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    Sunday’s headline Premier League action comes in the late afternoon on Merseyside, but before then there are three matches with significant ramifications in both halves of the table, starting with the race for European places.

    West Ham United head to Stamford Bridge to play Chelsea, with neither side in great form in league play recently but both having a vested interest in cup competitions - and still with Europe next season to think about, too. The Blues can open a seven-point gap down to fifth if they win, which would be a massive step to assuring themselves of Champions League football in 2022/23 - but the Hammers aren’t out of the running for Europa League places yet and can leapfrog Manchester United into sixth if they take victory themselves.

    Burnley can climb out of the relegation zone if they win on home soil against a Wolves outfit who themselves could go level with the Hammers if results go their way, while both the Seagulls and Saints are still aiming for a top-half finish to end the campaign on a positive note. Follow all the team news, build-up and latest scores from all three games below:

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    Chelsea 0-0 West Ham

    80 mins: You get the feeling there is going to be at least one more big chance in this game. The momentum now seems to be with Chelsea but West Ham have the threat of the break through a fresh Jarrod Bowen.

    Ziyech tries to find Lukaku with a cross into the middle but gets it horribly wrong and West Ham have themselves a goal kick.

    Dylan Terry24 April 2022 15:39

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    Chelsea 0-0 West Ham

    79 mins: My mistake, Havertz went off rather than Mount. I know that because Mount just fired a long-range strike over the top.

    Meanwhile, West Ham make another change. Manuel Lanzini comes on for Said Benrahma.

    Dylan Terry24 April 2022 15:38

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    Chelsea 0-0 West Ham

    77 mins: Werner, Loftus-Cheek and Havertz off for Lukaku, Ziyech and Pulisic. Major shake-up with 13 minutes remaining.

    Dylan Terry24 April 2022 15:35

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    Chelsea 0-0 West Ham

    76 mins: Havertz escapes down the right but Johnson gets there first to turn his cross away.

    Then Kante receives the ball inside the box but his shot is blocked.

    Here come three changes for Chelsea...

    Dylan Terry24 April 2022 15:34

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    Chelsea 0-0 West Ham

    75 mins: Another chance for Chelsea!

    Mount’s initial corner comes back out to him. He lays it off to Alonso who sends the cross into the box and it falls kindly for Werner who flicks it towards the top corner but Fabianski makes the save.

    Dylan Terry24 April 2022 15:33

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    Chelsea 0-0 West Ham

    73 mins: Jarrod Bowen is on for Andriy Yarmolenko. David Moyes not settling for a point here today.

    Dylan Terry24 April 2022 15:32

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    Chelsea 0-0 West Ham

    72 mins: Chelsea finally beginning to open West Ham up!

    Mount has the time to send a cross into the middle from the left-hand side and somehow it evades Werner, Havertz and Loftus-Cheek!

    Not sure how that managed to miss three Chelsea players and four West Ham defenders.

    Dylan Terry24 April 2022 15:31

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    Chelsea 0-0 West Ham

    70 mins: MASSIVE CHANCES FOR BOTH!

    Yarmolenko storms down the right, cuts inside and rifles an effort off the body of Mendy. He has a second bite at it but Mendy is equal to it once more.

    Then Chelsea break and Mount’s fierce effort is superbly blocked AGAIN by Dawson before Werner’s close range follow-up is fired into the side-netting.

    Dylan Terry24 April 2022 15:30

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    Chelsea 0-0 West Ham

    68 mins: Fornals gallops forward and tries to slide a pass into Yarmolenko but he puts way too much on the through ball and Mendy can gather.

    Thiago Silva then storms through the middle of the pitch before unleashing a shot which cannons off Werner in an offside position.

    That. Sort. Of. Game.

    Dylan Terry24 April 2022 15:27

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    Chelsea 0-0 West Ham

    66 mins: Chelsea are knocking the ball around on the halfway line but have very little desire to move it forward with any conviction.

    Eventually they lose it and Cresswell wins a throw-in off Havertz.

    Dylan Terry24 April 2022 15:24

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