West Ham 2-1 Chelsea: Andy Carroll scores winner as Jose Mourinho is sent to the stands after Nemanja Matic red card

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Where once there was structure and order to Chelsea, now there is simply rank indiscipline.

At Upton Park, for the last time, they were added to West Ham’s victims. Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City have all fallen to Slaven Bilic’s men; now Jose Mourinho’s team.

Yet Mourinho lost more than the match on Saturday. Dignity was also sacrificed amidst a chaotic breakdown of order which saw six players booked, one sent off and Mourinho and his assistant Silvino Louro also dismissed. 

Andy Carroll's header in the 79th minute secured the win for West Ham as they punished 10-man Chelsea at Upton Park

Chelsea goalkeeper Asmir Begovic could not stop Carroll's header as West Ham won the London derby

Carroll celebrates after scoring the winner against Chelsea as Slaven Bilic's West Ham won 2-1 at Upton Park

West Ham beat Chelsea at Upton Park to heap more misery on the struggling Premier League champions

Referee Jonathan Moss reduced Chelsea to 10 men by sending off Nemanja Matic shortly before half-time

Matic was sent off for a second bookable offence after 44 minutes as Chelsea were reduced to 10 men

Matic's sending off gave Chelsea a mountain to climb in the London derby with in-form West Ham looking for another win

Jose Mourinho (top centre) and Chelsea coach Silvino Louro were sent to the stands in the aftermath of Matic's red card

Mourinho looks glum after Carroll's goal in the 79th minute as the West Ham board and directors celebrate in front of him

And whilst they can claim a degree of bad luck - they had one effort ruled out by the tiniest margin on the goal-line review and another wrongly disallowed for offside - they were principally the authors of their own misfortune.

The management and players simply emotionally fell apart when Nemanja Matic was correctly sent off just before half time.

The fact that Diego Costa and Cesc Fabregas managed to get themselves booked in the ensuing argument indicated a team without self control.

Yet when assistant coach Louro came racing from the bench a minute later, to berate fourth official Andy Woolmer for a missed offside and also received a red card, the sense of the team being in the verge of a nervous breakdown was merely exacerbated. 

PLAYER RATINGS, PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE AND MATCH ZONE BY SAMI MOKBEL

 

West Ham (4-3-2-1): Adrian 7; Jenkinson 7, Collins 7, Tomkins 8, Cresswell 7; Noble 7 (Ogbonna 90, 6), Kouyate 8.5, Lanzini 7 (Obiang 82, 6): Payet 7, Zarate 7.5 (Carroll 69, 7); Sakho 7 

Subs (not used): Randolph, Valencia, Jelavic, Antonio

Goals: Zarate (17), Carroll (79)

Bookings: Kouyate 

Manager: Slaven Bilic 8

Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Begovic 5; Zouma 5, Cahill 6.5, Terry 6, Azpilicueta 6 (Baba 87, 6); Matic 4, Ramires 5 (Falcao 82, 6); Willian 6, Fabregas 5 (Mikel 45, 5), Hazard 6; Costa 5. 

Subs (not used): Oscar, Traore, Amelia, Loftus-Cheek

Goals: Cahill (56)

Bookings: Azpilicueta, Fabregas, Matic, Willian, Costa, Mikel

Sent off: Matic (44)

Manager: Jose Mourinho 5

Attendance: 34,977  

Referee: Jonathan Moss (West Yorkshire) 7

Star man: Kouyate 

How Zarate gave West Ham the lead over Chelsea. CLICK HERE to see all the stats from our brilliant Match Zone service

Mauro Zarate gave West Ham the lead at Upton Park with this shot as Chelsea fell behind in the 17th minute

Zarate runs away in celebration after scoring against Chelsea as the Premier League champions got off to a bad start

Zarate is mobbed by his West Ham team-mates as they celebrate taking the lead against champions Chelsea

Cesc Fabregas and Diego Costa pictured after Zarate's opener as Chelsea struggled in the first half at West Ham

And the clinching piece of evidence that the club’s season is imploding amidst a misplaced sense of righteous indignation came with confirmation that Mourinho had been sent off to the stands at half time. 

