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West Ham 3-1 Chelsea: Nayef Aguerd, Michail Antonio and Lucas Paqueta score in Hammers win

By Michael EmonsBBC Sport
Nayef Aguerd scoring for West Ham
Defender Nayef Aguerd has scored three times in his last 10 Premier League matches for West Ham

West Ham United claimed a rousing London derby win against big-spending Chelsea despite playing almost 30 minutes with 10 men.

The Hammers were 2-1 ahead when defender Nayef Aguerd, who opened the scoring with an early header, was sent off in the 67th minute for his second bookable offence.

But Chelsea could not force an equaliser with their numerical advantage and then conceded a late third through Lucas Paqueta's penalty in the fifth minute of added time.

Teenager Carney Chukwuemeka scored his first goal for the Blues to make it 1-1 but Enzo Fernandez wasted a chance to put them ahead when his penalty was saved by Alphonse Areola.

Michail Antonio fired West Ham back in front with a powerful angled strike in the 53rd minute, before the hosts were reduced to 10 men.

However, Mauricio Pochettino's side were unable to capitalise on Aguerd's dismissal to force a second leveller despite a second-half debut for Moises Caicedo, who has joined from Brighton in a deal that could become a British record.

The Ecuador midfielder, who signed for an initial £100m fee which could rise to £115m, had a chance to make it 2-2 but shot over from the edge of the penalty area.

Caicedo, looking rusty after two months without a game, then conceded a penalty for a foul on Hammers left-back Emerson and Paqueta made no mistake from the spot to seal West Ham's victory.

A poor start for new Chelsea manager Pochettino

Chelsea have spent more than £900m since American businessman Todd Boehly and private equity firm Clearlake Capital bought the club in May 2022 yet have just one point from their first two competitive games under new manager Pochettino.

Two of the club's biggest outlays during that lavish period of spending had an afternoon to forget at London Stadium.

Fernandez, whose £107m move from Benfica in February is the British transfer record that Caicedo could potentially break, wasted the perfect chance to score his first Chelsea goal.

England winger Raheem Sterling was a constant threat for Chelsea and he was brought down by Tomas Soucek in the penalty area but Fernandez's spot-kick was saved by Areola diving to his right.

Caicedo chose to join Chelsea over Liverpool on Monday, but it was an uncertain start for him in Chelsea colours - including needing Blues goalkeeper Robert Sanchez to make a good save after the debutant had given the ball away to Pablo Fornals.

Moments later Caicedo then conceded a penalty and, unlike Fernandez, Paqueta converted it as West Ham maintained the unbeaten start to the season that gives them four points from their opening two matches.

Brazil playmaker Paqueta has been linked with a transfer but his potential move to Manchester City has been put on hold after it was revealed he is being investigated by the Football Association for potential betting rule breaches.

Impressive Ward-Prowse enjoys 'special day'

West Ham were playing at home for the first time since beating Fiorentina 2-1 in June to win the Europa Conference League - the Hammers' first piece of silverware since 1980.

The trophy was on display at London Stadium before the match, but the man who lifted the trophy, England midfielder Declan Rice, is no longer at the club having joined Arsenal in a £100m deal in July.

His replacement James Ward-Prowse, whose £30m move from Southampton was confirmed on Monday, impressed his new supporters as he registered two assists - the corner for Aguerd's header then the pass through for Antonio to score the Hammers' second.

"It was a dream debut for me on a personal note, just a direct free-kick was missing," Ward-Prowse told Sky Sports.

"Everyone knows the impact Declan Rice had for this club, I have to show what James Ward-Prowse can bring to the club and that's my mentality.

"It is a special day and the first of hopefully many more to come."

