Chelsea were too much for West Ham United on Friday night as they secured a 5-1 victory and their first Premier League win of the season at the London Stadium.

The Blues couldn't have got off to a much worse start when Cole Palmer was ruled out during the warmup , and then his replacement Estêvão carelessly gave away possession with a flick that led to the opening goal from Lucas Paquetá , who struck from range to beat Robert Sánchez .

West Ham's lead lasted just nine minutes as João Pedro headed in from Marc Cucurella 's flick off a corner, but Chelsea were reminded to be careful after the Hammers had the ball in the net two minutes later before it was ruled out with Jean-Clair Todibo marginally offside in the buildup.

The visitors garnered full control of the ga

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