West Ham 0
Chelsea 4
Lampard 17(pen) Cole J 20 Ballack 22 Cole 64 Lampard s/o 36
West Ham 0 Chelsea 4 March 01 2008
Ten-man Chelsea bounced back from their Carling Cup final defeat with a 4-0 Premier League destruction of woeful West Ham at Upton Park.
Even a first-half red card for midfielder Frank Lampard failed to take the shine off a classy Blues performance which keeps them in touch with the leaders at the top of the table.
Avram Grant's side smashed three goals in five first-half minutes before Lampard was given his marching orders for pushing Luis Boa Morte in the face in the 34th minute.
The England international had given his team the lead from the penalty spot in the 16th minute after Salomon Kalou had been felled by Anton Ferdinand, while Joe Cole made it two three minutes later.
Michael Ballack added a third in the 21st minute to effectively kill off the game as a contest and defender Ashley Cole completed the rout in the second half.