Chelsea, West Ham United draw 1-1

Chelsea failed to capitalize fully on Manchester United’s shock defeat at Fulham, as they drew 1-1 at West Ham in their English Premier League game yesterday.



The Hammers took the lead just before half-time when Jack Collison was fouled by Ashley Cole and Alessandro Diamanti converted the resulting penalty.



Chelsea’s equalizer also came from the spot after Matthew Upson was harshly judged to have fouled Daniel Sturridge.



Frank Lampard was made to take the penalty three times, but kept his cool to ensure the visitors grabbed a point.



Whilst a draw is not the ideal result for Chelsea, it caps a good week for them, after their win at Portsmouth on Wednesday and United’s loss at Craven Cottage.



The Blues now hold a four-point lead at the top of the Premier League ahead of the important Christmas period.



In contrast, West Ham remain in the relegation zone.



Meanwhile, Wolves boss Mick McCarthy had the last laugh as his recalled first choice players overcame Burnley 2-0 to move out of the bottom three.



The victory moved Wolves level on 19 points with Burnley who have now gone seven games without a win.



Birmingham’s five-match winning streak came to an end at Goodison Park as they were outplayed by Everton in a 1-1 draw.