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West Ham boss Pellegrini shocked by Yarmolenko miss

West Ham boss Manuel Pellegrini admits Andriy Yarmalenko's howling miss yesterday left him stunned.

The Ukraine attacker blew a big chance to earn the three points against Chelsea for Sunday's 0-0 draw.

Yarmolenko headed wide from inside the six-yard box when unmarked with 14 minutes left and Sunday's game at the London Stadium ended goalless.

West Ham boss Pellegrini said: “Maybe it seemed easier to score than miss."

He added: “Yes a first clean sheet, so that shows the team has worked harder. In that sense, I'm happy. But when you have such clear chances against a big team, you must score at least one of them. You must score."

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