Under the eyes of its American owner Todd Boehly, who spent more than 320 million euros during the last transfer window (Enzo Fernandez, Mykhailo Mudryk, Noni Madueke, Benoît Badiaschile …), Chelsea once more dropped points. Facing West Ham, yet suffering in the Premier League (17th), Graham Potter’s men (9th) might only draw (1-1), the third in a row following the two 0-0 once morest Liverpool and Fulham.
However, Thiago Silva – who extended until 2024 – and his teammates had started well with an overflow from Ruben Loftus-Cheek (4th), a goal signaled offside from Joao Felix (9th) before the Portuguese opened the scored thanks to a superb cross from Enzo Fernandez behind the London defense (16′). The first goal and the first assist for the two respective rookies who did not manage, then, to inflate the advantage of the Blues despite an obvious domination.
West Ham, quickly deprived of Lucas Paqueta (17th), hit in the shoulder, then Nayef Aguerd (79th), picked up the score at the half-hour mark on a recovery at the far post from Emerson (28th) and might even, at the very end of the match, take the advantage if Declan Rice and Tomas Soucek, scorer, had not been reported (logically) offside (82nd).
