West Ham defeat sums up Chelsea's season - Cahill

Chelsea had Nemanja Matic and Jose Mourinho
dismissed as they lost 2-1 to West Ham, and Gary
Cahill thinks it's indicative of their bad luck

Gary Cahill was left frustrated by Chelsea's lack of luck as their
disappointing start to the season continued with a 2-1 defeat to
West Ham.

Mauro Zarate put Slaven Bilic's side ahead before Nemanja
Matic was dismissed for picking up a second yellow card, with
Jose Mourinho also sent to the stands during half-time.

Cahill scored an equaliser for Chelsea after the interval but Andy
Carroll's late header ensured the three points remained at the
Boleyn Ground.

Mourinho's side also had a goal from Cesc Fabregas ruled out
for an offside decision and a Kurt Zouma header cleared off the
line by Manuel Lanzini in the first half.

Some of the officiating left the Chelsea centre-back confused
and frustrated, and he admitted his team-mates are suffering as
a result of their ongoing struggles.

"[The mood in the dressing room] is not great, like you would
imagine when you lose games. Last season we weren't used to
it. The lads are devastated," Cahill told BBC Sport.

"You are left scratching your head sometimes. In the first half,
the Cesc Fabregas goal could have been given and we had the
goal that was nearly over the line. That sums up the way we are
going.

"And then we've got the sending off. Originally we played on –
we thought the referee had played on. Maybe the assistant
called it back – I'm not sure what's happened there.

"We've not had the rub of the green but we're not feeling sorry
for ourselves. We have to work hard to turn this round.

"Not many words are being said at the moment. I'm sure we'll
reflect in next day or so.

"We worked really hard at 10 men and had the majority of the
play in the second half. It's a summary of our season at the
minute."