Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta was delighted for Christian Pulisic after his late matchwinner against West Ham on Sunday.

Manager Thomas Tuchel decided to make a triple attacking change just 14 minutes from time with eventual match-winner Pulisic introduced alongside Romelu Lukaku and Hakim Ziyech.

"Amazing ball by Marcos (Alonso), a good cut back and great finish. That is the way we were creating chances, arriving in the box and crossing the ball, arriving from the second line and of course it was a big impact from Christian, Romelu and Hakim as well. They gave us a different spirit, we are a team and we have to go through these moments together. We need help from everybody," said Azpilicueta.

"I am really pleased for Christian. Lately he has not had a lot of minutes but he has been working really hard. He got the reward, and hopefully he can keep going in this direction."

The 32-year-old added that the victory feels even more special given the amount of games the Blues have competed in this season.

"If we go through everything there are also little things that can happen, the results as well as the confidence. We have a lot of injuries as well right now but we have to deal with it. It is not an excuse. As I always say at the start of every season, we go for everything.

"Sometimes the consequences of arriving at the latter stages of every competition is that you play more games. We have to cope with it as we are competitors, and after the bad run we have had at home, conceding a lot of goals, it is nice to leave with a happy face."