After Chelsea attempted nearly 40 shots, it still wasn't enough to beat West Ham's defense as the Hammers held on for a draw despite only attempting one shot themselves.
It was the classic heartbreaking draw where everything that could go your way, does not. Chelsea were all over West Ham United throughout the match, but couldn't find the crucial breakthrough as Big Sam parked the bus and succeeded as it ended 0-0 at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues controlled the match but were frustrated by Sam Allardyce's men, who defended very well on a wet surface. The Hammers sank deeper and deeper as the match went on with Jose Mourinho urging his side to push up, but to no avail.
However, the visitors nearly took the lead after Petr Cech parried Stewart Downing's cross with the rebound falling graciously for Andy Carroll, who embarrassingly swung and missed.
Oscar had his shot touched on to the bar, before Adrian kept out efforts from John Terry and Samuel Eto'o.
Then, when it finally looked like Chelsea had gotten the better of Adrian, the post was there to deny Demba Ba's sneaky flick. Eto'o also thought he had scored late on after assuming the West Ham keeper had wrongly placed the ball for a costless-kick, but his effort was disallowed.
Shortly after, Eden Hazard picked out Frank Lampard right outside the penalty spot and as Chelsea's top scorer had the goal at his mercy, he struck it straight at Adrian as the referee blew for full-time.
With the draw, Chelsea failed to take advantage of Arsenal's 2-2 draw with Southampton on Tuesday. Chelsea's next match is on Monday against Manchester City, who went onto beat Tottenham 5-1 at White Hart Lane today as the Citizens claimed the top spot in the Premier League table.
