Cole Palmer surpasses Erling Haaland and Enzo Maresca equals Pep Guardiola in Chelsea's revolt
Cole Palmer and Enzo Maresca are just two of Chelsea's big winners following their comfortable win over West Ham.
The blues They were a class above the Hammers in a Victory 3-0 thanks to two goals from Nicolas Jackson and one from Palmer.
The victory has allowed Chelsea to move up to second in the Premier League table with ten points, having won three and drawn one from five games.
While the entire team and staff did their part, Palmer and Maresca In particular, we will fondly remember his latest result.
Palmer is now the top scorer in the Premier League with 39 since making his league debut for Chelsea last September.
His total of 24 goals and 15 assists has been spread across 38 games and has allowed him to overtake the Manchester City striker. From Erling Haaland 38 contributions.
In addition to this, Maresca has won his first three away games in the league.
Pep Guardiolawho Maresca was previously assistant to, was the last new manager to do so at the start of his tenure at City in 2016.
The Spaniard has recorded wins over Stoke City, arch-rivals Manchester United and Swansea City, while Maresca has beaten Wolves, Bournemouth and now West Ham.
Chelsea's win on Saturday is their first at the London Stadium since 2021 and it took them just four minutes to open the scoring.
Jackson raced onto Jadon Sancho's end of the ball on the left and raced into the penalty area before firing between Alphonse Areola's legs.
The Senegalese international added a second goal in the 18th minute with a one-on-one finish following a pass from Moisés Caicedo.
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It was game, set and match in the 68 seconds of the second half when Jackson passed the ball to Palmer, who shot past Areola.
West Ham was He was controversially denied a penalty in the first half, when Crysencio Summerville was held by Wesley Fofana inside the box.
Summerville went down but referee Samuel Barrott waved away the hosts' protests and the incident was later reviewed by VAR.
No penalty was awarded and the Premier League match centre said: “The referee has verified and confirmed that no penalty was awarded for Fofana's foul on Summerville, considering that it was not a sustained hold.”
Mohammed Kudus found the back of the net but his goal was ruled out for offside on what was a sad day for West Ham.
Julen Lopetegui's side have lost their first three home league games this season and allowed Chelsea to easily claim all three points.
