Chelsea 5-0 West Ham LIVE RESULT: Nicolas Jackson bags TWO as Blues thrash London rivals at the Bridge – reaction
CHELSEA have thrashed London Rivals West Ham 5-0 at Stamford Bridge.
Nicolas Jackson netted twice in the hammering while Cole Palmer bagged his 21st of the season early on.
Chelsea are now in touching distance of a spot in Europe next season.
- Match result: Chelsea 5-0 West Ham
- Chelsea XI: Petrovic; Chalobah, Thiago Silva, Badiashile, Cucurella; Caicedo, Gallagher; Madueke, Palmer, Mudryk; Jackson
- West Ham XI: Aeola; Coufal, Zouma, Ogbonna, Emerson; Edson Álvarez, Soucek; Bowen, Paquetá, Kudus; Antonio
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Chelsea 3-0 West Ham
46. Back underway for the second half.
Match stats:
This is how the match stats look at half-time.
It has been a dominant display from the Blues in the first half, despite Jarrod Bowen hitting the crossbar on two occasions.
HALF-TIME! Chelsea 3-0 West Ham
HT. Half-time here at Stamford Bridge, to the relief of those West Ham players.
Chelsea 3-0 West Ham
45+2. Kudus has a bit of space on the left-hand side, and he looks to thread a ball into Michail Antonio, but Marc Cucurella cuts it out.
Cucurella then drives down the left, and Paqueta brings him down to join Ogbonna and Emerson on the yellow card list.
Chelsea 3-0 West Ham
45. Nicolas Jackson charges up the pitch for Chelsea and wins a free kick within shooting distance for Cole Palmer.
His effort is straight into the wall though.
Chelsea 3-0 West Ham
45. There will be three added minutes.
OFF THE BAR! Chelsea 3-0 West Ham
44. It's off the crossbar from Jarrod Bowen for the second time today!
Vladimir Coufal crosses the ball into the box, and Jarrod Bowen smashes it onto the crossbar from close range.
Chelsea 3-0 West Ham
40. This is a worrying performance from West Ham...
Cole Palmer drives down the right-hand side and into the box before eventually being bundled over, but it is not a foul.
Chelsea 3-0 West Ham
38. GALLAGHER HITS THE BAR!
So close from Conor Gallagher, who is awaiting a ball from the right-hand side in the middle of the box.
It is fired into him, and he just gets underneath it and lifts it onto the bar, SO close to being four.
GOALLLLLLL! Chelsea 3-0 West Ham
36. IT'S THREE! IT'S NONI MADUEKE!
He goes dangerously close with an effort from the edge of the box, but gets his goal just a minute later.
The ball is crossed in to Thiago Silva, who leaps and heads the ball across the box for Noni Madueke to tap home.
A well deserved goal for Chelsea's number 11.
Chelsea 2-0 West Ham
33. Chelsea are playing absolutely GORGEOUS football right now.
Noni Madueke, Cole Palmer, Conor Gallagher, they are absolutely tearing West Ham apart right now.
The ball is worked across to the right hand side for another effort, this time from Noni Madueke but it is saved by Petrovic.
GOALLLLLLLLLL! Chelsea 2-0 West Ham
30. IT'S TWO, IT'S CONOR GALLAGHER!
What a finish that is too!
Cole Palmer plays an unbelievably good pass into the feet of Nicolas Jackson, who flicks the ball up into the air for the onrushing Conor Gallagher, who SMASHES a volley into the back of the net.Chelsea 1-0 West Ham
29. A lovely ball over the top from Cole Palmer into Nicolas Jackson, but it comes to nothing for Chelsea.
The Blues then have another chance with Cole Palmer, who lashes a shot from the edge of the box with venom, but it is to no avail.
Chelsea 1-0 West Ham
27. Jackson works an awkward angle for a shot, but Areola catches it with ease.
West Ham then go forward on the break with Coufal, who crosses into Antonio, but the English forward is let down by his touch.
Chelsea 1-0 West Ham
25. Chelsea are well on top here.
Mykhailo Mudryk is providing so much width on the left-hand side, and he whips a gorgeous pass across the field.
Nicolas Jackson has peeled away from Kurt Zouma at the back post, but the Frenchman does just enough to keep the ball out.
Chelsea 1-0 West Ham
22. West Ham have a corner, but they make an absolute hash of it as Paqueta lifts the ball into the gloves of Petrovic.
Chelsea hit them on the break with Noni Madueke, who has started this game brilliantly, but the attack comes to nothing.
Chelsea 1-0 West Ham
20. Chelsea play the ball into the middle for the oncoming Noni Madueke whose effort at goal goes rising over the bar.
The pressure is on for West Ham.
Chelsea 1-0 West Ham
16. CHANCE!
It's a huge let off for Chelsea.
The corner is beautifully swung in from the left-hand side, and Jarrod Bowen rises like a salmon to head the ball off of the crossbar, so close!
GOALLLLLL! Chelsea 1-0 West Ham
14. IT'S THAT MAN, COLDDDD PALMERRRRRRR!!!
It's down the right-hand side, and Madueke plays the ball into Nicolas Jackson, his deflected effort falls at the feet of 'Cold' Palmer, whose shot was too hot to handle.
Palmer opened the scoring for ChelseaCredit: Reuters Chelsea 0-0 West Ham
12. Areola has been called into action again, this time from Thiago Silva.
It's a great ball from Cole Palmer to set up the Brazilian, but it is saved again by Areola in goal.
Chelsea 0-0 West Ham
10. Brave forward play by Noni Madueke on the right hand side, but he gets caught out by Emerson Palmieri, a former Chelsea player.
The ball is threaded into Nicolas Jackson on the edge of the area and he lashes a shot at Areola's near post, but the keeper makes a save for a corner to Chelsea.
Chelsea 0-0 West Ham
8. Chelsea have a first set piece to defend here, it's an inswinging Jarrod Bowen corner, which Petrovic deals with nicely.
The ball does work its way back to Jarrod Bowen, but Nicolas Jackson defends brilliantly to get Chelsea out of trouble.
Chelsea 0-0 West Ham
6. Caicedo makes a great run through the middle of the pitch, and gallops at least 50 yards up the pitch.
He looks to play the ball into Jackson, but he gets caught in two minds and loses possession.
Chelsea 0-0 West Ham
4. Badiashile and Thiago Silva make up Chelsea's defensive partnership today, and they are flanked by Cucurella and Chalobah.
All of them can play in the CB position, and Cucurella has been inverting of late.
Chelsea 0-0 West Ham
2. Mudryk takes a touch inside and is bought down by Coufal on the left-hand side, and Chelsea have a free-kick.