Quite how long Roman Abramovich will put up with a combination of the inflammatory behaviour and terrible results is now a matter for serious debate rather than idle speculation.

Mourinho, Premier League champion in imperious style just six months ago, is now precariously positioned.

The FA charges, the baiting of opponents, the sense of disorder in the camp: Abramovich had tired of it all once before. There seems no reason why he should not do so once again. 

Essentially clubs put up with days like Saturday when results are good; but if all you can offer is aggravation and defeats, then you have served your usefulness as coach.

For the record West Ham were excellent even before the mini meltdown from Chelsea, with Dimitri Payet and Manuel Lanzini giving Kurt Zouma a torrid time long before it had become 10 versus 11.

And even Chelsea had their good periods. 

In fact, for much of the second half, incredibly given the leadership, the discipline returned and they looked as though they might rescue an unlikely point.  

Gary Cahill equalised for Chelsea after half time as the 10-man visitors got back into the game at West Ham

West Ham players look dejected after throwing away their lead against 10-man Chelsea at Upton Park

Chelsea were able to get back into the game through Cahill (far left) despite being down to 10 men against West Ham

Yet the damage had been done; effectively they had been holed below the water line by the earlier indiscretions. 

Pity Bilic, whose team were well worth their win and who are now up to third in the Premier League. He was determined to talk about the game, yet saw his players’ good efforts overshadowed by the mini-drama series which is unfolding at Chelsea.

‘I feel for Mourinho,’ he conceded. ‘A lot of decisions from his point of view have gone against Chelsea. Against Southampton, against Dynamo Kiev. 

'Today I can defend the decisions from West Ham’s perspectives. They weren’t mistakes, they were pinion. But all together it is too much for him and I would probably be the same.’

There were elements of Chelsea’s slapdash nature of their play in West Ham’s opener on 17 minutes. Payet’s corner was met by a poor defensive header from Ramires, but even then, his team-mates failed to respond or react as the ball bounced for Mauro Zarate, who struck it sweetly past Asmir Begovic.

But Chelsea’s sense of frustration and injustice stemmed from a short period just before half time, which proved decisive. When Zouma met Fabregas’ corner on 35 minutes, Lanzini tried to clear but looked to have allowed the ball over the line.

He hadn’t, but only just. The goal-line review technology showed that a centimetre more would have suffice for all of the ball to be over the line.

And on 43 minutes they were denied when Willian found Fabregas and the Catalan was ruled offside. Bilic said it was 50-50, but in that case the ruling should be in favour of the attacking side.

Chelsea manager Mourinho has been under pressure lately after poor results at home and away in the Premier League

Chelsea coach Louro reacted angrily to Matic's sending off at West Ham and was subsequently sent to the stands

West Ham manager Slaven Bilic celebrates after their win against 10-man Chelsea in a pulsating contest at Upton Park

Doubtless that frustration contributed to what followed but the reality is that there was little to complain about at the inception of the 44th minute meltdown.

Matic had already been found wanting in midfield and had hauled back Cheikhou Kouyate to receive a yellow card on 36 minutes. On 44 minutes he manhandled Diafra Sakho to the ground and received his second yellow card, prompting the overload of aggrieved protests from Chelsea players and coaches.

Ironically, after their initial tantrum, Chelsea started the second half very well. The back four, Mikel and Ramires looked formidable and on 55 minutes they looked to have found themselves an escape route from crisis. Zouma and Cahill jumped for a corner, West Ham failed to clear and Cahill struck superbly well from close range to equalise.

With a Costa header and a run by Hazard to feed Ramires, their afternoon might have even taken an unexpected turn for the best.

But then came Andy Carroll. Deployed again as a late substitute, again he proved decisive. John Terry couldn’t clear his lines properly on 79 minutes and Aaron Cresswell crossed. This time Cesar Azpilicueta was at fault, failing to jump and looking overwhelmed by the imposing Carroll who rose to head home.

How the Boleyn Ground roared as Carroll set off to celebrate in front of The Chicken Run. They may never play Chelsea here again, but at least this was some finale in the old stadium’s final season.