00:00Game 2 of the new season, sees Chelsea crossing the capital, West Ham away, a fixture that's brought plenty of unexpected grief since being held in this stadium and to be fair grief would certainly be unexpected tonight.
00:18The Premier League's second weekend kicks off with a Friday night up between two clubs looking for their first win, that is where the similarities begin and end, plenty of positivity around Chelsea and while the Blues may not have been great at home to Palace on the opening weekend, the Hammers were well beaten at promoted Sunderland.
00:37As for West Ham, will they have lost the excellent Kudus? They still have the excellent Jared Bowen, we're going to get a first proper look at him, Nicholas Fulkrug, who will feel like a new signing I guess, having been injured for so much since joining the Hammers.
00:57From Game 1 to Game 2, three changes to the Chelsea starters with Tosin fit to return for Achenpong, Malogusto in for the benched Rhys James and Liam de Lap starting, so it would seem Michel Pedro now, who probably was going to move wide, will play in the 10, Jamie Gittins it is incidentally who drops out, as Esteval Willian comes in on the wing.
01:27The Mace Fulkrug wasn't in the middle for a Wan-Bissaka cross in that build-up just then, he's great in the air, Paketar letting rip, and how?
01:38Well somehow that has flown past Robert Sanchez, the bubbles are blowing, and West Ham have scored inside six minutes, it's a heck of a hit.
01:48It's a bad giveaway, spoke about their aggression early part of this game, I think it's Esteval who tries the little flick around the corner.
01:57Possession gets turned over, there's no question he gets plenty of meat on the strike, Chalabar, yeah just need to be secure there.
02:09It's 80 minutes if they're going to try and defend it, Pedro Neto with a really teasing cross, Schufe puts it behind, Chelsea's corner.
02:17Flick from Kukurea, 1-1, Jao Pedro.
02:27Scoring goals from the moment he arrived in the summer, and the Blues are quickly level.
02:32Brilliant to get back on level terms so quickly, the perfect set-piece, the perfect touch at the near post from Kukurea.
02:42And it's just whether Jao Pedro's in the right position, can he react in time?
02:46Just jogs in late there, Mark Kukurea in front of Paketar, and it's the perfect touch.
02:53What a great response.
02:59Here's Todibo, Paketar.
03:05Well that's too easy, Todibo, big crowd in the middle, and Caicedo in the way!
03:11Goodness me, it's last in by Fulcrup.
03:1416 minutes played, West Ham 2, Chelsea 1.
03:17It's a right-hold mess.
03:21Now what are Chelsea complaining about here?
03:25Sabibo who gets in far too easily, as you said, down the right-hand side.
03:28Chelsea's line not good enough.
03:31Oh, is his foot past Kukurea's? It is, surely.
03:35Yeah, that was my...
03:36That ain't going to count, and that silly dance is for nothing.
03:39That was my thought process, that was the little ricochet where you feel they got away with it.
03:43Look at Kukurea's position in relation to the rest of the back line.
03:46Offside.
03:48Phew.
03:51Good challenge, Chalabert.
03:54And then he went and won it, and Socek couldn't stop him either.
03:58Trev's on the wall path, Esteval Willian with the cutback.
04:02The lap.
04:09Paketar's lost it, João Pedro.
04:13Pedro Neto!
04:15Sneaking in!
04:16Behind early, and yet in front so soon.
04:25Now West Ham want the officials to get involved.
04:27We think it's 2-1.
04:31Yeah, well, there's a little bit of contact on Paketar.
04:33That's what he's complaining about here.
04:35He reads the situation, I feel.
04:38Chalabert, I believe.
04:39He knows what he's going to do.
04:40He reads that touch, but then he steps across him.
04:42I don't think it's a foul.
04:44May very well be given.
04:46And then Wan-Bissaka asleep on the far post.
04:48I mean, I knew what was happening from here.
04:51It's a lovely flighted delivery.
04:53Puts in the perfect ball.
04:55Esteval Willian tight angle.
05:08Tap in.
05:09So easy.
05:15Brazil and Argentina in harmony.
05:17Esteval Willian tees up Enzo Fernandes.
05:20And it feels like a long time ago now that West Ham took the lead in this game.
