Gianfranco Zola's West Ham put in one of their finest performances of the season to hold leaders Chelsea to a 1-1 draw on Sunday.
Struggling in the bottom three, the Hammers could have been forgiven for dreading the visit of Chelsea but instead Zola's side rose to the challenge.
West Ham went ahead just before half-time through Alessandro Diamanti's penalty and, with Scott Parker in tigerish form in the centre of midfield, the Blues faced an uphill battle.
But former Hammer Frank Lampard kept his cool when things threatened to go pear-shaped for the league leaders. Chelsea won a penalty of their own and Lampard showed nerves of steel to overcome two re-takes and level the scores.
A point was a better result for West Ham than Chelsea but it leaves both teams with plenty still to do to reach their contrasting targets for the season.
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