Chelsea match winner Kai Havertz has spoken on his side’s late win against West Ham on Saturday.
The German scored the winner against the Hammers in the Blues 2-1 win against their London rivals in what was a dramatic affair at Stamford Bridge.
West Ham took the lead through Michail Antonio before Ben Chilwell netted the equaliser, and then proceeded to set up Havertz for the winner with just two minutes remaining in normal time.
Maxwel Cornet thought he had won a point for the Hammers just moments later, but VAR had a look at the goal and chalked it off for a foul on Edouard Mendy in the buildup.
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The full-time whistle soon came and Thomas Tuchel’s side picked up their third Premier League win of the season.
Their hero off the bench has now spoken on the win, with Chelsea now lying fifth in the table after six games.
Speaking to the official club website, Havertz said: "We knew they play very defensive so it's hard to create chances here.
“We saw they played with 11 men in the last 30 metres. Was not easy, we tried our best. To concede a goal and come back in these circumstances."
After the match, Tuchel was not one to criticise VAR after their intervention in Cornet’s goal.
“It obviously went in our favour (VAR),” said the German.
“There is a reason I think it went in our favour.
"It’s my opinion, and I don’t know if everyone shares the opinion that it’s very clear it’s a foul.
"The first goal we concede is very similar to the situation we had against Tottenham, but I leave it to you to decide if this goal should stand and whether this situation isn’t the same situation as against Tottenham.
"I will not comment anymore because what happened against Tottenham was so obvious, and I paid a lot of money for commenting, so I will not do it again.”
The result was much needed given the performance against Southampton during the week.
Four of Chelsea’s six new signings started against the Hammers, with Wesley Fofana making his debut after his move from Leicester last week.
Tuchel’s side will next face Dinamo Zagreb in their first Champions League fixture of the campaign on Tuesday night.
They will be hoping to improve upon their quarter-final finish from last season, in which they were knocked out by eventual winners Real Madrid.
There is a chance that Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang could make his first appearance for the club after his Deadline Day move from Barcelona.
Topics: Kai Havertz, Chelsea, West Ham United, Premier League
Robert Calcutt