Chelsea shrugged off the absence of Cole Palmer to get their season up and running in style while deepening the gloom at West Ham after only two matches after a 5-1 victory at London Stadium.
Goals from Joao Pedro, Pedro Neto, Enzo Fernandez, Moises Caicedo and Trevor Chalobah – after Lucas Paqueta had given the hosts a shock lead – secured a thumping win for the Blues and lifted them to the top of the table for the first time since December 2021.
