Chelsea faced off against West Ham United at the London Stadium earlier today as they hoped to earn a positive result on the road in the Premier League. The Blues made a poor start to the game and conceded the opening goal in the seventh minute when Nayef Aguerd got his name on the scoresheet. However, Carney Chukwuemeka managed to equalise for Chelsea in the 28th minute as Mauricio Pochettino’s men went into the half-time interval with a 1-1 scoreline.
The West London club made a poor start to the second half as Michail Antonio scored with a powerful strike in the 53rd minute. Chelsea ended up conceding a late penalty which Lucas Paqueta scored to put the contest to bed. The match finished with the Blues suffering a lackluster 3-1 loss in the London derby.
Let’s take a look at how each Chelsea player fared during the clash against the Hammers.
GK: Robert Sanchez – 6/10
Sanchez made some good saves at the back but still conceded three goals today.
CB: Axel Disasi – 5.5/10
He was strong in the air but was far from convincing inside his half.
CB: Thiago Silva – 6.5/10
Silva made a few crucial clearances at the back and was a dominant force in the air.
CB: Levi Colwill – 6/10
He tried his best to keep things solid at the back but his efforts were not enough in the end.
RM: Malo Gusto – 6.5/10
Gusto performed his defensive duties well but lacked quality going forward.
CM: Enzo Fernandez – 6/10
The Argentine talent caused a lot of headaches for the opposition but missed a crucial penalty.
CM: Conor Gallagher – 6.5/10
He anchored the midfield well at times but didn’t offer much in the final third.
LM: Ben Chilwell – 6.5/10
Chilwell was good on the ball and made two key chances in the West Ham half.
RAM: Raheem Sterling – 7.5/10
The English winger made a lot of dangerous runs with the ball but never looked like he would score.
LAM: Carney Chukwuemeka – 7/10
He scored Chelsea’s only goal in the 28th minute and managed to engineer a couple of meaningful openings for his teammates as well.
ST: Nicolas Jackson – 6.5/10
Jackson caused some problems for the opposition defenders but never looked like he would score.
Substitutes:
LW: Mykhailo Mudryk – 6.5/10
He made two good chances in the final third.
CM: Moises Caicedo – 5/10
Caicedo gave a cheap penalty in injury time.
RM: Noni Madueke – 6/10
He added some pace to Pochettino’s attack.
ST: Mason Burstow – N/A
