CHELSEA fans fumed and poked fun at Noni Madueke after he knocked over the referee against West Ham. The winger was not having the best game as he missed a good chance in the first half. And with Chelsea on the attack, he took his eye off ref Stuart Attwell and went crashing into the official, knocking him over. Attwell landed directly in the path of Cole Palmer who had the ball, which meant Chelsea had to delay their attack and the chance came to nothing.

Palmer fumed with the ref for interrupting play but there was nothing he could do to avoid Madueke, who copped flak from his own supporters. One Chelsea fan reacted saying: "Only good thing Madueke has done today there by knocking over Atwell.". Another added: "The only time I’ve smiled in this game is when Noni Madueke pushed a referee to the floor. Life under Clearlake.". A third wrote: "Ref send Madueke off please, that’s violent conduct.".

And another commented: "No way Madueke bodied the ref 😂😂". Madueke was substituted minutes after the incident and it quickly led to a turnaround for the hosts as sub Pedro Neto fired in a rebound after Enzo Fernandez's strike was blocked. CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS. CHELSEA capitalised on the failures of their rivals to move up to fourth in the Premier League with a 2-1 win over West Ham.

A host of changes from Enzo Maresca upped the tempo in the second half, and they paid dividends with Pedro Neto driving home an equaliser in the 63rd minute after a shot from Fernandez. Jarrod Bowen had capitalised on a Levi Colwill error to fire West Ham ahead. Fans grew optimistic as the home side grew into the game, which culminated in a deflected Cole Palmer effort sending the Bridge into raptures as they went 2-1 up.

Here is how SunSport's Lloyd Canfield rated Chelsea's performance. Filip Jorgensen - 7. It would've been a tough task to disappoint Chelsea fans after what they have seen from Robert Sanchez in recent weeks. There wasn't an awful lot he could do about the opener, and actually made some pretty good stops to prevent his side being more than one goal down at the halfway point. Those saves proved vital, and he should expect to start against Brighton up next.

Reece James - 6. His crosses from the right were good throughout the first half, but there was no one clinical enough in the box to grab him an assist. Strong defensively, but ultimately didn't have much to do in that aspect with Chelsea dominant on the flanks. Tosin Adarabioyo - 7. Strong in the air and pretty good across the ground. Perhaps could have done a little more to prevent Bowen opening the scoring as he seemed to stand and watch him shoot, but overall was good and is growing into a good, consistent Premier League centre half.

His vital block in added time might well have been the difference between three points and one. Levi Colwill - 3. His awful backpass rolledBowen in perfectly to give the Hammers the lead just before first half-time. A lousy and sluggish performance improved in the second half after his side took the lead, but he was fortunate not to cost his side points tonight. Marc Cucurella - 7. Inverted well from left back into midfield in a role that looks made for him, he was strong in his tackles and good in the air from start to finish.

Got into dangerous positions going forward, but couldn't add the finishing touches to his game on this occasion. Moises Caicedo - 7. Tenacious tackling and energy is what the home fans have become accustomed to seeing from their Ecuadorian destroyer. Glimpses of that in the first half extended into a mature and controlled second 45 minutes where he looked to have Mo Kudus' number. Enzo Fernández - 5. Missed a huge chance to give Chelsea the lead which he rolled past the left hand post from a few yards out.

It was his blocked effort which bounced out for Neto to level the scoring, but overall the Argentine looked a bit off the pace in midfield. Noni Madueke - 4. Perhaps should've had a goal and assist in the first half an hour as he was set up by Nicolas Jackson and put the ball on a plate for Fernandez, but neither chance was converted. His best moment of the second half was when he bodied the referee, before being subbed for Christopher Nkunku.

Cole Palmer - 7. A quiet first half had the travelling fans comparing him to Andy Irving, but he soon showed them up. Almost scored a free-kick similar to the one we saw against Brighton this season, but it was well saved by Alphonse Areola. It was his deflected effort that put his side in the lead as he grew into the game more and more. Jadon Sancho - 4. His quick feet made him a threat on the left-hand side in the first half, but again his end product or lack thereof would've cost Chelsea if his replacement didn't bail them out.