West Ham United have defeated London rivals, Chelsea, 2-1 at the London Stadium to progress into the quarter-final stage of the EFL Cup.
A goal in either half from Cheikhou Kouyate and Edimilson Fernandes was enough to earn the Hammers a big victory on home soil, putting an end to their opponents’ impressive recent run.
It was the Hammers who took the lead, though, as a corner was not fully dealt with by the visitors which allowed Mark Noble to cross for Kouyate, who somehow generated enough pace and power on the ball to beat Asmir Begovic from his header from just inside the box.
West Ham bagged themselves a second just three minutes into the second half thanks to Fernandes – the midfielder cutting in from the left and placing the ball just out of Begovic’s reach, moments after the Bosnian had denied Payet with another impressive stop at his front post.
It mattered little in the end, though, with the referee blowing his whistle from kickoff, meaning no place in the last eight for Chelsea for just the second time in six seasons.
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