EPL: Westham Record First Victory At Chelsea In 17 years

Aaron Cresswell’s second-half goal condemned Chelsea to back-to-back EPL defeat against Westham at the Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

It was West Ham’s first victory at Chelsea for 17 years as ended their seven-game winless run,

The victory will be a relieved of pressure for Manuel Pellegrini as the London club fights to stay in the top flight.

Aaron Cresswell, three minutes after the break cut inside and fired low past Kepa Arrizabalaga.

Chelsea had plenty of chances early on as Christian Pulisic missed the target from a few yards out. The American also wasted a great opportunity late on.

But Pellegrini was rewarded for picking 33-year-old David Martin in goal instead of Roberto as his side held firm under late pressure.

It proved an inspired choice as Martin, whose father Alvin is a West Ham legend, made several good saves to keep a clean sheet on his Hammers and Premier League debut.

The visitors also thought they had gone 2-0 up after 71 minutes, but Michail Antonio’s goal was ruled out for handball.

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Victory lifted West Ham six points clear of the relegation zone while Chelsea failed to close the three-point gap to second-placed Manchester City and Leicester City in third.

However, the day belonged to Martin, who sank to his knees and was close to tears at the end of the game before celebrating in the stands with his father, who played in the West Ham defence for 20 years.