Chelsea overcame West Ham 1-0 at Upton Park as Mark Noble missed a second-half penalty.
A 56th minute goal from Salomon Kalou was all that separated the sides, but the Ivorian turned villain just fifteen minutes later as he dragged down Herita Ilunga in the box to give away the penalty.
However, Petr Cech saved superbly from Mark Noble's effort and the away side held on for a fine victory against their London rivals.
The loss greatly harms West Ham's chances of securing Europa League football next season, and defeat to Chelsea is not what Stamford Bridge old boys Gianfranco Zola and Steve Clarke will have been looking for on the day they agreed new contracts with the Hammers.
Meanwhile, Chelsea will be elated to have taken all three points while managing to rest their key players ahead of the UEFA Champions League clash with Barcelona on Wednesday.
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