Premiership: Di Canio sees red as Chelsea romp home

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink and Eidur Gudjohnsen smashed home two goals apiece as Chelsea beat 10-man West Ham 5-1.

The home side were dominant throughout, but West Ham's task was made harder when Paolo di Canio was sent off after stamping on Jody Morris' leg.

James had a lucky escape in the 16th minute when Mario Stanic let fly with another 20-yard drive.

The swerve on the ball deceived the Hammers' number one and he had to palm clear to avoid what would have been a very soft goal.

Hasselbaink then unleashed a ferocious 25-yard free-kick, which James responded to with a sensational one-handed save to tip the ball over his crossbar.

From the resulting corner, Stanic shoved Nigel Winterburn out of the way and headed into the net - but D'Urso correctly scrubbed the goal and awarded the Hammers a free-kick.

Chelsea's breakthrough arrived in stoppage time after a Zola corner. Gudjohnsen's far-post shot was blocked by James, but the keeper was beaten by Hasselbaink's follow-up drive.

West Ham's task was made twice as hard five minutes after the interval when Gudjohnsen connected with John Terry's diagonal cross. Number three arrived 10 minutes later when Hasselbaink outpaced Christian Dailly to reach a Zola through-ball.

There was drama after 69 minutes when di Canio stamped on Morris' thigh after a tackle and was shown the red card. The Italian was keen to apologise for his actions and shook hands with referee Andy D'Urso, Morris and Blues' boss Claudio Ranieri on his way to the tunnel.

There was a spectacular finale to the match with three goals in as many minutes.

Gudjohnsen first waltzed through the Hammers defence to plant his second - with Jermain Defoe hitting a fine consolation goal a minute later. Forssell tucked home Chelsea's fifth after 89 minutes.