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Here is John Brewin's report on the match from the London Stadium. Thanks for reading.
Also a 3-0 defeat for West Ham's women today. Here's the story of their defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford, courtesy of Tom Garry.
It's quite strange that Michael Jackson was mentioned on this blog before the kick-off. and Nicolas Jackson scored twice and then celebrated with a Michael Jackson dance. I think it was the Thriller one that Lenny Henry did, but he changed the lyrics to “Aston Villa”. By the way, Villa are playing at home today against Wolves.
A reminder that we have six 3:00 pm starts in the Premier League this afternoon. Scott Murray will guide you through them.
Joe Cole calls it a “fantastic performance” from Chelsea. He continued: “It seems like a club that is on the right track. I haven't seen Chelsea fans so happy for a long time.”
END OF THE MATCH! West Ham 0-3 Chelsea
And that was it. It was really only going in one direction after Nicolas Jackson put it into practice. Chelsea The team took the lead after just four minutes and any hopes of a comeback were completely dashed when Cole Palmer scored just after the break to make it 3-0.
A resounding victory for Chelsea, who climb to a dizzying second place, but problems for West Ham and Lopetegui. Three home defeats at the start of his tenure are a nightmare.
90+3 Action at both ends. Kudus has a shot blocked before João Félix unleashes a right-footed shot from the edge of the box that goes just wide.
90+2 minutes Yellow card for Soler, who miscalculated the time of his entry and hit Cucurella on the knee. A painful challenge, but not a red card.
90+1 minute We are in the first of four additional minutes. The tubes are filling outside.
89 minutes Lucy Ward, in the joint communications, chooses Nicolas Jackson, scorer of two goals, as player of the match.
88 minutes As Clinton Baptiste said, the mood is fading. As far as West Ham getting even a consolation goal is concerned, that is.
86 minutes Caicedo blocks Soler's shot on the edge of the area. Chelsea The midfield has been strong today.
85 minutes Now, in attack, there are only a few sloppy details from West Ham, nothing clear. Chelsea He'll want to keep this clean sheet.
83 minutes Dewsbury-Hall comes on for Fernandez. Chelsea watch the game until the end
82 minutes Antonio, frustrated, collides with Caicedo and receives a yellow card. I think that's six yellow cards now.
81 minutes The West Ham fans leave en masse, although heads are tilted towards the pitch as a cross is passed to Bowen, but he fails to make it through and the march towards the exit signs continues.
80 minutes The game is entering the final ten minutes. West Ham are not showing any signs of superiority, although Sanchez has to clear a cross from Wan-Bissaka with his hand. To sum up the afternoon, several West Ham players leave the ball loose between them.
78 minutes Neto takes a conventional corner this time, but the ball goes wide. Many West Ham fans look bemused. Telltale body language. Furrowed eyebrows.
77 minutes It's clear that this is not good for West Ham: 0-3 at home never is. But there is scope for a thrashing here if Chelsea Keep pushing. Maybe 5-0.
76 minutes Yellow card for Kilman for stamping on the elusive João Félix.
75 minutes Chelsea He doesn't bother sending in corners and instead works the ball around. It almost pays off, but Areola makes one of those eye-catching goal-line saves to prevent Nkunku from heading in from six yards.
73 minutes Antonio tries a small touch to the first post after a cross but is half blocked and all power is lost. Chelsea break and add to your corner count.
71 minutes It's time for changes again for West Ham. Emerson and Paqueta are off and replaced by the Brazilian duo Cresswell and debutant Andy Irving. The latter has a direct shot but it's easy for Sanchez.
70 minutes Chelsea He missed the corner and then Cucurella hit Kudus hard and knocked him to the ground. It was a seven-pointer. Maybe more, but the camera moved away from him.
69 minutes He Chelsea The number of corners is rapidly increasing. Neto's pace is terrifying and Mavropanos has to work hard to divert his cross back.
68 minutes Chelsea He takes a short corner that comes to nothing. At the other end, Kudus sends a cross into the box, but Sanchez saves it. Two more substitutions for West Ham.
67 minutes Chelsea Chelsea win a corner after Caicedo's shot goes wide. Neto steps up to clear it and Areola has to punch it off the bar. Chelsea's substitutes are hungry and eager to impress. The visitors win another corner.
65 minutes Neto makes his first attempt down the left, showing a neat pair of backheels at the West Ham defence. The ball comes back to Fernandez and it almost becomes his fourth as the side netting ripples with his shot from around 20 yards. Chelsea They are eager for more.
63 minutes Maresca brings off goalscorers Jackson and Palmer, the latter a bit of a surprise. Joao Felix and Nkunku are pretty decent replacements. The players are there to Chelsea If they can coordinate properly, and they are doing so today.
62 minutes Most of Antonio's runs are of the pirate variety and this time he earns a corner. Sanchez deflects Bowen's pass with his fists and Chelsea The ball was cleared again. Here we go again… is this the fourth?… not exactly, as Madueke finishes with his left foot too close to Areola.
60 minutes Chelsea It's very easy for the players to move from one area to the other. Palmer tries to pass the ball, but Jackson and Madueke prefer to get in each other's way. This time, West Ham get some relief.
59 minutes Lopetegui still looks like a man ready to start a heated row and maybe even a fight in a car park. The fourth official is getting a dressing down. West Ham win a corner on the left.
