West Ham United vs Chelsea, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
1 - 5
1 - 5
- 15': João Pedro
- 23': Pedro Neto
- 34': Enzo Fernández
- 54': Moisés Caicedo
- 58': Trevoh Chalobah
Newcomers star as Chelsea thrash sorry West Ham
Chelsea shrugged off the absence of Cole Palmer to get their season up and running in style while deepening the gloom at West Ham.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by João Pedro (Chelsea).
- 2': Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Offside, West Ham United. Jarrod Bowen is caught offside.
- 6': Goal! West Ham United 1, Chelsea 0. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by El Hadji Malick Diouf.
- 9': Delay in match because of an injury Niclas Füllkrug (West Ham United).
- 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 14': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by El Hadji Malick Diouf.
- 15': Goal! West Ham United 1, Chelsea 1. João Pedro (Chelsea) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marc Cucurella with a headed pass following a corner.
- 16': Handball by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 17': Attempt blocked. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross.
- 17': Offside, West Ham United. Jean-Clair Todibo is caught offside.
- 17': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Niclas Füllkrug (West Ham United) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 18': VAR Decision: No Goal West Ham United 1-1 Chelsea.
- 19': Attempt saved. Liam Delap (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Mads Hermansen (West Ham United).
- 20': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Tosin Adarabioyo.
- 21': Foul by Maximilian Kilman (West Ham United).
- 21': Malo Gusto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Goal! West Ham United 1, Chelsea 2. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by João Pedro with a cross.
- 23': Delay in match because of an injury Malo Gusto (Chelsea).
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 27': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 34': Goal! West Ham United 1, Chelsea 3. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Estêvão.
- 35': Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
- 35': João Pedro (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt saved. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Niclas Füllkrug with a headed pass.
- 40': Foul by Maximilian Kilman (West Ham United).
- 40': Liam Delap (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
- 43': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Estêvão (Chelsea).
- 43': Nayef Aguerd (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Aaron Wan-Bissaka (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+1': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 45'+4': Attempt saved. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea). Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka with a cross.
- 45'+5': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United).
- 45'+5': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+6': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Nayef Aguerd.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, West Ham United 1, Chelsea 3.
- 45': Second Half begins West Ham United 1, Chelsea 3.
- 45': Substitution, West Ham United. Callum Wilson replaces Niclas Füllkrug.
- 45': Substitution, West Ham United. Freddie Potts replaces Jean-Clair Todibo.
- 50': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pedro Neto.
- 53': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Maximilian Kilman.
- 54': Goal! West Ham United 1, Chelsea 4. Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
- 57': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by El Hadji Malick Diouf.
- 58': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 58': Goal! West Ham United 1, Chelsea 5. Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Pedro following a corner.
- 60': Offside, Chelsea. Liam Delap is caught offside.
- 61': Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 62': Substitution, Chelsea. Andrey Santos replaces Liam Delap.
- 62': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Tosin Adarabioyo.
- 63': Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
- 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 64': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Malo Gusto.
- 65': Attempt missed. Callum Wilson (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen with a cross following a corner.
- 66': Callum Wilson (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
- 67': Attempt saved. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Robert Sánchez (Chelsea).
- 68': Offside, West Ham United. Tomás Soucek is caught offside.
- 69': Substitution, Chelsea. Reece James replaces Malo Gusto.
- 69': Substitution, Chelsea. Jorrel Hato replaces Marc Cucurella.
- 69': Substitution, Chelsea. Wesley Fofana replaces Trevoh Chalobah.
- 70': Substitution, West Ham United. Kyle Walker-Peters replaces Tomás Soucek.
- 70': Attempt missed. Kyle Walker-Peters (West Ham United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Callum Wilson.
- 71': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Moisés Caicedo.
- 71': Offside, West Ham United. Callum Wilson is caught offside.
- 73': Attempt saved. Estêvão (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mads Hermansen (West Ham United). Assisted by Reece James with a through ball.
- 77': Foul by Reece James (Chelsea).
- 77': Kyle Walker-Peters (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Substitution, Chelsea. Jamie Gittens replaces Estêvão.
- 77': Foul by Callum Wilson (West Ham United).
- 77': Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
- 79': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Tosin Adarabioyo.
- 81': Attempt missed. Nayef Aguerd (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a corner.
- 82': Offside, Chelsea. Enzo Fernández is caught offside.
- 83': Foul by El Hadji Malick Diouf (West Ham United).
- 83': Pedro Neto (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Tosin Adarabioyo.
- 86': Attempt missed. Nayef Aguerd (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a corner.
- 87': Foul by Jorrel Hato (Chelsea).
- 87': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Jorrel Hato (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Foul by Wesley Fofana (Chelsea).
- 88': James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Attempt blocked. James Ward-Prowse (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Moisés Caicedo.
- 90': Attempt missed. Maximilian Kilman (West Ham United) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrey Santos.
- 90'+1': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Nayef Aguerd.
- 90'+3': Foul by João Pedro (Chelsea).
- 90'+3': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, West Ham United 1, Chelsea 5.
- 0': Match ends, West Ham United 1, Chelsea 5.
Statistics
 CHE |
WHU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 59.2 | Possession | 40.8 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 505 | Accurate Passes | 339 |
| 577 | Passes | 392 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 15 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 35 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 19 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 29 |
| 17 | Clearances | 29 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: London Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 62,462
Venue: London Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 62,462
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 21 | +26 | 49 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 21 | +26 | 43 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 21 | +9 | 43 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 21 | +4 | 35 |
Line-Ups
West Ham United (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mads Hermansen (GK) |
| 3 | Max Kilman |
| 5 | Nayef Aguerd |
| 25 | Jean-Clair Todibo |
| 28 | Tomás Soucek |
| 8 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 10 | Lucas Paquetá |
| 12 | El Hadji Malick Diouf |
| 29 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka |
| 11 | Niclas Füllkrug |
| 20 | Jarrod Bowen |
Chelsea (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
| 4 | Tosin Adarabioyo |
| 23 | Trevoh Chalobah |
| 3 | Marc Cucurella |
| 27 | Malo Gusto |
| 20 | João Pedro |
| 8 | Enzo Fernández |
| 25 | Moisés Caicedo |
| 9 | Liam Delap |
| 7 | Pedro Neto |
| 41 | Estêvão |
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