There will be a minimum of three minutes added on at the end of this match, which seem like more of a formality now than anything.
90'
E. Hazard has scored a goal for Chelsea! Assist by R. Barkley.
HAZARD FINISHES THE JOB! It's 2-0 Chelsea and that's three points in the bag! Barkley picks him out in space with a lovely ball over the top of the defence, and Hazard finishes expertly from a difficult angle!
Lovely vision and execution from Barkley to pick Hazard out with that ball over the top.
85'
Pedro enters the game and replaces C. Hudson-Odoi.
A final change for Chelsea sees Pedro come on in place of Hudson-Odoi, who impressed once again.
84'
Kepa gets yellow.
Kepa is booked for time wasting.
82'
César Azpilicueta gets yellow.
Azpilicueta sees Chelsea's first yellow card of the match for a late foul on Felipe Anderson.
80'
Chelsea are piling on the pressure yet again with the match now into the final 10 minutes, but that second goal still eludes them. Until they find it, the window remains open for West Ham to steal something from this match.
76'
O. Giroud enters the game and replaces G. Higuaín.
Chelsea's second change of the match sees Giroud replace Higuain up top.
75'
A disappointing end result for Chelsea as David Luiz strikes his free-kick into the wall and the danger is quickly averted.
74'
Chelsea win a free-kick in a very dangerous position as Balbuena is penalised for a foul on Hazard. They have guys queuing up to take this from 25 yards, but it looks like it's going to be one of David Luiz or Hazard.
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72'
Barkley is involved straight away as he figures in prominently on a dangerous Chelsea attack, but Jorginho's final ball is poor as it runs through to Fabianski. Danger averted for West Ham, but they cheaply give possession straight back as Chelsea remain camped out in the attacking half.
70'
R. Barkley enters the game and replaces R. Loftus-Cheek.
Pedro Obiang enters the game and replaces M. Noble.
West Ham's second change of the night sees Obiang replace Noble in midfield.
And Chelsea use the stoppage to go to the bench for the first time, as Barkley comes on at the expense of Loftus-Cheek.
68'
The visitors enjoy a good spell of pressure, but Chelsea have plenty of bodies back as they deny West Ham a way through. The Hammers are knocking it about on the periphery, but they're going to require something special to break down the Blues if they are going to have this many bodies behind the ball.
66'
West Ham are doing a really good job of forcing the issue, inviting Chelsea forward and then breaking quickly when they get in possession. They're forcing the tempo to pick up and it's certainly working in their favour, though they needed some important last-ditch defending to deny Hazard a way through on the end of Chelsea's latest attack.
60'
Already the tempo has slowed again - though it was being played at an unsustainably high pace. West Ham are certainly playing with a bit more confidence, though, as they look to be gearing up to push for this equaliser.
58'
Chelsea won't want to get into a back and forth affair over this second half. That's not their style, and the last thing they need it to get caught out at the back and welcome West Ham in to score an equaliser. Expect them to settle things down again soon.
56'
End to end action at Stamford Bridge, as the tempo has again picked up quite brilliantly. Loftus-Cheek gets in behind the defence at one end, opening up but failing to really test Fabianski with his shot, before Kepa does well to collect a Felipe Anderson cross at the other!
50'
Having failed to find a shot on target in the first half, West Ham don't look much better early in the second. Snodgrass has been brought on to try and link midfield and attack, but so far they're struggling just to get on the ball.
46'
R. Snodgrass enters the game and replaces J. Hernández.
West Ham make a change at the break and it's Hernandez, who had scored in each of his last four Premier League away games against Chelsea, who is replaced by Snodgrass.
Chelsea get the second half underway...
45' +1
HALF-TIME: CHELSEA 1-0 WEST HAM.
45'
There will be a minimum of one minute added on at the end of this first half.
36'
West Ham respond with a bit of pressure of their own, winning their first corner of the match. Chelsea don't initially clear the danger as the pressure stays on, but eventually a cross in from the left is dealt with and the Blues start back the other way.
32'
Chelsea look a threat with every attack, finding all sorts of space throughout the attacking half as West Ham struggle to close their gaps. With momentum firmly on their side, the Blues look keen to put this match to bed before the break and save some energy ahead of Thursday's trip to Prague.
