According to whoscored.com, he led Chelsea for most tackles (eight) and the most touches (74). Such was West Ham’s frustration with him, Michail Antonio resorted to an ugly challenge, which he was rightly booked for, to stop him.

Nicolas Jackson scored twice early and Cole Palmer added a third early in the second half as West Ham got their pressing all wrong and Chelsea were excellent on

Chelsea have won 30 of the 56 Premier League meetings between the two – they’ve only beaten Tottenham more often in the division (35 times). The home team won both Premier League matches last season: 3-1 for West Ham at the London Stadium and 5-0 for Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.