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George Smith

What Thomas Tuchel did after Timo Werner's shocking miss for Chelsea vs West Ham

Chelsea's clash with West Ham United at the London Stadium has featured both the brilliant and bad for Timo Werner.

The Germany international, who joined the Blues from German giants RB Leipzig almost a year ago in a deal worth around £50million, finally brought an end to his 11-game run without a goal, handing the Blues a half time lead in the crucial top-four clash.

The 25-year-old connected with Ben Chilwell's low cross to fire the ball past Hammers goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski, before setting off to celebrate his first goal since February 15.

You could sense the relief on the striker's face, as he has come under no shortage of criticism in recent weeks for struggling to deliver the goods when presented opportunities.

However, Werner's hopes of earning himself a place back in the good books of Chelsea's supporters suffered a major blow just nine minutes into the second half.

Mason Mount unleashed an effort from distance, forcing Fabianski to fly to his right and palm the ball away. However, the Polish shot-stopper's clearance only fell as far as the feet of Werner, who looked destined to tap the ball home, with Fabianski still on the deck, from about five yards out.

However, Werner, somehow, put the ball wide of the target, much to the disbelief of everyone inside the London Stadium.

The former Leipzig ace cut a figure of deep disappointment and frustration, bending down and putting his hands on his knees. He was genuinely in shock that he had failed to double his and Chelsea's advantage.

On the touchline, meanwhile, Thomas Tuchel also cut a similar figure.

The TV cameras were on hand to zoom in on Tuchel as Werner failed to convert the golden opportunity, with the Chelsea boss in complete disbelief that his striker had failed to find the net.

Tuchel stood completely still with his mouth wide open, clearly in disbelief that the chance had been squandered, before moving his head in a way that almost made it look as though he was dreaming about what had just unfolded before his very eyes.

He then turned away and looked set to put his hands over his eyes, making it clear that he was less than impressed.

With the game, at the time of writing, still yet to reach its conclusion, Tuchel will be hoping that Werner's miss does not come back to haunt his players.

You can follow the remainder of the game on our dedicated live match blog.

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