30'
Quite the atmosphere in Stamford Bridge as Chelsea are playing with a bit between their teeth. West Ham haven't been able to offer anything going forward yet through the opening half-hour, and it may be time for them to loosen the shackles in attack with nothing to lose by going for it.
24'
E. Hazard has scored a goal for Chelsea! Assist by R. Loftus-Cheek.
Loftus-Cheek is credited with the assist, but that was all in the individual brilliance of Hazard.
HE DID WHAT?! Chelsea lead 1-0 thanks to an absolutely sensational individual run from Hazard! He took a simple pass 30 yards from goal, turned up the pitch and danced his way through three defenders without breaking stride, before poking a finish in at the far post! That's one of the best bits of individual skill you will see all season!
14'
Chelsea have really taken charge over the last five minutes, looking a lot more composed and focused in possession, moving the ball around with a purpose. They're not having a ton of success getting it into the final third yet, however, with the Hammers doing well to organise themselves in defence.
12'
The ensuing free-kick is in an inviting position, but Emerson wastes the chance as he clips an effort harmlessly over the bar.
11'
A. Ogbonna gets yellow.
Hazard surges forward on one of his vintage, enterprising runs and has Ogbonna beaten for pace, as the centre-half sticks out an arm to drag him to ground. That's a yellow for Ogbonna, who will be walking a tight line the rest of the way.
9'
After a sluggish start Chelsea are begining to assert their influence in possession, showing a bit more intent as they try and get up the pitch. It's all been rather pedestrian thus far from both sides, though.
5'
There's a good atmosphere inside the ground on this relatively warm April night in London, though there is some rain in the forecast for later tonight. Whether it arrives in time to impact this match, we will soon find out.
3'
All the possession with West Ham in the early moments of this match, but nothing of note from the visitors with the ball at their feet as they're largely knocking it about in their own end. Chelsea haven't been to bothered to press to win it back yet.
1'
AND THEY'RE OFF! West Ham in their claret tops as they get the match underway, with Chelsea in blue.
Hello and welcome to live coverage of this London derby as Chelsea welcome West Ham to Stamford Bridge!
With the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final looming on Thursday, Maurizio Sarri is not happy with the Premier League for scheduling Chelsea a Monday night kick-off, but the Blues can ill-afford to be caught looking ahead tonight.
The Hammers are going to play a big role in this top-four race over the season’s final six weeks as this trip to Chelsea is followed by visits to Manchester United and Tottenham. They have struggled away from home, however, with just one point from their last six in the league.
CHELSEA (4-3-3): Kepa Arrizabalaga; Cesar Azpilicueta, Antonio Rudiger, David Luiz, Emerson; N'Golo Kante, Jorginho, Ruben Loftus-Cheek; Callum Hudson-Odoi, Eden Hazard, Gonzalo Higuain.
SUBS: Pedro, Mateo Kovacic, Ross Barkley, Olivier Giroud, Willian, Willy Caballero, Andreas Christensen.
WEST HAM (4-4-2): Lukasz Fabianski; Ryan Fredericks, Fabian Balbuena, Angelo Ogbonna, Aaron Cresswell; Felipe Anderson, Mark Noble, Declan Rice, Manuel Lanzini; Marko Arnautovic, Javier Hernandez.
SUBS: Arthur Masuaku, Lucas Perez, Issa Diop, Adrian, Samir Nasri, Pedro Obiang, Robert Snodgrass.
The top-four race is so delicately poised, and these are exactly the sort of matches Chelsea must win if they are to finish in the Champions League places. Victory tonight would take them ahead of Arsenal and Spurs into third place.
It has been 17 years since West Ham last won at Stamford Bridge, but they arrive in west London tonight with the pressure off, having already surpassed last season’s point total with six matches to go, as all the responsibility falls on Chelsea’s shoulders.
The Blues would love a second goal shortly after the restart, as it would give them the luxury of giving some key players a rest with there being such a short turnaround to Thursday trip to Prague. For West Ham, Arnautovic's dip in form seems to be creeping into their other attacking players as they've hardly troubled Chelsea through 45 minutes.
Up next for Chelsea is a trip to Prague in the Europa League on Thursday night, while West Ham's travels continue as they visit Manchester United on Saturday. That's all for our live coverage, thanks for following along. Goodbye!
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