CHELSEA have thrashed London Rivals West Ham 5-0 at Stamford Bridge.
Nicolas Jackson netted twice in the hammering while Cole Palmer bagged his 21st of the season early on.
Chelsea are now in touching distance of a spot in Europe next season.
- Match result: Chelsea 5-0 West Ham
- Chelsea XI: Petrovic; Chalobah, Thiago Silva, Badiashile, Cucurella; Caicedo, Gallagher; Madueke, Palmer, Mudryk; Jackson
- West Ham XI: Aeola; Coufal, Zouma, Ogbonna, Emerson; Edson Álvarez, Soucek; Bowen, Paquetá, Kudus; Antonio
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Andy Dillon’s match report
CHELSEA got in some early Thursday – Sunday practice as they mount a late charge for Europe.
And there were no signs of ‘Europa League fatigue’ as they ignored tired bodies to sweep abject West Ham aside.
Just three days after beating Tottenham, head coach Mauricio Pochettino rallied his young players to claim a second London derby win in succession.
This rout lifts Chelsea into seventh place where they are perched on Newcastle’s shoulders just points behind with three games each to play…
Read the full match report from Andy Dillon, here.
Full time match stats:
This is how the match stats look at the end of the game, dominated by Chelsea in all aspects, as expected.
Player of the Match
The prestigious SunSport player of the match award is presented by Lloyd Canfield to Noni Madueke today.
The winger caused no end of problems for Emerson Palmieri at left-back, and chipped in with a goal and assist too.
His assist was unselfish, as he showed a great first touch before squaring the ball to Nicolas Jackson to finish.
His goal was a well taken header, but he peppered Areola in goal all day long, and was unfortunate to leave with just the one goal.
An excellent showing by the England winger, who as I said in the week, has the potential to be one of the world’s finest wingers as he matures.
FULL-TIME! Chelsea 5-0 West Ham
FT. It is full-time, and Chelsea fans are absolutely jubilant with that emphatic win.
Chelsea 5-0 West Ham
90+5. A final chance for Chelsea, and it falls to Christopher Nkunku but it is saved by Areola.
He claps the fans in the corner of the pitch, and this will surely be the end of the game.
Chelsea 5-0 West Ham
90. There will be FIVE minutes of added time here at the end of the match.
Chelsea 5-0 West Ham
89. Alfie Gilchrist enters the clash for the last few minutes, and he replaces Cole Palmer.
A huge ovation for Cole Palmer at Stamford Bridge once again.
Chelsea 5-0 West Ham
87. The Chelsea fans are chanting “WE WANT SIX” here at Stamford Bridge, and I’m sure Nicolas Jackson will be hungry for the match ball.
Chelsea 5-0 West Ham
84. A huge round of applause for Thiago Silva, who is replaced by Axel Disasi.
Malo Gusto also comes on in place of Trevoh Chalobah.
GOALLLLLLL! Chelsea 5-0 West Ham
81. JACKSON MAKES IT FIVEEEEEE!
Nicolas Jackson is threaded through, and finishes brilliantly.
The crowd does NOT go wild, as the linesman quickly puts his flag up for offside after the ball hits the back of the net, but following a VAR review, the goal stands!
13 PL goals for the season for Jackson!
Chelsea 4-0 West Ham
79. BOWEN HITS THE BAR AGAIN!
Jarrod Bowen could have been going home with the match ball on another day.
That’s the third time he has hit the crossbar today…
SUBS: Chelsea 4-0 West Ham
76. Changes for both teams here.
Cesare Casadei and CHRISTOPHER NKUNKU come on for the Blues, they replace Mykhailo Mudryk and Noni Madueke.
For West Ham, Aaron Cresswell replaces Lucas Paqueta.
Chelsea 4-0 West Ham
74. Madueke goes for an ambitious shot once again, as Mudryk carries the ball over the halfway line and into Nicolas Jackson.
He finds Madueke wide, whose shot is saved by Areola.
There is another goal in this game for sure.
Chelsea 4-0 West Ham
74. Paqueta tries to threat a ball into Jarrod Bowen, but it doesn’t work out for West Ham once again.
Chelsea 4-0 West Ham
72. Chelsea are in for five after a great ball from Cole Palmer leads to a delightful Mykhailo Mudryk first touch.
The Ukranian’s shot is saved by Areola.
Chelsea 4-0 West Ham
70. Cole Palmer has become only the third player in Premier League history to reach 30+ goal involvements in a single season while aged 21 or younger.
21 goals, 9 assists.
Chelsea 4-0 West Ham
68. Noni Madueke has been absolutely sublime here.
Every time he gets the ball he gets his head down and looks to beat his man, and the end product is coming now too.
Emerson at left-back is no slouch, but he is getting absolutely dominated by Noni.
Chelsea 4-0 West Ham
66. Cole Palmer is frustrated for himself as he fails to test Areola from the edge of the box.
This is a great opportunity for him to boost his golden boot chances, despite Erling Haaland scoring four yesterday.
Chelsea 4-0 West Ham
64. Chelsea fans are going to enjoy their bank holiday Sunday, and West Ham look a beaten team here.
The Blues just kept the ball for an extended period of time, with the away fans ‘Ole-ing’ opposition passes.
Concerning.
Chelsea 4-0 West Ham
60. Chelsea are popping it around nicely on the right-hand side, before switching it to Cole Palmer on the left hand side.
It’s passing practice for Chelsea right now.
Chelsea 4-0 West Ham
57. Ward-Prowse does have a go!
But it is saved by Petrovic.
Chelsea 4-0 West Ham
55. James Ward-Prowse is chopped down outside the box, and is one free-kick away from equalling David Beckham’s record.
He has got to have a go, hasn’t he?
It’s the perfect angle.
Chelsea 4-0 West Ham
53. This inverted role for Marc Cucurella is causing all sorts of problems for West Ham.
The Hammers do work a good attack forwards with Emerson, but he shanks his shot over the bar.
Chelsea 4-0 West Ham
50. Conor Gallagher’s energy has been infectious in this game so far.
It looks like West Ham who played just three days ago, not Chelsea.
GOALLLLLL! Chelsea 4-0 West Ham
48. IT’S FOURRRR!
WHAT A PASS TREVOH CHALOBAH!
A sensational ball over the top from Chalobah drops at the feet of Noni Madueke, who squares it across for an easy tap-in from Nicolas Jackson.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
