelsea WDWLL
West Ham WWLWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: West Ham 3-2 Chelsea, 01 Jul 20 Next meeting: West Ham 0-1 Chelsea, 24 Apr 21  All Chelsea vs West Ham meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.