Pedro Neto hails Chelsea’s patience after finally breaking down West Ham

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Chelsea winger Pedro Neto said patience was key to the comeback win against West Ham that moved them into the Premier League top four. Maresca said he told his players at half-time to continue to try to play through West Ham in the hope their intensity would fade as the game wore on, and the plan was vindicated when, 10 minutes after Neto’s goal, defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka deflected Cole Palmer’s ball into his own net to settle it. We kept to our plan, remained patient and got the goals to win the game Pedro Neto “We are growing as a team and it’s important we build on this result now. You can’t get comfortable in the Premier League, so we must take this mentality forward and look to improve with each game.” The win moved Chelsea above Manchester City after the champions’ chastening 5-1 defeat to Arsenal on Sunday, and tentatively revived their Champions League challenge following a poor run.