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Christian Pulisic's 90th-minute goal lifts Chelsea past West Ham

By Adam Stites | Last updated 4/24/22

United States Men's National Team star Christian Pulisic played the role of hero for Chelsea on Sunday when he scored in the 90th minute and secured the team a 1-0 win against West Ham United.

Chelsea is third on the Premier League table and now has 65 points on the season after picking up three Sunday. While catching either Manchester City (80 points) or Liverpool (76 points) appears highly unlikely, the result against West Ham provided some much-needed distance over Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, who have 60 points and 58 points, respectively.

Pulisic, 23, joined Chelsea in January 2019 and scored nine goals in his first Premier League season. On Sunday, he was subbed in at the 76th minute for Timo Werner and scored his fifth goal of the season less than 15 minutes later.

GOAL BY PULISIC!

Christian Pulisic comes off the bench and scores a go-ahead goal LATE in the match for Chelsea!

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The goal for Chelsea came just a few minutes after West Ham's Craig Dawson was sent off with a red card. Dawson's foul resulted in a penalty kick for Chelsea, but Jorginho's attempt failed.

Fabianski saves Jorginho's penalty!

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West Ham sits seventh in the Premier League, two points behind floundering Manchester United. The eighth-place Wolverhampton Wanderers lost to Burnley, 1-0, on Sunday.

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