Chelsea's comeback victory over West Ham puts them back in the top four.
Chelsea's comeback victory over West Ham puts them back in the top four. At Stamford Bridge, Graham Potter is only familiar with disappointment. Potter was back at the team that fired him after less than seven agonising months as manager, and he watched Chelsea deny his new team two tenacious goals in a close second half. West Ham had the small comfort of knowing that they had given opponents with more resources a worry. They played well and took the lead after Jarrod Bowen corrected a mistake made by Levi Colwill. Even if Chelsea advanced to the top four with an equaliser from the outstanding Pedro Neto and an own goal from Aaron Wan-Bissaka that was prompted by Cole Palmer, this was not convincing from them. Before a stunning surge overtook an injury-hit West, Enzo Maresca's squad was pale for extended periods of time and annoyance was growing. Tosin Adarabioyo stopped Mohammed Kudus in extra time, but Ham nevertheless mustered enough effort to rally and nearly force a...