Chelsea midfielder Mount defends West Ham defeat: Tired minds, tired bodies | OneFootball

Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount defended their performance for today's 3-2 defeat at West Ham.

Mount insists fatigue has caught up to them.

He said: "We have had a difficult week and the game midweek we came away with three points where maybe we shouldn't have. We made mistakes, the same today. We are making mistakes we haven't done for a while and need to bounce back now.

"A lot of games, it can take a toll, but that's not an excuse we can use - we come out here and want to win, it's a derby. We don't concede many, so that is something we need to look at.

"It is mistakes we haven't made, tired minds, tired bodies, but we need to keep the standard high. We regroup and come back next game."

On his goal he added: "It felt a nice one, but it doesn't mean much really. It travelled a long way so when it's in the air you have tie to make a decision, I instinctively hit it first time."

On a trip to Zenit in midweek, Mount concluded: "We are through but we want to finish top, so we want to win the game, we are going away from home, very cold, we have to be ready for that."