Premier League giants Chelsea climbed into fifth place on the table tonight after a 3-0 London derby victory against David Moyes’ West Ham United. The Blues started the game in blistering fashion, but they were left dejected after Ben Chilwell was forced to come off early on, and that too on his birthday. The Chelsea opener though, came just moments after that, as Thiago Silva headed in a thumping header. Despite wave after wave of West Ham pressure all through the second half, the Pensioners’ back-line stood strong. Tammy Abraham then came up with two goals within two minutes late on, to hand Frank Lampard what would’ve come as an important three points for them.
Here Are The Chelsea Player Ratings Vs West Ham United:
Chelsea Player Ratings Vs West Ham United
Edouard Mendy – 7
Despite having been beaten on a couple of occasions, only for the goals to be ruled out, the Senegalese stopper put up a confident showing. Didn’t have a single shot on target to deal with.
Cesar Azpilicueta – 7
The Spanish veteran had a couple of shaky moments in the second half but put in a solid defensive performance overall. Tried to get forward and join in the attacks whenever possible.
Kurt Zouma – 7.5
The Frenchman stood strong and put in an excellent defensive performance alongside Silva. Won numerous key headers in the defensive phase and used his physicality superbly.
Thiago Silva – 8
The Brazilian veteran’s dominance since his Premier League move continued tonight after a solid display against the Hammers. Completely in control of the box and leaped well to score the opener.
Ben Chilwell – NA
The birthday boy wouldn’t have expected to go off injured within the opening ten minutes of the match when he lined up. Didn’t have time to make any sort of impact.
Jorginho – 6
The Italian international midfielder wasn’t at his best tonight as he did get dispossessed on a couple of occasions. Was given a hard time defensively but played a few good forward passes.
N’Golo Kante – 7
The Frenchman worked extremely hard in the middle of the park and his defensive work was as important as usual. Tried to carry the ball forward and make his presence felt in attack too.
Mason Mount – 7.5
The Englishman’s impressive season in the number eight role continued with yet another gritty display in the core of the team. Ran his socks off over the ninety and picked up an assist too.
Christian Pulisic – 6.5
The American did not turn up quite as much as he’s capable of, but he did show the quality required in glimpses. Brilliant exchange with Abraham ahead of the third goal and looked positive.
Tammy Abraham – 8
The Englishman worked extremely hard off the ball despite having to spend a large chunk of the game defending. Popped up when it mattered with two key goals, both of which were started by him.
Timo Werner – 6.5
The German speedster did miss one good chance in the tie, and he went on to hit the crossbar as well. Needs to be played in quicker by his teammates, but not everything he tried came off.
Substitutes
Emerson Palmieri – 7
The Italian international was unexpectedly required to play a majority of the fixture tonight after Chilwell came off injured. Solid defensively and worked hard in attack as well.
Mateo Kovacic – 6.5
Looked a cut above Jorginho after he replaced the Italian in the eleven. Carried the ball with supreme confidence and really dictated the tempo of the game in the final knockings.
Kai Havertz – NA
Didn’t have time to make an impact.
