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Furious Declan Rice makes Chelsea claim after controversial VAR decision against West Ham

Chelsea have been told that they got away with one against West Ham after Edouard Mendy's late misshap looked to have gifted the Hammers a last-minute equaliser.

Thomas Tuchel's side clung on to earn a vital three points after a tough week following defeat against Southampton. The defining point in the match came late though, and only moments after Chelsea themselves had gone ahead.

Ben Chilwell turned in from an acute angle to bring the Blues level after Mendy's earlier hesitation from a corner led to Michail Antonio opening the scoring. Kai Havterz's late volley should have been enough to win Chelsea the game - in the end it was - but West Ham fans had a moment of delirium in the away end after Mendy parried a Reece James pass into the path of Maxwell Cornet.

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