West Ham beat Chelsea 2-1 on Saturday as Nemanja Matic and Mourinho were sent off. This was Chelsea's fifth league loss of the season and they have now dropped to fifteenth spot in the table.
There was a lot of controversy in the match and Mourinho refused to speak to the media at the end of the game.
Chelsea started the game slowly and were soon pegged back by a Zarate strike from a West Ham corner. Chelsea soon got a corner of their own and Fabregas' flighted delivery was headed to the goal by Kurt Zouma. But the defender's header was cleared off the line by Manuel Lanzini and the replays showed that the ball was just millimeters away from going in.
Chelsea pushed for an equalizer and they thought they had gotten one when Fabregas struck a strong effort past Adrian from a counter attack only to be ruled offside. It was a very close call as the Spanish midfielder had most of his body behind the last defender when he received the pass.
The controversy began in the 44th minute when Nemanja Matic was sent off for a second bookable offence. John Terry and Cesc Fabregas protested against the decision and earned a yellow card each for themselves. The Chelsea coaching staff was less than impressed with the refereeing and Chelsea assistant coach Silvino Lauro was also sent to the stands for his protests.
Mourinho didn't appear on the touchline after the break and news spread out later that the Portugese too had been sent off in bizarre circumstances. The Portugese had to watch from the stands as his team then leveled through Gary Cahill from a corner kick. But Mourinho was not at all happy even after his team scored as was evident from his face.
But the 10 men in blues couldn't hold out for a draw as West Ham's substitute Andy Carroll headed home a goal in the 79th minute from an Aaron Cresswell cross to seal the three points for West Ham,
After the sending offs, Chelsea appeared to have lost it and even though they scored a goal, they never looked like winning the game. Chelsea could face charges from the FA following the game for their indiscipline, collecting seven yellow cards in the match, and failure to meet the media at the end of the game.
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Chelsea started the game slowly and were soon pegged back by a Zarate strike from a West Ham corner. Chelsea soon got a corner of their own and Fabregas' flighted delivery was headed to the goal by Kurt Zouma. But the defender's header was cleared off the line by Manuel Lanzini and the replays showed that the ball was just millimeters away from going in.
Chelsea pushed for an equalizer and they thought they had gotten one when Fabregas struck a strong effort past Adrian from a counter attack only to be ruled offside. It was a very close call as the Spanish midfielder had most of his body behind the last defender when he received the pass.
The controversy began in the 44th minute when Nemanja Matic was sent off for a second bookable offence. John Terry and Cesc Fabregas protested against the decision and earned a yellow card each for themselves. The Chelsea coaching staff was less than impressed with the refereeing and Chelsea assistant coach Silvino Lauro was also sent to the stands for his protests.
Mourinho didn't appear on the touchline after the break and news spread out later that the Portugese too had been sent off in bizarre circumstances. The Portugese had to watch from the stands as his team then leveled through Gary Cahill from a corner kick. But Mourinho was not at all happy even after his team scored as was evident from his face.
But the 10 men in blues couldn't hold out for a draw as West Ham's substitute Andy Carroll headed home a goal in the 79th minute from an Aaron Cresswell cross to seal the three points for West Ham,
After the sending offs, Chelsea appeared to have lost it and even though they scored a goal, they never looked like winning the game. Chelsea could face charges from the FA following the game for their indiscipline, collecting seven yellow cards in the match, and failure to meet the media at the end of the game.
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