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Martin: Won 5-1 and didn't really get out of second gear. West Ham were woeful. Still think Chelsea need to tighten up at the back because we looked vulnerable a few times. Estevao will light up the Premier League.
Chelsea went down early at West Ham but responded with vigor through a quintet of goal scorers led by Joao Pedro on Friday at the London Stadium.
Former Premier League footballer Danny Murphy has claimed Liam Delap will be “disappointed” after being taken off early against West Ham.Delap was handed his first Premier League start for
Chelsea overcame Cole Palmer's injury in the warm-up and an early goal to thrash West Ham at the London Stadium. Joao Pedro, Pedro Neto, Enzo Fernandez, Moises Caicedo and Trevoh Chalobah were on target as the Blues claimed their first win of the season - and made it successive losses for their hosts in a largely one-sided derby.
Estêvão became the youngest player in Chelsea history to assist a Premier League goal in Friday’s 5–1 win over West Ham United. The Brazilian was a late starter for Chelsea after Cole Palmer was forced to pull out of the pre-match warm-up with a groin injury, but wasted little time in catching the eye once again.
Chelsea has piled on the early season misery for West Ham and its under-fire manager Graham Potter by handing out a 5-1 thrashing in the Premier League without injured star Cole Palmer.
Played two, lost two is not an ideal start - but more concerning have been the manner of the defeats. The problems run deep at West Ham
Both Chelsea and West Ham United are chasing their first wins of the new Premier League season at the London Stadium on Friday.
Chelsea conceded first in their game against West Ham, and at first it just looked like an incredible goal.The Hammers picked off an errant flick from full debutant Estevao Willian and drove forward.