Mason Mount was dropped from the Chelsea starting XI against West Ham after a poor run of form. Graham Potter took the decision to deploy Ruben Loftus-Cheek alongside new signing Enzo Fernandez in midfield as an attack-minded Chelsea side took the game to their opponents.
Things started well for the Blues with Joao Felix putting the ball in the net early only for it to be disallowed. Felix did then have reason to celebrate as Fernandez clipped a pass into his path to give a deserved lead. It could have 2-0 not long later as Kai Havertz rounded Lukas Fabianski only to be denied by the offside flag once more.
It was perhaps the best half-hour of football played by Chelsea under Potter, certainly in recent weeks. The Hammers hit back though and fought hard for a 1-1 draw in the end.
