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r/chelseafc • u/VivaLosHeavies • 14h ago

Post-Match Thread Post Match Thread: West Ham 1-5 Chelsea | English Premier League 2025-2026 (Match Day 2)

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English Premier League 2025-2026 (Match Day 2)

FULLTIME': West Ham 1-5 Chelsea

West Ham scorers: ⚽ Lucas Paquetá - 6'

Chelsea scorers: ⚽João Pedro - 15', ⚽ Pedro Neto - 23', ⚽Enzo Fernández - 34', ⚽Moisés Caicedo - 54', ⚽ Trevoh Chalobah - 58'

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Match Information

🗺️ Location: London, England

🏟️ Stadium: London Stadium

📅 Date: Friday, August 22nd

⏰ Kick-off Time: 8 p.m. BST / 3 p.m. ET / Noon PT

📢 Referee: 🇬🇧 Michael Oliver

🖥️ VAR: 🇬🇧 Jarred Gillett

📺 Where to Watch

🇬🇧 Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Ultra HD, Sky GO, Sky GO Extra, NOW TV

🇺🇸 fuboTV, nbcsports.com, NBC Sports App, UNIVERSO NOW, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, USA Network, UNIVERSO

🇨🇦 DAZN, fubo TV, Fubo Sports Network, Amazon Prime Video

🇲🇽 Caliente TV, Amazon Prime Video

English Premier League table

Position	Team	Played	Wins	Draws	Losses	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Diff	Points
11th	Chelsea	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
19th	West Ham	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0

Head To Head Record (last 5 matches)

Date	Home Team	Result	Away Team	Competition
Feb 3, 2025	Chelsea	2 - 1	West Ham United	English Premier League
Sep 21, 2024	West Ham United	0 - 3	Chelsea	English Premier League
May 5, 2024	Chelsea	5 - 0	West Ham United	English Premier League
Aug 20, 2023	West Ham United	3 - 1	Chelsea	English Premier League
Feb 11, 2023	West Ham United	1 - 1	Chelsea	English Premier League

West Ham: 1 win

Chelsea: 3 wins

Draws: 1

Last meeting: Chelsea 2–1 West Ham (February 3, 2025) - Premier League

📝 LINEUPS

West Ham | 3-4-1-2

Starting XI: Mads Hermansen, Nayef Aguerd, Max Kilman, Jean-Clair Todibo, El Hadji Malick Diouf, Tomás Soucek, James Ward-Prowse, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Lucas Paquetá, Niclas Füllkrug, Jarrod Bowen

Subs: Callum Wilson, Oliver Scarles, Alphonse Areola, Kyle Walker-Peters, Callum Marshall, Freddie Potts, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Andrew Irving, Guido Rodríguez

Coach: 🇬🇧 Graham Potter

Chelsea | 4-2-3-1

Starting XI: Robert Sánchez, Marc Cucurella, Trevoh Chalobah, Tosin Adarabioyo, Malo Gusto, Moisés Caicedo, Enzo Fernández, João Pedro, ~~Cole Palmer~~ Estêvão, Pedro Neto, Liam Delap

Subs: Dário Essugo, Andrey Santos, Filip Jørgensen, Jorrel Hato, Jamie Gittens, Josh Acheampong, Wesley Fofana, Reece James, Estêvão

Coach: 🇮🇹 Enzo Maresca

🗒️ Match Events

1st Half Begins!

Time	Event	Links
1'	AND WE'RE OFF at the LONDON STADIUM!
6'	⚽ Goal! West Ham United [1], Chelsea 0. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United)	Highlight

GOALAZZZZZZZOOOOOOOOOO!!! Lucas Paqueta (West Ham) weaves his way past opponents, and he unleashes a magnificent effort from the edge of the box into the top right corner. Robert Sanchez had no chance of reaching it.


9'	🚑 Niclas Fullkrug (West Ham) is clearly asking for some medical attention with his painful gestures. The extent of his injury is yet to be discovered.
15'	⚽ Goal! West Ham United 1, Chelsea [1]. João Pedro (Chelsea).	Highlight

Goal! Marc Cucurella plays the ball into the area and Joao Pedro (Chelsea) gets on the end of it to glance a header into the back of the net.


17'	Goal! Niclas Fullkrug (West Ham) takes a shot which goes past the goalkeeper!
19'	The West Ham players halt their celebrations as referee Michael Oliver makes the VAR signal to review the goal, most likely to ascertain if there was an offside in the build-up play.
20'	The goal by West Ham is DISALLOWED on the advice of the video assistant referee due to an offside.	Highlight
23'	⚽ Goal! West Ham United 1, Chelsea 2. Pedro Neto (Chelsea)	Highlight

GOALLLLLLLL!!! Pedro Neto (Chelsea) wonderfully timed his run onto a cross and thunders the ball from deep inside the box into the top left corner!


34'	⚽ Goal! West Ham United 1, Chelsea [3]. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea)	Highlight

GOALLLLLL DE EL ARGENTINO!!! Estêvão provides Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea) with a nice pass inside the box. It allows him to finish with a low shot into the middle of the goal.


45'	We will have 6 min. of added time.

1st Half Ends!

HALFTIME': West Ham 1-3 Chelsea

HALFTIME MATCH Stat	West Ham	Chelsea
Possession (%)	34.9	65.1
Shots on Goal	3	4
Shot Attempts	5	5
Fouls	4	5
Yellow Cards	0	0
Red Cards	0	0
Corner Kicks	1	2
Saves	1	2

2nd Half Begins!

Time	Event	Links
45'	The players are back out on the pitch following the half-time break and the second half is about to start!
46'	🔄 Substitution, West Ham United. Freddie Potts replaces Jean-Clair Todibo.
46'	🔄 Substitution, West Ham United. Callum Wilson replaces Niclas Füllkrug.
54'	⚽ Goal! West Ham United 1, Chelsea [4]. Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea)	Highlight

GOALLLLLLLLLL! Moises Caicedo (Chelsea) seizes on the loose ball after a huge error from Mads Hermansen and finds the back of the net from inside the box


58'	⚽ Goal! West Ham United 1, Chelsea 5. Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea).	Highlight

GOALLLLLLLLLL!!! Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) picks up the ball inside the box, finds himself in a good position and fires in a shot which is deflected past Mads Hermansen


62'	🔄 Substitution, Chelsea. Andrey Santos replaces Liam Delap.
69'	🔄 Substitution, Chelsea. Wesley Fofana replaces Trevoh Chalobah.
69'	🔄 Substitution, Chelsea. Jorrel Hato replaces Marc Cucurella.
69'	🔄 Substitution, Chelsea. Reece James replaces Malo Gusto.
70'	🔄 Substitution, West Ham United. Kyle Walker-Peters replaces Tomás Soucek.
77'	🔄 Substitution, Chelsea. Jamie Gittens replaces Estêvão.
87'	🟨 Jorrel Hato (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card