Chelsea came from behind to thrash West Ham 5-1 last night and leave former Blues boss Graham Potter under pressure just two games into the Premier League season.
Potter has
won just five of 21 games since taking charge in January and has endured a
miserable start to the new campaign after a 3-0 defeat to newly-promoted
Sunderland last weekend.
Lucas
Paqueta's brilliant strike gave the home side hope early on, but they quickly
capitulated.
Joao Pedro
scored the first of Chelsea's three goals from corners before Pedro Neto and
Enzo Fernandez added to the world champions' lead.
Moises
Caicedo and Trevoh Chalobah then took advantage of a nightmare night for new
West Ham goalkeeper Mads Hermansen.
Victory took Chelsea top of the Premier League for the first time since December 2021.
Chelsea had
been dealt a blow before kick-off as Cole Palmer left the field during the
warm-up and was pulled out of Enzo Maresca's line-up as a precaution due to a
muscle injury.
Palmer's
withdrawal opened the door for Brazilian wonder kid Estevao to show his
potential on his first Premier League start.
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