Jose Mourinho and Nemanja Matic were both
sent off as Chelsea’s troubles deepened courtesy of a 2-1 loss at West Ham.
Argentine striker, Mauro Zarate, gave West
Ham the lead in the 17th minute at Upton Park. The pierced through the edge of
the box following a corner, and Zarate drove into the corner past Asmir
Begovic.
Kurt Zouma’s header appeared to have
crossed the line for an equalizer in the 35th minute but goal-line technology
showed that part of the ball was still on the line.
Chelsea coach Louro reacted angrily to
Matic’s sending off and was subsequently sent to the stands as well.
Words later filtered to match commentators
after Mourinho failed to retake his position at the pitch side that the
Portuguese had been sent off too.
Nonetheless, 10-man Chelsea showed
character to get a deserved equalizer in the 56th minute after Zouma and Cahill
challenged for Willian’s corner, the ball falling kindly for Cahill to send
home.
However, Andy Carroll emerged from the bench
to powerfully head in Aaron Cresswell’s cross with 10 minutes left to inflict
another damaging defeat on Mourinho and the Blues.
The defeat becomes Chelsea’s fifth of the
Premier League season as pressure continues to mount on Jose Mourinho.
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