Chelsea vs West Ham LIVE: Premier League result and final score as Nicolas Jackson completes rout
Chelsea 5-0 West Ham: Nicolas Jackson scored twice after first-half goals from Cole Palmer, Conor Gallagher and Noni Madueke
Chelsea boosted their chances of European football next season, thumping West Ham 5-0 in the Premier League, with Cole Palmer, Conor Gallagher, Noni Madueke and Nicolas Jackson, with two, all getting on the scoresheet.
The 21-year-old Palmer latched on to a loose ball after a Madueke cross in the 15th minute and shot into the far corner across West Ham goalkeeper Alphonse Areola. It was his 21st league goal in his first season for the club.
Captain Gallagher also took advantage of a loose ball in the area following a tackle on Madueke and lashed his chance home on the half hour with West Ham’s defence in disarray.
Madueke turned from provider to scorer, and back, either side of halftime. He poked home from close range in the 36th minute following a corner and teed up Jackson for Chelsea’s fourth in the 48th.
Jackson scored his second 10 minutes from time after latching on to a deep pass from Moises Caicedo and staying just onside according to a VAR check.
The result raised Chelsea to seventh in the table overtaking Manchester United, who play on Monday, and putting them within striking range of qualification for the Europa League.
Follow the latest action from the Premier League below.
GOAL! Chelsea 1-0 West Ham (Palmer 15’)
Cole Palmer’s 21st Premier League goal of the season and 30th goal involvement.
He also matches the Chelsea record for most home goals in a Premier League seaosn, matching the 16 scored by Didier Drogba in 2006/07 and Frank Lampard in 2009/10.
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Cole Palmer has now scored or assisted against 14 different Premier League opponents this season for Chelsea, only six other players have done that for the Blues. The most recent? Eden Hazard. Not bad company to be in.
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Kudus evades the challenge from Palmer well and then moves past Gallagher, or so he thought until he gets clattered into by the Chelsea captain and wins a free-kick. It has been a slow start in terms of chances here.
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Chelsea try to catch West Ham out with a free-kick and play Jackson out wide. He flashes his cross across the box and Areola parries it out for a corner.
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Over the past couple of games, Cucurella has popped up in midfield when Chelsea attack and he is here again sitting centrally. He has been really dangerous since the tactical switch and finds Madueke with the ball just outside the box, but he is tackled.
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West Ham have the first corner of the game after Thiago Silva just knicks the ball off of Kudus. Chelsea managed to clear it away though..
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A surging run from Caicedo through West Ham's midfield ends with Jackson unable to control the midfielder's pass. It was a poor touch from the forward who could have been in if he controlled it.
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