Chelsea 2-1 West Ham United, Premier League: Post-Match-Reaction, Ratings

Branding from several Chelsea Loyals was finally answered. Manager Enzo Maresca, who has been loyal to Robert Sánchez to a tee, decided to leave the Spanish goalkeeper on the bench in favor of Filip Jorgensen.

For a large part of the first half, Jorgensen had little or no work. When he had to show up, he did well and played it safer than Sánchez in apartments where the goalkeeper and backline were under pressure.

Freemason Chelsea created a few good chances, but nothing to write home about. Meanwhile, West Ham waited for a quick break or a mistake of going out and beating a golden chance.

This error finally happened. Levi Colwill couldn’t handle Mohammed Kudus, and a bad care against Jorgensen became an assist for Jerrod Bowen to get West him in the lead at Stamford Bridge.

Instead of waiting too long to make changes that he usually finishes in the last few matches, Enzo Maresca was very proactive and began making movements at minute 52. One of the players he brought on, Pedro Neto, scored The equalizer for us 12 minutes after his introduction.

West Ham became desperate and saw their master plan being dismantled right in front of their eyes. As they pushed forward, Chelsea found some space in their backline and got another goal via Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s own goal from a magical Cole Palmer act.

Blues continued to show their superiority, control the field and hold possession while the frustrated West Ham’s search for quick breaks.

Carefree!

• Filip Jorgensen starts.
• Cole Palmer almost creates some magic to get us out of this decline in the first half.
• And then he does it in the second half with great help from Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
• Key block from Tosin Adarabioyo in the final minutes of the match to keep us ahead.
• Next up: Brighton away in the FA Cup.
• Ktbffh