Declan Rice has revealed how West Ham posed Chelsea questions in their 1-1 draw on Saturday afternoon, explaining how Emerson Palmieri's goal came off as planned. Having gone ahead through Joao Felix and dominating the early stages Graham Potter's men were pegged back.
Former Blues fullback Emerson popped up at the far post to bundle in after Jared Bowen's neat near-post flick on, dampening the built up positivity. It wasn't just a freak goal out of nowhere though and Rice pinpointed just how the Hammers were able to exploit Chelsea.
With injuries and poor form still limiting midfield options it was an attack minded setup from the visitors who deployed four out-and-out forwards alongside Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Enzo Fernandez. It looked to have paid off as Chelsea consistently created chances in the opening half an hour, putting the ball in the net three times.
