Cole Palmer was ruled out during the warmup, and his replacement Estêvão gave away possession that led to Lucas Paquetá's opening goal. West Ham's lead lasted nine minutes as João Pedro headed in from Marc Cucurella's flick off a corner. A West Ham goal was later ruled out after Jean-Clair Todibo was marginally offside in the buildup. Chelsea then took control, scored through Pedro Neto and a composed finish set up by Estêvão for Enzo Fernández. Fernández and Moisés Caicedo dominated midfield; Caicedo scored after goalkeeper Mads Hermansen mishandled a corner, and Trevoh Chalobah added a fifth. Chelsea created numerous chances and scored three times from corners.
Chelsea were too much for West Ham United on Friday night as they secured a 5-1 victory and their first Premier League win of the season at the London Stadium. The Blues couldn't have got off to a much worse start when Cole Palmer was ruled out during the warmup, and then his replacement Estêvão carelessly gave away possession with a flick that led to the opening goal from Lucas Paquetá, who struck from range to beat Robert Sánchez.
The visitors garnered full control of the game from that point as they regularly dominated duels, and after getting in front through Pedro Neto, they scored their third goal when Estêvão made amends for his earlier error by skipping past the defense and finding Enzo Fernández for a simple finish. Fernández was one of Chelsea's brightest performers on the night as he dictated the game.
Chelsea had several promising moments of play during which they were too much for their opponents. They controlled the game with West Ham only threatening from range, and were well worth the victory, creating a plethora of chances. Set pieces were a particular highlight, with Maresca's side scoring three times from corners.
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