Costa earns Conte debut win

Diego Costa’s late goal earned Antonio Conte’s Chelsea a 2-1 win over West Ham at Stamford Bridge on Monday.

The Blues were largely dominant and took the lead shortly after half-time through Eden Hazard’s penalty.

The introduction of Dimitri Payet looked to have helped the Hammers, who lost record signing Andre Ayew to injury in the first half, snatch a point as his corner was turned in by James Collins in the 77th minute.

However, Costa finished from outside the box in the 89th minute to give the hosts a victory that, on the balance of play, was deserved.

While West Ham handed competitive debuts to three players – Arthur Masuaku, Ayew and Havard Nordtveit – the hosts had 10 players in their XI who started the opening game last season.

The only one to miss out in Conte’s first competitive match in charge was Cesc Fabregas, who made way for summer signing N’Golo Kante.

The former Leicester midfielder did not take long to make his mark, receiving a yellow card after less than three minutes for …

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