Romelu Lukaku continued to wage his personal campaign against West Ham,scoring on his seventh successive appearance against the Hammers on a muggy, wet afternoon at a subdued Upton Park. Otherwise this was a low-pressure assembly of two neat, and rapid/fast-passing teams,illuminated by some kind touches but little in the way of unbound attacking play.
When counterattack meets counterattack the result can often be a little lukewarm. By the conclude a 1-1 draw was fair enough in a game marked out by two delightful first-half goals, the first a dreamy finish by Manuel Lanzini, or the second from Lukaku made by an outstanding through pass by Gerard Deulofeu.
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Source: theguardian.com