The Hammers administrator rested Declan Rice, Michail Antonio, and Jarrod Bowen in front of Thursday's semi-last with Eintracht Frankfurt. It nearly worked too until, after Craig Dawson's late red card, Chelsea was at last ready to slice through West Ham.
Dawson, West Ham's just-fit focal protector, made various definitive squares as Chelsea worked to track down a way through.
The Hammers safeguard turned to pull Romelu Lukaku's arm back in the punishment region in the end minutes. Dawson was shown a red card for doing so however Jorginho cushioned his lines over the punishment, permitting Lukasz Fabianski to save.
Fabianski had made all the difference there yet could do little when, without Dawson at the back, Marcos Alonso had the option to race down the left and pull a cross-back for Pulisic, who completed the initial time.
Lukasz Fabianski 8
Made what appeared to be a conclusive punishment save from Jorginho and instructed his case well. Could do minimal about the late champ.
Ben Johnson 7
Didn't watch awkwardly in a back three - great practice for Thursday.
Craig Dawson 7
Made a line of remarkable squares from N'Golo Kante, Timo Werner, and Mason Mount. Brilliant execution subverted by one error.
Aaron Cresswell 8
Strong at the back as he continued his job on the left half of a back three. Covered well for
Vladimir Coufal 6
Worked indefatigably down the right yet gave Alonso an excess of space to cross for the objective.
Tomas Soucek 7
Struggled as far as possible in midfield, risking his body now and again.
Mark Noble 7
Avoided the Chelsea midfield at all costs generally. Fine execution on his last debut at the Bridge.
Arthur Masuaku 6
Didn't do a lot of wrong following his review aside yet Ruben Loftus-Cheek frequently tracked down space down his side.
Said Benrahma 6
They Eager off the ball all through and harried the Chelsea defending however inefficient under lock and key.
Pablo Fornals 7
Driven the line on occasion and covered pretty much every piece of turf to keep Chelsea under control.
Andriy Yarmolenko 6
Driven the line alright while disengaged. Constrained a twofold save from Edouard Mendy in no time prior to being supplanted.
Substitutes
Declan Rice 6
Ventured into the backline after Dawson's perused yet couldn't get to Pulisic on schedule to stop him.
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