Chelsea 2-0 West Ham:

Chelsea retained their place at the top of the Premier League with a
comfortable 2-0 win over West Ham .
John Terry and Diego Costa grabbed the goals in an impressive display as the
fourth-placed visitors were brushed aside at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues entered the game desperate to ensure they
remained at the summit ahead of Manchester City's trip to
West Brom later in the day, although West Ham - a far cry
from the team Jose Mourinho famously claimed played "19th
Century football" in a 0-0 draw last term - were expected to
pose a significant threat.
That did not materialise in the opening period as Mourinho's
men dominated, entering the break 1-0 ahead as Terry scored
in back-to-back matches for the first time in a decade.
And even an added urgency could not spark a turnaround for
West Ham after the restart, Costa firing home his 13th goal in
15 Premier League outings since moving to Chelsea.
Sam Allardyce's team never really threatened to get back into
the game from there, although Morgan Amalfitano struck the
post as they pressed late on.
Chelsea got off to a fast start and should have taken the lead in
just the fifth minute. Oscar - brought in as the only change to
Mourinho's XI - spurned a golden opportunity, blazing a volley
over from six yards after Carl Jenkinson had failed to clear
Willian's cross.
Gary Cahill was next to threaten when rising high in the area to
head over from centre-back partner Terry's clever chipped
pass.
Set-pieces were proving especially threatening, epitomised by
Cahill forcing a superb save from Adrian after West Ham had
failed to clear Cesc Fabregas' corner.
The visitors offered little, with the exception of the odd flash of
pace from Enner Valencia, and they were again indebted to
Adrian when the goalkeeper punched away Oscar's powerful
strike.
The opening goal finally arrived in the 31st minute, as Terry
tapped home after Costa had flicked on Fabregas' corner.
Chelsea threatened three more times before the interval,
Nemanja Matic seeing a 20-yard effort tipped around the post
before Costa twice missed the target with good opportunities.
West Ham showed significantly more purpose at the start of
the second period, although the hosts almost added a second
when Adrian pushed away Eden Hazard's powerful curler.