West Ham vs Chelsea LIVE: Premier League result and reaction after visitors cruise to victory
West Ham 0-3 Chelsea: Enzo Maresca’s side climbed into the top four after beating the Hammers
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Chelsea produced a strong performance to capitalise on an abject West Ham United showing and climb into the Premier League’s top four.
An early double from Nicolas Jackson set the visitors on course before Cole Palmer added a third in the second half to make certain of victory for Enzo Maresca’s side. After an unsettled start to the season amid off-field chaos and on-field questions, this was a third win on the bounce for Chelsea as they continue to show signs of real promise under their new manager. Jadon Sancho, making his first start, again impressed while the sometimes profligate Jackson took both of his goals nicely.
It was a rather more fretful afternoon for Julen Lopetegui, the West Ham boss casting a frustrated figure on the touchline. Midfielder Guido Rodriguez was hooked after just 35 minutes as Lopetegui tried unsuccessfully to spark his side into life. Audible boos were heard at half time while plenty of home fans headed for the exit with 15 minutes still to play after another lacklustre performance.
Re-live all the action from the London Stadium in our live blog below:
West Ham 0-3 Chelsea
75 mins
Another promising Chelsea counter as it’s flicked to Madueke on the right wing, but his is cleared away for a corner.
Caicedo ends up clipping in the cross to the back post and it’s headed back across goal to Nkunku, who’s unmarked, but he can only direct his header too close to a scrambling Areola.
West Ham 0-3 Chelsea
72 mins
The home side bring on Aaron Creswell and Andy Irving for Paqueta and Emerson.
West Ham 0-3 Chelsea
71 mins
Kudus tries to lead a West Ham counter but he’s scythed down by Cucurella, who is booked.
West Ham 0-3 Chelsea
69 mins
Kudus gets in behind the Chelsea defence, but his cut-back cross is caught by Sanchez. West Ham attack again, but once more it’s a poor cross straight into the hands of the Chelsea ‘keeper.
West Ham 0-3 Chelsea
68 mins
More activity now! Two nice combinations in as many minutes from Chelsea as Fernandez lays it off to Caicedo, whose shit is deflected behind.
Felix delivers the corner, but Areola punches it away, though Chelsea win another corner almost straight away.
Fernandez takes this one short, and it ends with Felix floating a ball towards the back post, with the offside flag eventually raised.
West Ham 0-3 Chelsea
66 mins
A lull in activity here, probably due to the changes made by both sides upsetting the rhythm of the game.
A good Chelsea move ends with Felix smashing a half-volley into the side-netting.
West Ham 0-3 Chelsea
63 mins
Antonio wins another corner as Chelsea prepare more changes. Once again, out of nowhere, Chelsea clear it and break, and they have a three-on-one. It goes wide to Madueke, and he bursts into the box before firing a shot that’s too close to Areola.
Palmer and Jackson come off for Joao Felix and Christopher Nkunku.
West Ham 0-3 Chelsea
60 mins
Disasi’s first major involvement is to head Wan-Bissaka’s cross behind for a corner. Bowen swings it in, but Sanchez collects easily. Chelsea counter, with plenty of space and the numerical advantage, but Jackson and Madueke can’t make the most of it.
West Ham 0-3 Chelsea
58 mins
Wan-Bissaka clips a cross towards the back post that Kudus hits back across goal, but it’s cut out at the last, before Soucek fires at Sanchez from distance.
West Ham 0-3 Chelsea
56 mins
Soler overlaps with Bowen and clips in a cross towards Antonio, but it’s headed away. The home side come again, with Kudus trying to send it long to Antonio, but Sanchez is there to intercept.
Fofana and Sancho come off for Axel Disasi and Pedro Neto.
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