JOAO FELIX is off the mark for Chelsea after expertly breaking the deadlock against West Ham.
Felix, 23, joined the Blues on loan until the end of the season last month from Atletico Madrid.
He suffered a nightmare debut for Chelsea as he was red carded at Fulham and was subsequently issued a three-match ban.
However, the Portuguese ace was back in Graham Potter’s line-up for Saturday’s lunchtime clash with the Hammers.
And he needed less than 20 minutes to make an impact.
Felix had already had one disallowed for offside when he pounced again in the 16th minute – and this time it stood.
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Britain’s most-expensive footballer Enzo Fernandez whipped in an inch-perfect ball towards the back post.
And Felix crept in through the defence to volley it past Lucasz Fabianski to officially get up-and-running for Graham Potter’s side.
VAR was once again called in to verify the strike, but this time it was all good as the officials gave it the green light.
However, West Ham fans were fuming as they believed another Chelsea new boy – Mykhailo Mudryk – should have been penalised in the build-up.
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The Ukrainian slid in on West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen, and as the Hammers ace went to ground complaining, his supporters were disgusted not to see a foul given.
One fan wrote: “Mudryk fouls Bowen????? Lmaoooo how was that not checked.”
Another tweeted: “So no foul by Mudryk on Bowen in the build up then?”
While another fumed: “How’s that not a foul on Jarrod Bowen? Got ball but Mudryk studs were up…”
Fortunately for West Ham they were celebrating just moments later as David Moyes’ side drew level.
Vladimir Coufal whipped in a great cross that was flicked on by Bowen.
The ball bounced past Michail Antonio, but ex-Chelsea defender Emerson Palmieri was on hand to poke it home at the far post.
Emerson initially refused to celebrate against his old club – before then performing two different celebrations to perplex supporters.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
