West Ham scored first early in the game. Young swung a long centre into the Chelsea goalmouth and Fletcher deftly headed into the net. From the stand Fletcher appeared to ne offside. The referee, however, allowed the goal. Chelsea's equaliser was not debatable in the same way, but Ball, the scorer, was obviously astonished at the success with which a rather casual kick in the direction of the West ham goal was rewarded.
The ball bounced in front of Kane, and rising surprisingly high, escaped his outstretched hands, hit the underside of the crossbar, and went into the net. This happened late in the game, and Chelsea had never looked likely to equalise.