Chelsea come from behind to beat London rivals West Ham (Picture: Getty)

Thomas Tuchel has praised Chelsea, saying VAR was right to rule out David Moyes’ second-half goal after Chelsea’s win over West Ham.

Michael Antonio scored just before half-time to give West Ham the lead in the 62nd minute at Stamford Bridge, but the hosts responded with goals from Ben Chilwell and Kai Havertz.

West Ham thought they had leveled in stoppage time when Maxwell Cornette fired into a nearly empty net, but referee Andrew Madley was told by VAR to visit the pitch monitor, and Edouard Mendy’s 19-year-old was forced to Take the lead. foul ball.

Hamers manager David Moyes was outraged by the decision, but Tuchel believes Jarrod Bowen made a “clear foul” on Mendes in front of goal.

Coach Tuchel said:

“It’s been a great comeback effort, a great credit to the team and the impact off the bench – all credit to everyone.

“It was not easy to maintain confidence. It is difficult to attack and create chances against West Ham. Nobody had an open and spectacular game against them.

Ben Chilwell and Kai Havertz scored goals for the Blues

Ben Chilwell and Kai Havertz were targeted by Blues (Picture: Getty)

“We are doing it step by step and we are trying to capitalize on this momentum: everything is clear and we can demand a full commitment to everything, not completed.

Regarding West Ham’s disallowed goal, Tuchel added: you will not be fined. ”

West Ham’s disallowed goal allowed a deep-spending Chelsea to secure their third win of the season and lift the Blues to fifth place in the Premier League, while West Ham dropped to 17th.

Chilwell, Chelsea’s goalscorer, said: I’m happy to win.

I had to persevere, persevere and train hard to make sure I was able to participate and make an impact.

Commenting on the controversial VAR call, Chilwell added: ‘

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