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West Ham strike it rich at the Bridge

THIS was a flat, off-colour performance from a Chelsea side that had being showing real promise under manager Frank Lampard.

Aaron Cresswell scored the only goal of this match as West Ham won this London derby. In so doing, they eased some of the pressure on under-fire boss Manuel Pellegrini.

Meanwhile, the Chelsea manager remains confident ahead of Wednesday’s match against Aston Villa.

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