Palmer withdrew from the starting XI as a precaution after reporting groin discomfort in the days before the match. Cole sat on the bench in a puffer jacket. Robert Sanchez misjudged Lucas Paqueta's early stunner, failing to make a convincing save. Estevao replaced Palmer, gave the ball away in the buildup to the opener and was publicly chastised. The Brazilian teenager later drove Chelsea's attack, contributing a piercing run that created Enzo Fernandez's third goal after Joao Pedro and Pedro Neto had put Chelsea ahead. Mads Hermansen struggled at two second-half corners, and Chelsea scored five goals in total.
Palmer's withdrawal from the starting XI was later explained by Maresca as precautionary, with the England international not feeling 100% over the last few days and feeling something in his groin. Cole dons his puffer jacket on the bench. Photograph: Marc Atkins/Getty Images Then Robert Sanchez didn't exactly cover himself in glory for Paqueta's opener. As good a strike as it was, the Chelsea fans would have had a good grumble behind the goal after seeing Sanchez waft his glove in its general direction.
Estevao, in for the injured Palmer, was chastised afterwards by Maresca for giving the ball away in the buildup to the goal: We conceded because of him. It got better, though. The Brazilian teenager was at the heart of Chelsea's attacking threat. After Joao Pedro and Pedro Neto had put them in front, the 18-year-old set up Enzo Fernandez's third with a piercing run through the West Ham defence which, admittedly, was not the sturdiest.
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