Antonio Conte era as Chelsea
manager has started with Diego Costa winner, as Chelsea beat West Ham in their
opening Premier League fixture at Stamford Bridge by 2-1.
Chelsea were dominated and
bossing the game throughout the match as West Ham struggled to make any big
impression in the first 70 minutes before James Collins
thunderbolt half volley
in the 77th minute against the run of play gives West Ham equalizer.
This was their first shot
on target and James Collins loves playing against Chelsea, as he scored 9th
goal of his career, four of them come against Chelsea.
Chelsea should have been
ahead by three to four goals but West Ham kept themselves in the game and fair
play to them as they find the way to equalize.
The match was headed for a
draw when Diego Costa held his nerves and scores a wonderful long strike, which
beats Adrian past the net for the late winner and ensures Conte era starts with
a win.
Eden Hazard got his season
up and running by scoring from the spot. He showed brief but encouraging glimpses
that he is reigning his confidence, and his couple of trademark dribbling runs show
signs of old Hazard back.
Costa was lucky not to get
the second yellow card as he clattered into Hammers stopper. Then the
controversial Spaniard then arrived at the death to power home a strike that
angers the Hammers.
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