JAKARTA - Chelsea insists on their dominance at Stamford Bridge Stadium after beating West Ham 5-0 in a Premier League match on Sunday, May 5. This victory lifted Chelsea's position to seventh place and added pressure to their competitors in European ticket hunting.
In their second London Derby match of the week, Cole Palmer scored the first goal in the 15th minute, followed by Noni Madueke,ctiona Gallagher, and Nicolas Jackson who scored two goals.
Palmer's opener, Gallagher's volley, and Madueke's header put Chelsea 3-0 up in the first half, while Jackson's brace in the second half added to their lead.
The win saw Chelsea move up to seventh place, surpassing Manchester United - who will face Crystal Palace on Monday 6 May, while West Ham who are not in the best form remain ninth, with their chances of qualifying for Europe almost lost.
West Ham had threatened with Jarrod Bowen's direct corner which made it difficult for Djordje Petrovic, but Chelsea took the lead when Palmer took advantage of Jackson's bouncing cross from former Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma.
Bowen almost scored for West Ham with a header that hit the crossbar, but Chelsea doubled their lead in the 30th minute with Gallagher's volley after block Zouma. Chelsea's third goal came six minutes later through Madueke's header which used a click Thiago Silva pass.
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In the second half, Chelsea added to their lead as Madueke provided Jackson with an assist to score a fourth goal.
Although Jackson's goal was initially disallowed due to offside, VAR decided to change the decision after a review of VAR's assistant referees, Chelsea ended the game with a landslide win and took their top spot in the Premier League table this season.
Goals are easy to get at Stamford Bridge, and Chelsea managed to show their attacking power with a score of 16 goals in the last four home games. Palmer looks brilliant as usual, scoring or providing assists in 14 different Premier League games this season for Chelsea.
David Moyes failed to win an away win against Chelsea, hereby becoming the 12th defeat in Moyes' 19 attempts at Stamford Bridge. This poor feat shows a bitter end to Moyes in West Ham, with his contract period coming to an end and names like Ruben Amorim and Julen Lopetegui have been linked to the new manager position.
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