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Max Mallow

Chelsea Player Ratings vs. West Ham: Joao Pedro Leads 5–1 Thrashing After Palmer Injury

Enzo Fernández (left) and João Pedro (right) were on the scoresheet in the first half. | Julian Finney/Getty Images

Chelsea put their offensive woes from the season opener to bed in a 5–1 demolition of West Ham United on the road.

Before kick-off, Chelsea fans were rocked by the news that Cole Palmer had suffered an injury in the warm-up and was subsequently dropped from the starting XI. Things went from bad to worse when Lucas Paquetá opened the scoring with a stunning left-footed strike just six minutes in.

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