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.

Liverpool returned to winning ways in the Premier League with a 3-0 victory over Bournemouth that sent Arne Slot's side top of the table for 24 hours on Saturday.

Nicolas Jackson fired Chelsea to a 3-0 win against West Ham as the Senegal striker repaid his manager's faith with a decisive double at the London Stadium on Saturday.

West Ham United were ‘a disgrace’ in the first half an hour of their game with Chelsea on Saturday, former Premier League defender Jason Cundy believes. The Hammers were hoping to take all three points from the Premier League encounter at the London Stadium and kickstart their campaign.

Jackson's Brilliance Helps Chelsea Overcome West Ham in Comfortable 3-0 Victory by Ahmed Khan on Sep 21, 2024 for EPLindex.com

The pair congratulated the team together inside the dressing room at the London Stadium after two goals from Nicolas Jackson and one from Cole Palmer had eased the Blues to three points against a lacklustre West Ham side,

Enzo Maresca believes there were three things Chelsea could have done better despite a convincing victory against West Ham on Saturday afternoon. The Blues turned in arguably their best performance of the season as they ran out 3-0 winners against the Hammers at the London Stadium to make it ten points from their first five games.

Follow live coverage as West Ham United face Chelsea today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.

West Ham had a penalty shout controversially turned down in their 3-0 defeat to Chelsea on Saturday in the Premier League