Chelsea came from behind to snatch a late 2-1 win over London rivals, West Ham United, having lost just once in their last 17 meetings at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea began dominating the game right from the kick-off, keeping hold of the ball as West Ham were happy to sit back and soak up the pressure.

The Blues had over 75 per cent of possession throughout the first half, but despite having so much of the ball, they struggled to break down a solid Hammers’ defence.

In the second half, new signing Lucas Paquetá and striker Michail Antonio looked particularly dangerous, but the experience of Thiago Silva paid dividends as his defensive awareness allowed him to prevent counterattacking opportunities.

The Hammers made their second-half pressure pay as they broke the deadlock around the hour mark. Jarred Bowen’s corner wasn’t cleared, and Édouard Mendy flapped at the ball, allowing it to drop to Declan Rice, who squared it to Antonio for a simple tap-in.

Thomas Tuchel turned to his bench to turn the game around, and one of the men brought on, Ben Chilwell, equalised with 15 minutes to go.

Silva clipped a ball into the box, and Chilwell first looked like he had mis-controlled the ball with his head but somehow managed to squeeze the ball home from near the by-line.

The second man to come on with Chilwell was Havertz, who repaid his manager with a superb volley in the 88th minute.

Maxwell Cornet thought he had snatched a 90th-minute equaliser, but after a lengthy VAR review, his equaliser was controversially ruled out for a foul on Mendy, giving Chelsea all three points.