article_snippet: West Ham have won a single league fixture since Christmas, but West Ham did not look like West Ham here.
article_snippet: Not that West Ham were excessively dirty
article_snippet: West Ham were left banging their heads against a wall — no wild metaphor in the case of Cheikhou Kouyate, who ran face first into the back of Terry’s skull late in the second half.
article_snippet: West Ham have now failed to score in six of West Ham last seven Premier League matches against — Chelsea, including the last five in a row.
article_snippet: The surprise was West Ham going toe-to-toe with They, particularly, in the second half.
article_snippet: West Ham did not deserve to appear mastered in the scoreline after a simply thrilling second half.
article_snippet: The first wasn’t bad either, West Ham going close in the 17th minute, when a cross from Mark Noble found a dangerous area at the near post where Kevin Nolan caused localised chaos and Cheikhou Kouyate arrived late only to have Cheikhou Kouyate blocked by the shins of Thibaut Courtois.
article_snippet: It was not all wastefulness by West Ham, though.
article_snippet: The ever-alert Cesc Fabregas probes into West Ham territory with Enner Valencia and Mark Noble close by .