Black Stars deputy captain, Andre Ayew, made a return to first team action as he came off the bench in West Ham’s 2-1 victory over Chelsea in the English EFL Cup, a match which was marred by viloent clash between fans of both teams.

Ayew had been out of action for two months after hobbling off on his premiership debut for the Hammers at Chelsea's  Stamford Bridge.

Surprisingly, his 12 minutes return to action is against the very team he sustained that  right thigh injury, just after 35 minutes of play.

The former Swansea top marksman came on for Argentine Manuel Lanzini in the 78th minute as he made his home debut for the London side.

A superb Cheikhou Kouyate header before the break and an 18-yard Edimilson Fernandes strike a few minutes into the second half secured West Ham's place in the last eight and a tie against Manchester United, who beat Manchester City 1-0 in one of the evening's other matches.

By Fiifi Abdul malik/ghanaguardian.com