Harvey St Clair scored the only goal as Chelsea beat West Ham United 1-0 for a third successive Premier League 2 Division 1 victory.
After Chelsea defender Joseph Colley hit the crossbar with a long-range effort, Kyle Scott capitalised on a poor kick from West Ham goalkeeper Nathan Trott to set up St Clair on 19 minutes.
Martell Taylor-Crossdale had a goal disallowed as Chelsea pushed for a second.
The hosts went close to an equaliser when Jahmal Hector-Ingram’s deflected effort clipped a post late on.
Chelsea moved up to sixth with their fourth victory in five PL2 matches, a point and a place above West Ham.
See: West Ham report | Chelsea report
Next fixtures
West Ham: 9 Apr v Everton (A) PL2
Chelsea: 17 Mar v Arsenal (A) PL2