Chelsea 2 West Ham United 0 match report: Frank Lampard hits 200-goal mark for Blues as they brush aside Hammers Frank Lampard scored his 200th goal for Chelsea as the Blues beat West Ham to move up to third place in the Premier League. Tottenham's surprise defeat to Fulham handed Rafael Benitez's side the chance to climb above their London rivals and Lampard's first-half header against his former club set them on their way to a comfortable victory at Stamford Bridge. Lampard is now just two goals behind Chelsea's all-time top scorer Bobby Tambling and the 34-year-old's influential performance will prompt further questions over the club's failure to agree an extension to his current contract which expires at the end of the season. Demba Ba performed an accurate impression of beleaguered striker Fernando Torres with a thoroughly wasteful display lacking in confidence that denied Chelsea the wide-margin victory their play deserved. Despite Chelsea's involvement in the Europa League against Steaua Bucharest on Thursday night, the home side were lively throughout, perhaps revelling in an atmosphere free of any vitriol towards interim manager Benitez. Such occasions have been rare. Chelsea began with verve and intent. Lampard sent Ba clear but the former West Ham striker sidefooted well wide with only Jussi Jaaskelainen to beat. James Collins volleyed over as the Hammers attempted to respond but Chelsea quickly asserted their authority. Collins was fortunate not to cause more of a problem for Jasskelainen when heading Ramires" 13th minute cross goalwards but the Blues did not have to wait much longer for the breakthrough. Hazard stung Jasskelainen's fingers with a blistering drive from distance and the rebound eventually found its way back to the Belgian international, who then clipped a marvellous ball into the box for Lampard to head expertly into the corner. Lampard began his celebrations by heading straight for John Terry, who had been involved in an exchange with West Ham's travelling support, and various missiles rained down on the pair - including coins and bottles - as they embraced. West Ham were not without a sporadic threat, particularly through the link-up between Matt Jarvis on the left flank and Andy Carroll in bulldozing mood up front. The pair combined to score an equaliser but Carroll was adjudged to have fouled David Luiz as Jarvis" hooked cross came dropped dangerously in Chelsea's penalty area. Chelsea responded through David Luiz's daisycutter free-kick forcing Jasskelainen to tip wide. Victor Moses then dragged a shot off target after Lampard had found Cesar Azpilicueta with an incisive pass to the right flank. Luiz flashed a left-foot volley just wide and then Ba's miserable afternoon continued as he missed two one-on-ones, denied on each occasion by Jasskelainen. West Ham boss withdrew Mohamed Diame for Matt Taylor at half-time but the flow of the game continued unabated. Hazard was beginning to revel in the challenge before him and moments after producing some outrageous skill in a move that came to nothing, his talent reaped a more immediate reward. Collecting Juan Mata's pass, Hazard jinked infield from the right and drilled a left-foot shot past Jasskelainen to give the scoreline the slant Chelsea's play deserved. Jack Collison and Carroll forced goalkeeper Petr Cech into action but neither effort troubled Chelsea's goalkeeper while at the other end Hazard was denied a second by some desperate defending by Joey O'Brien. There was enough time for Ba to provide one last Torres-style encore, dallying in the box and failing to get a shot off but Chelsea would not be denied an important victory to take them a point above Spurs.