Chelsea strengthened their chances of securing European football next season, cruising to victory against West Ham at Stamford Bridge.
It took just 15 minutes for Chelsea to get their noses in front with Cole Palmer reacting quickest to meet a loose ball in the West Ham box.
West Ham almost hit back immediately when Jarrod Bowen’s header crashed back off the crossbar, but it was one-way traffic from then on.
Chelsea doubled their lead on the half-hour mark through Conor Gallagher before Noni Madueke headed in the third six minutes later.
Nicolas Jackson struck twice in the second half to round off a wholly positive afternoon for the Blues.
With just three games left to play, Chelsea’s season seems to be heading for a strong finish as they have climbed up to seventh and sit just two points shy of sixth-placed Newcastle, while West Ham, who have two games remaining, stay ninth.
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Chelsea
Starting XI
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Squad number28Player namePetrovic
Average rating6.83
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Squad number14Player nameChalobah
Average rating7.10
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Squad number6Player nameThiago Silva
Average rating7.60
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Squad number5Player nameBadiashile
Average rating6.90
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Squad number3Player nameCucurella
Average rating7.04
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Squad number25Player nameCaicedo
Average rating7.25
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Squad number23Player nameGallagher
Average rating7.67
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Squad number11Player nameMadueke
Average rating7.45
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Squad number20Player namePalmer
Average rating5.81
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Squad number10Player nameMudryk
Average rating7.03
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Squad number15Player nameJackson
Average rating7.14
Substitutes
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Squad number2Player nameDisasi
Average rating7.17
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Squad number18Player nameNkunku
Average rating7.46
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Squad number27Player nameGusto
Average rating7.35
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Squad number31Player nameCasadei
Average rating7.36
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Squad number42Player nameGilchrist
Average rating7.22
West Ham United
Starting XI
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Squad number23Player nameAreola
Average rating3.94
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Squad number5Player nameCoufal
Average rating3.58
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Squad number4Player nameZouma
Average rating3.23
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Squad number21Player nameOgbonna
Average rating3.48
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Squad number33Player nameEmerson
Average rating3.61
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Squad number19Player nameÁlvarez
Average rating4.34
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Squad number28Player nameSoucek
Average rating2.66
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Squad number20Player nameBowen
Average rating4.76
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Squad number10Player nameLucas Paquetá
Average rating3.93
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Squad number14Player nameKudus
Average rating4.25
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Squad number9Player nameAntonio
Average rating3.99
Substitutes
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Squad number3Player nameCresswell
Average rating3.73
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Squad number7Player nameWard-Prowse
Average rating4.51
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Squad number18Player nameIngs
Average rating4.00
Line-ups
Chelsea
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 28Petrovic
- 14ChalobahSubstituted forGustoat 83′minutes
- 6Thiago SilvaSubstituted forDisasiat 82′minutes
- 5Badiashile
- 3CucurellaBooked at 38mins
- 25Caicedo
- 23Gallagher
- 11MaduekeSubstituted forCasadeiat 76′minutes
- 20PalmerSubstituted forGilchristat 89′minutes
- 10MudrykSubstituted forNkunkuat 76′minutes
- 15Jackson
Substitutes
- 2Disasi
- 7Sterling
- 13Bettinelli
- 18Nkunku
- 26Colwill
- 27Gusto
- 31Casadei
- 36de Souza Eugênio
- 42Gilchrist
West Ham
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 23Areola
- 5Coufal
- 4Zouma
- 21OgbonnaBooked at 34mins
- 33EmersonBooked at 45mins
- 19ÁlvarezSubstituted forWard-Prowseat 45′minutes
- 28Soucek
- 20Bowen
- 10Lucas PaquetáBooked at 45minsSubstituted forCresswellat 76′minutes
- 14Kudus
- 9AntonioSubstituted forIngsat 70′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Fabianski
- 2Johnson
- 3Cresswell
- 7Ward-Prowse
- 17Cornet
- 18Ings
- 40Earthy
- 42Casey
- 45Mubama
- Referee:
- Andy Madley
- Attendance:
- 39,295
Match Stats
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Match ends, Chelsea 5, West Ham United 0.