Chelsea’s strong form at Stamford Bridge continued as they moved up to seventh in the Premier League with a 5-0 win over West Ham. The Blues ran riot in a dominant first half with the in-form Cole Palmer opening the scoring, and Conor Gallagher and Noni Madueke making it 3-0. Nicolas Jackson wrapped up the scoring with a second-half brace as Mauricio Pochettino’s side boosted their European hopes. Chelsea moved ahead of Manchester United in the Premier League with a dominant 5-0 victory over West Ham at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues carried the momentum of their impressive victory over Tottenham last time out forward and ripped the Hammers apart to boost their hopes of securing European football.
Cole Palmer opened the floodgates with his composed strike in the 15th minute before Conor Gallagher and Noni Madueke strikes made it = 3-0 at half-time.
HIGHLIGHTS
89’‘WE WANT SIX’
The Stamford Bridge faithful chant ‘we want six’ but the players seem quite content to see the game out.
The job has been done and then some.
Palmer is withdrawn by Pochettino for Alfie Gilchrist.
83′ MORE CHANGES FOR CHELSEA
Thiago Silva is given a standing ovation as he leaves the field. He is replaced by Axel Disasi for the final 10 minute or so.
Malo Gusto is also on for some game time.
80′ GOOAAALLL! CHELSEA 5-0 WEST HAM (JACKSON)
Jackson is found by Caicedo in acres of space and keeps his composure to pass it past Areola for 5-0.
It’s initially ruled out for offside but the VAR overturns that decision, with Zouma playing the striker onside.
N. Jackson
79′ BOWEN OFF THE BAR… AGAIN
Bowen completes a hat-trick of hitting the bar. The Englishman finds some space in the box and tries to pick out the corner but it is deflected onto the bar.
76′ PAQUETA DOWN
Paqueta is down with what looks like an injury to cap off a dreadful afternoon for the Hammers. He is replaced by Aaron Cresswell.
Pochettino also looks to his bench, bringing on Cesare Casadei and Christopher Nkunku for Mudryk and Madueke.
70′ INGS ON
Antonio, who has barely featured, is off as Ings enters the fray.
Ward-Prowse lines up another free-kick but his effort is just wide of the near p
48′ GOOAAALLL! CHELSEA 4-0 WEST HAM (JACKSON)
How easy was that? Chalobah plays a ball up the middle from defence into the path of Madueke, who is clean through but squares it for Jackson to tap in to an empty net.
The misery continues for West Ham!
46′ WE’RE BACK UNDER WAY
Moyes has made one change, with Ward-Prowse replacing Alvarez.
44′ OFF THE BAR AGAIN
Bowen hooks the ball towards goal with his left foot and it looks to be sailing into the net only for it to crash off the bar.
Straight up the other end, Emerson is booked for bringing down Madueke and stopping a Chelsea counter.
Emerson Palmieri
38′ OFF THE BAR
Chelsea are rampant! They come forward again and Gallagher has the goal at his mercy from six yards out. He has to score but his effort hits the underside of the bar and stays out.
36′ GOOAAALLL! CHELSEA 3-0 WEST HAM (MADUEKE)
After coming close with a shot from the edge of the box, Madueke gets the goal he deserves. Thiago Silva heads Mudryk’s corner back across goal and Madueke is there to nudge it home.
Game over already unless the visitors get their act together quickly.
34′ YELLOW CARD
Ogbonna hauls Jackson down after being turned and is rightly shown a yellow card.
A. Ogbonna
30′ GOOOAALLLL! CHESLEA 2-0 WEST HAM (GALLAGHER)
It’s been coming. The relentless pressure pays off as captain Gallagher doubles Chelsea’s lead. Palmer finds Madueke, who is challenged by Zouma, but the loose ball drops for Gallagher to thump a volley into the bottom corner.
Unstoppable. Chelsea deservedly lead 2-0.
16′ OFF THE BAR
West Ham almost respond immediately. The game has come to life. Bowen meets a cross brilliantly but his header crashes off the bar and out.
15′ GOOAAALLLL! CHELSEA 1-0 WEST HAM (PALMER)
Who else? Chelsea open the scoring and it’s that man Cole Palmer. Where would the Blues be without him this season.
Madueke tries to pick out Jackon in the middle at the end of a nice move and the loose balls drops into the path of Palmer and he makes no mistake, firing past Areola into the far corner.