Simply ten minutes after going 1-0 down, Chelsea are 3-1 forward on the London Stadium.
When Lucas Paqueta banged one in from vary early on it felt like this was going to be an enormous take a look at of Enzo Maresca’s crew. Cole Palmer was dominated out within the warmup, and after a disappointing opening day draw in opposition to Crystal Palace, the very last thing we wanted was a defeat to a shaky West Ham crew managed by Graham Potter.
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Fortunately
The sport nearly swung again the opposite method when Niklas Fullkrug lashed the ball in, however VAR saved Chelsea and shortly after the Blues had the lead themselves.
Joao Pedro turned creator, utilizing his energy to seek out some area within the field earlier than delivering a beautiful chipped cross. Pedro Neto was available to complete after stealing in on the again publish behind Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
It was a quiet recreation in opposition to Crystal Palace for Neto, and a quiet begin to this recreation right here. For all his arduous work, the winger simply wasn’t being equipped with the ball in harmful positions. Let’s hope this modifications issues.
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[Footage from Sky Sports]
[Footage from Sky Sports]
Enzo available to attain one other after Estevao help
Estevao Willian bursts into the field to help Enzo Fernandez.
Chelsea didn’t wait too lengthy so as to add a 3rd. This time it was full debutant Estevao Willian who acquired the help, driving down the proper beautifully after Liam Delap performed him in, then pulling the ball again for Enzo Fernandez.
It seems like Enzo is like he did final season – that’s superb by us.
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[Footage from Sky Sports]
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