Jarrod Bowen's sixth goal of the Premier League season gave the Hammers a halftime lead but Chelsea sub Pedro Neto leveled the score before Cole Palmer coaxed an own goal out of Aaron Wan-Bissaka.

West Ham boss Graham Potter has again revisited his sacking at Chelsea. Potter was axed by Chelsea in April 2023 before returning to football this season with the Irons.

Ferguson was the primary target — young, hungry for more game time than he was getting — and duly picked West Ham over a whole host of interested parties. Arsenal, Chelsea, Bayer Leverkusen and Bournemouth were just some of the clubs who explored the logistics of a move for the Republic of Ireland international.

West Ham boss Graham Potter has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Brentford (kick-off 15:00). Here are the key lines from his news conference: Lucas Paqueta and Edson Alvarez have trained with the squad and are expected to be available and so is Jean-Clair Todibo.

West Ham do not expect Crysencio Summerville to play again until April, manager Graham Potter has confirmed. Summerville has suffered a setback in his recovery from the hamstring injury he sustained in Potter’s first match in charge at Aston Villa on January 10.