West Ham and Chelsea clashed in a London derby on Sunday afternoon.
Both sides headed into the game looking for their first wins of the season after West Ham drew 1-1 with Bournemouth and Chelsea shared the same result with Liverpool on the opening weekend.
When all was said and done in east London, West Ham came away with the win.
A James Ward-Prowse corner gave West Ham the first chance of the game but Robert Sanchez reacted well to the loose ball.
The Englishman was on the end of another corner six minutes in and this one landed on the head of a free Nayef Aguerd, who put the home side 1-0 up thanks to some awful marking.
WHAT A START FOR WEST HAM! ⚒️
Aguerd heads home! 💥 pic.twitter.com/D9PxPZSrqa
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) August 20, 2023
Chelsea thought they had a penalty two minutes later but the foul was committed after the offside flag went up.
Ben Chilwell then headed an Enzo Fernandez cross wide midway through the first half. Carney Chukwuemeka put the Blues back on level terms 28 minutes in after he picked up a poor clearance and smashed an effort in.
🎙️ “IT’S CARNEY CHUKWUEMEKA…”
Great strike to equalise for Chelsea! 🔵 pic.twitter.com/NEnx9xpC43
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) August 20, 2023
Chelsea’s dominance continued after their first goal, with Sterling winning a penalty four minutes before the break, which Enzo Fernandez missed.
Sterling should have had a second assist a few minutes later but three Chelsea players failed to connect well enough after his great run and low cross into the Hammers’ box. The away side then lost Carney Chukwuemeka to injury right before half-time.
Much like the first half, West Ham struck early in the second, with Michail Antonio firing the home side back in front:
Antonio HAMMERS it in, West Ham retake the lead! ⚒️ pic.twitter.com/QRIVt1tklE
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) August 20, 2023
West Ham were dealt a major blow 67 minutes in as goalscorer Aguerd was shown a second yellow card.
But Chelsea could not capitalise on their man advantage and hardly tested West Ham for the remainder of the game. Their best chance to equalise for a second time fell to Madueke, who forced Areola into a great save.
Another Chelsea sub, Moises Caicedo, gave away a penalty after 94 minutes, which Paquetta scored to secure the three points.
📰 Table Of Contents
Player ratings
West Ham
- GK: Alphonse Areola (7)
- RB: Vladimir Coufal (5
- CB: Kurt Zouma (6)
- CB: Nayef Aguerd (5)
- LB: Emerson (5)
- CDM: James Ward-Prowse (7.5)
- CDM: Tomas Souceck (5)
- CAM: Lucas Paqueta (7)
- RW: Jarrod Bowen (6)
- ST: Michail Antonio (7)
- LW: Said Benrahma (6)
Substitutes
- Angelo Ogbona (5)
- Pablo Fornals (4)
- Edson Alvarez (4)
Chelsea
- GK: Robert Sanchez (5.5)
- RWB: Malo Gusto (5)
- CB: Levi Colwill (5)
- CB: Thiago Silva (6)
- CB: Axel Disasi (5.5)
- LWB: Ben Chilwell (6)
- CM: Conor Gallagher (6)
- CM: Enzo Fernandez (5.5)
- RW: Raheem Sterling (7)
- ST: Nicolas Jackson (6)
- LW: Carney Chukwuemeka (7)
Substitutes
- Mykhailo Mudryk (3)
- Moises Caicedo (2)
- Noni Madueke (4)
- Mason Burstow (N/A)
Match reaction
It only took James Ward-Prowse SEVEN minutes to get his first assist for West Ham.🏴🎯#WHUFC | #COYI pic.twitter.com/niy3mIf9jn
— Isaac (@IsaacWHU_) August 20, 2023
Chelsea conceded from a corner, new season same old Chelsea 😭 pic.twitter.com/J29vc44Y8M
— Dean (@DeanCFC_) August 20, 2023
Ward Prowse…. AGUERDDDD pic.twitter.com/EWYEbbK8Fk
— West Ham Xtra (@WestHamXtra) August 20, 2023
Chilwell’s weight of pass. Deary fucking me
— – (@MauricioPanini) August 20, 2023
Nicolas Jackson’s tenacity is everything. He never stops chasing the ball & right there it led to a goal.
— Felix (@FelixJohnston_) August 20, 2023
NICOLAS JACKSON WHAT A BALLER, GRAEME SOUNESS COME OUTSIDE! 😤
— Dean (@DeanCFC_) August 20, 2023
Soucek playing CDM is a liability. One good game last week doesn’t change anything. Time for Alvarez.
— Aron Cooper-White (@AronCooperWhite) August 20, 2023
Sterling is on fire 🔥 💙
— John Terry (@JohnTerry26) August 20, 2023
£1B Chelsea squad can’t even beat a Riceless West Ham side lmao 😂 pic.twitter.com/1b25K3eqaj
— Gooner Chris (@ArsenalN7) August 20, 2023
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