However, there was no place for Chelsea striker Morata, with Isco, Marco Asensio, Lucas Vazquez, Rodrigo and Diego Costa preferred in attack.
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Chelsea striker, Alvaro Morata, was left out after a disappointing season in England as was his team mate Marcos Alonso, with Arsenal’s Nacho Monreal picked as back-up for left back Jordi Alba.
Giroud muscled and dribbled past three defenders and keeper Alex McCarthy seconds into the second half to poke the ball home from a pass by the ever-busy Eden Hazard.
The Blues will now take on United at Wembley in May where Conte will renew his fierce rivalry with Jose Mourinho
West Ham, who had been much improved in beating Southampton 3-0 a week ago, offered little until Hernandez’s intervention soon after coming on.
Spurs trailed heading into the closing stages of the first half after Alvaro Morata capitalised on a Hugo Lloris error to nod his side in front.
The Blues have suffered back-to-back league defeats and trail fourth-placed Tottenham by five points and seventh-placed Liverpool with nine matches remaining
The Blues, reduced to nine men in the closing stages of extra time following dismissals for Pedro and Alvaro Morata, will now face Newcastle United at home next week
The Blues were restricted in the opening 45 minutes by their stubborn opponents, before Marcos Alonso and Alvaro Morata found a way through in the second half.
Marko Arnautovic’s early strike stopped the Irons’ winless top-flight run at eight and dealt the Blues another hammer blow in their title defence
Moses completed 90 minutes and looked back to his best against Rafael Benitez’s Newcastle, supplying the assist for Alvaro Morata’s goal as the Blues clawed from a goal down to secure maximum points
The win sees the hosts temporarily close the gap on leaders Manchester City to eight points, whereas Newcastle have now taken only one point from the last 18 on offer in the Premier League
West Brom thought that they had taken the lead in the fifth minute when Rondon headed home from close range, but the centre-forward was flagged offside as the home celebrations were cut short
The victory moves Chelsea to within one point of the Red Devils and third-placed Tottenham though they still trail leaders Manchester City, who beat Arsenal earlier in the day, by nine points
Media reports had quoted Morata as telling Italy’s La Gazzetta dello Sport on Monday that he was unsettled at Chelsea as he found London to be “stressful”.
In addition to losing 2-1 to bottom-of-the-league Crystal Palace, Chelsea saw the wing-back forced off with an injury
Morata stole the headlines with his treble, including the opening goal after just 80 seconds, while Pedro also got his name on the scoresheet in the first half as Chelsea returned to winning ways in the Premier League.
The Blues secured a 2-1 win against Leicester at the King Power Stadium, with Alvaro Morata and N’Golo Kante grabbing the goals for Antonio Conte’s men
The former Foxes star, who spearheaded their charge to the Premier League title in 2016, fired home from 30 yards (50) after Alvaro Morata (41) had given Chelsea a first-half lead
The Nigerian would have made the score sheet, but failed to beat Everton goalie Jordan Pickford