Late goals by substitutes Mohamed Diame and Modibo Maiga gave West Ham United a 3-1 win over Chelsea in the Premier League yesterday to further complicate life for Blues interim coach Rafael Benitez.
Chelsea have drawn twice and lost once since Benitez took over and they trail leaders Manchester United by seven points, having played a game more, while West Ham rise to seventh.
"At this level, you have to take your chances, and we had many clear chances to finish the game," Benitez said. "In the second half, we were not winning the first ball or the second ball and we didn't have the control we had in the first half."
The arrival of the 11th minute at Upton Park saw Fernando Torres' league goal drought tick beyond the 11-hour mark, but two minutes later he teed up Mata for Chelsea's opener with an astute cut-back.
West Ham introduced Diame and Matt Taylor at the interval and after an enterprising start to the second period, they drew level in the 63rd minute when Matt Jarvis' deflected cross was nodded in by Cole.