Pulisic nets winner as Chelsea beat West Ham

Chelsea’s Christian Pulisic celebrates after scoring against West Ham. Pic/Getty Images

Christian Pulisic settled Chelsea's top four nerves as his late goal sealed a dramatic 1-0 win against West Ham, while Burnley climbed out of the Premier League relegation zone with a 1-0 victory against Wolves on Sunday.

With Liverpool looking to close the gap on leaders Manchester City to one point with a win against Merseyside rivals Everton later on Sunday, the focus in the early games was on the top four race and the relegation battle.

At Stamford Bridge, Thomas Tuchel's side looked set to endure more angst on home turf when Jorginho's penalty was saved by Lukasz Fabianski in the final minutes. But Pulisic came off the bench to inspire third placed Chelsea, lifting them seven points clear of fifth placed Tottenham in the fight to qualify for next season's Champions League via a top four finish.

A 4-2 defeat against Arsenal on Wednesday condemned Chelsea to three successive losses at the Bridge for the first time since 1993. Tuchel admitted he had "no solution" for the "fragile" Chelsea defending that saw them concede 11 goals in their last three home games.

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