West Ham v Chelsea player ratings
Chelsea fell to a 1-0 defeat against West Ham at the London Stadium after a below-par display. Here’s how we rated each Blues player.
Thibaut Courtois: 6
He had very little to do throughout and had no chance with Marko Arnautovic’s winner.
Cesar Azpilicueta: 6
Azpilicueta was the steadiest of Chelsea’s defenders but was not as dominant as usual.
Andreas Christensen: 5
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Had a difficult afternoon dealing with West Ham’s movement up front and could have done better in the build-up to Arnautovic’s winner.
Gary Cahill: 6
Cahill played one awful pass that could have led to a goal before the break, but looked solid enough albeit against a side that showed very little ambition after taking an early lead.
Davide Zappacosta: 6
Zappacosta’s energy levels were impressive, he was always available in attack and was unlucky not to score with a decent strike before the break.
Tiemoue Bakayoko: 5
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The Frenchman made a couple of surging runs but was largely ineffective, too ponderous and was withdrawn at the interval.
N’Golo Kante: 7
Created two good chances in the final 10 minutes and stood out with his workrate and quality in a very average team performance.
Cesc Fabregas: 5
A few moments of quality threatened to create and equaliser and he started to boss the match in the first period, but he was generally quiet.
Eden Hazard: 6
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Chelsea’s best attacking player, but struggled to find space against West Ham’s deep-lying defence in the second half and missed a decent late chance when he shot over.
Alvaro Morata: 5
Missed a great chance late on, shooting wide when he really should have scored. He could easily have earned a penalty before the interval but was kept quiet throughout by the impressive Winston Reid.
Pedro: 5
He was busy after coming on at the break but could not provide a telling moment.
Victor Moses: 6
Saw plenty of the ball but was often crowded out – and when he did beat his man he was often fouled.
Willian: 5
The Brazilian has several encouraging moments, but like his fellow forwards was not as accurate with his delivery as he ended to be against a packed defence.
