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He Chelsea (9th) achieved a third consecutive draw, 1-1 in the London derby against West Ham (15th), despite the initial goal of the Portuguese Joao Félix, with which the chances that the ‘Blues‘dispute the next Champions League are getting smaller.
The striker was loaned out until the end of the season by the Atletico Madrid He opened the scoring with a volley shot after a quarter of an hour of play (16), after receiving an assist from another of the signings from the last window of January, the Argentine Enzo Fernandez.
Nine minutes later, the German Kai Havertz scored the second, but it was annulled for offside and before reaching half an hour, the West Ham punished the defensive passivity of the Chelsea to score the equalizer.
The Spanish Marc Cucurella did nothing to hinder the center to the heart of the box Vladimir Coufalthe centrals did not avoid that Jason Bowen deflect the ball with your head to the far post, where Reece James did not see the incorporation of Emerson Palmieriwho finished off the net with pleasure (28).
After the draw, the Chelsea no longer found the way to overcome a West Ham who in the end could have taken all three points, with a goal from Tomas Soucek that annulled the VAR for offside (84).
With this point, the team that leads Graham Potterwhich on Wednesday moves to Dortmund to play the first leg Champions Leagueadd 31, to nine units from the Newcastle, that closes the Champions zone before facing Bournemouth (19th) this Saturday.