05:25They're getting battered again.
05:27Chelsea carving them open with ease.
05:30Let's not look past the role of de Lapierre.
05:32Look at that.
05:34May very well have been for himself,
05:36but he recognised that he just had to hold off the West Ham defender.
05:40And then Esteval had read the line of the ball.
05:43Takes it on that touch.
05:45It's brilliant.
05:45And then presence of mind and the execution of the delivery is perfect for Enzo to get the simplest of goals,
05:54but brilliant in its manufacture.
05:56Just as it developed there, it's almost as if with Esteval coming in off the line.
06:02It's almost like a diamond that's developing there behind Liam de Lap.
06:06And that was it working wonderfully in unison.
06:09Leaving so soon.
06:10Goodness me.
06:13There are options here.
06:154v4.
06:16Pedro Neto.
06:17De Lap in the middle.
06:18Enzo Fernandes arriving.
06:21And having walked onto it,
06:23it's a much better chance than he made it.
06:24Look, he's nowhere near with that one.
06:28Pedro Neto having plenty of ball and plenty of joy tonight.
06:31Good career.
06:33Underlapping run.
06:35Chelsea corner.
06:39It's deeper.
06:41Hermansen.
06:41And Caicedo for one.
06:46Poked in to a semi-guarded net when the keeper didn't get enough on it.
06:54Perfect start to the second half.
06:57Not that we were really in any doubt.
06:59I mean, it could go wrong there with Caicedo.
07:03And he found the perfect touch.
07:06Honestly, that was a delightful little finish there.
07:10Just got the perfect weight on it.
07:13Off the crossbar.
07:14It's beautiful.
07:16It's training ground stuff.
07:17Not really dealt with there either.
07:25It's five.
07:26Calibas on the score sheet.
07:31They've not even played an hour.
07:34Three goals from corners.
07:35They are loving it.
07:45Chelsea are taking full advantage.
07:47And that's going to be a reoccurring thing.
07:48The keeper again all at sea.
07:50And it's not as aesthetically pleasing as that of Caicedo's finish.
07:55But he swings his left boot at it.
07:58Calibas gets plenty of pace on it.
08:00And the ricochet takes it into the net.
08:03Once again, the lap on the goalkeeper.
08:07Calibas may be getting something on it.
08:10Pedro keeping it alive.
08:11And he's quicker.
08:12He's more alert.
08:13And on his weaker side, he does well to get the purchase on it.
08:16And the direction, Calibas.
08:18Such a good technical defender.
08:20Suchek all in vain on the line.
08:33Callum Wilson.
08:35Good chance.
08:35Bad finish.
08:37Great approach play.
08:39Spoke of that in the first half.
08:40Bowen going on to his right-hand side.
08:42Does it really well and digs out.
08:44Crosses.
08:45Similar to this.
08:49That's good from Bowen.
08:52Sochek pulls it back towards him.
08:54Andres Santos is there to cut it out.
08:56It's coming back though.
08:57Two of them in there.
08:58Malagusto had to get that header.
09:00A really good effort from Potts.
09:01Now the flag goes up.
09:02Robert Sanchez didn't know that.
09:08Bonuses everywhere.
09:09You look for the coach.
09:10Paquetar into Wilson.
09:12That's nicely done.
09:13And still, he couldn't get the shot away.
09:15Walker-Peters might.
09:17Well defended.
09:18It's the player of the year on the line.
09:20I'm not sure why he didn't let fly.
09:22And I think that's what he's muttering to himself now.
09:25He's got Callum Wilson.
09:26It was a good take.
09:27And then just let fly.
09:34James.
09:35That's 25.
09:36Pressure-free minutes for him.
09:38And look at that for a pass.
09:40Estival Willian.
09:41Well, he was never going to pass in the way that Callum Wilson did at the other end.
09:46Brilliant through ball from the club captain.
09:49And the full debutant has already got an assist tonight.
09:52Could, maybe should have had a goal.
09:53Well, the cameras will go to him.
10:02Of course they will.
10:03Horrifically hard times for some unhappy happers.
10:06But five different goal scorers for five Chelsea goals, Sam Parkin.
10:12Never mind the fact that West Ham have been breached eight times and lost twice.
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