{"id":1065575,"date":"2022-04-24T15:55:47","date_gmt":"2022-04-24T15:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/04\/24\/pulisic-strikes-late-as-chelsea-squeeze-past-west-ham-1-0\/"},"modified":"2022-04-24T15:55:47","modified_gmt":"2022-04-24T15:55:47","slug":"pulisic-strikes-late-as-chelsea-squeeze-past-west-ham-1-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/04\/24\/pulisic-strikes-late-as-chelsea-squeeze-past-west-ham-1-0\/","title":{"rendered":"Pulisic Strikes Late As Chelsea Squeeze Past West Ham 1-0 |"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Chelsea tightened their grip on third place in the Premier League with a 1-0 victory over 10-man West Ham on Sunday, with Christian Pulisic&#8217;s 90th-minute winner at Stamford Bridge making up for his team mate Jorginho&#8217;s missed penalty.<\/p>\n<p>Substitute Pulisic arrived in the box at the right time to guide home a superb pass by Marcos Alonso shortly after Jorginho had wasted his chance from the spot, firing straight at West Ham keeper Lukasz Fabianski.<\/p>\n<p>West Ham defender Craig Dawson, one of their best players in a much-changed side, was shown a red card after a check by the Video Assistant Referee following a clumsy foul on substitute Romelu Lukaku which resulted in the penalty.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Tuchel&#8217;s side ended a run of two straight defeats at home &#8212; against Brentford and Arsenal &#8212; but it is their forward line rather than defence that will concern the German manager ahead of their final few matches.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He (Tuchel) just said to make a difference; to combine and make opportunities. It feels good to be more secure in the top four,&#8221; Pulisic, who replaced Timo Werner in the 76th minute, told Sky Sports.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We needed a win at home and it feels great in front of our fans. We need to finish the season strong&#8230; some good league games and then a final (FA Cup against Liverpool). I needed to come in and make a difference and show I want to be playing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Seventh-placed West Ham made six changes to their starting line-up with an eye on Thursday&#8217;s Europa League semi-final first leg against Eintracht Frankfurt, a competition that offers them their best chance of reaching next season&#8217;s Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>They looked on course to secure a point after N&#8217;Golo Kante&#8217;s deflected effort and Trevoh Chalobah&#8217;s rocket from distance drew saves from Fabianski, before Werner fired wide from a tight angle in the second half of a game that had few clear chances.<\/p>\n<p>Victory meant Chelsea went five points clear of fourth-placed Arsenal, with a match in hand against Mikel Arteta&#8217;s side. 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