Europa Conference League trophy
This was West Ham's first game at London Stadium since they won the Europa Conference League - their first major honour since 1980 - with the trophy on display before the match

Player of the match

Ward-ProwseJames Ward-Prowse

with an average of 8.35

West Ham United

  1. Squad number7Player nameWard-Prowse
    Average rating

    8.35

  2. Squad number23Player nameAreola
    Average rating

    7.95

  3. Squad number10Player nameLucas Paquetá
    Average rating

    7.87

  4. Squad number9Player nameAntonio
    Average rating

    7.82

  5. Squad number20Player nameBowen
    Average rating

    7.71

  6. Squad number8Player nameFornals
    Average rating

    7.67

  7. Squad number19Player nameÁlvarez
    Average rating

    7.66

  8. Squad number21Player nameOgbonna
    Average rating

    7.58

  9. Squad number33Player nameEmerson
    Average rating

    7.38

  10. Squad number28Player nameSoucek
    Average rating

    7.36

  11. Squad number5Player nameCoufal
    Average rating

    7.17

  12. Squad number22Player nameBenrahma
    Average rating

    7.15

  13. Squad number27Player nameAguerd
    Average rating

    7.07

  14. Squad number4Player nameZouma
    Average rating

    6.91

Chelsea

  1. Squad number17Player nameChukwuemeka
    Average rating

    4.41

  2. Squad number7Player nameSterling
    Average rating

    4.31

  3. Squad number21Player nameChilwell
    Average rating

    3.98

  4. Squad number15Player nameJackson
    Average rating

    3.84

  5. Squad number6Player nameThiago Silva
    Average rating

    3.78

  6. Squad number23Player nameGallagher
    Average rating

    3.55

  7. Squad number1Player nameSánchez
    Average rating

    3.53

  8. Squad number26Player nameColwill
    Average rating

    3.45

  9. Squad number27Player nameGusto
    Average rating

    3.28

  10. Squad number8Player nameFernández
    Average rating

    3.18

  11. Squad number2Player nameDisasi
    Average rating

    3.17

  12. Squad number37Player nameBurstow
    Average rating

    2.74

  13. Squad number11Player nameMadueke
    Average rating

    2.68

  14. Squad number25Player nameCaicedo
    Average rating

    1.85

  15. Squad number10Player nameMudryk
    Average rating

    1.84

Line-ups

West Ham

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 23Areola
  • 5Coufal
  • 4Zouma
  • 27AguerdBooked at 67mins
  • 33EmersonBooked at 45mins
  • 28Soucek
  • 7Ward-ProwseSubstituted forÁlvarezat 81'minutes
  • 20Bowen
  • 10Lucas PaquetáBooked at 35mins
  • 22BenrahmaSubstituted forOgbonnaat 69'minutes
  • 9AntonioSubstituted forFornalsat 76'minutes

Substitutes

  • 1Fabianski
  • 2Johnson
  • 3Cresswell
  • 8Fornals
  • 17Cornet
  • 18Ings
  • 19Álvarez
  • 21Ogbonna
  • 45Mubama

Chelsea

Formation 3-4-2-1

  • 1Sánchez
  • 2DisasiBooked at 36mins
  • 6Thiago Silva
  • 26Colwill
  • 27GustoSubstituted forBurstowat 83'minutes
  • 8Fernández
  • 23GallagherSubstituted forMaduekeat 75'minutes
  • 21ChilwellSubstituted forCaicedoat 61'minutes
  • 7Sterling
  • 17ChukwuemekaBooked at 40minsSubstituted forMudrykat 45'minutes
  • 15JacksonBooked at 71mins

Substitutes

  • 3Cucurella
  • 10Mudryk
  • 11Madueke
  • 16Ugochukwu
  • 25Caicedo
  • 29Maatsen
  • 37Burstow
  • 47Bergström
  • 48Humphreys
Referee:
John Brooks

Match Stats

Home TeamWest HamAway TeamChelsea
Possession
Home24%
Away76%
Shots
Home12
Away17
Shots on Target
Home6
Away4
Corners
Home3
Away9
Fouls
Home12
Away9

Live Text

  1. Post update

    Match ends, West Ham United 3, Chelsea 1.

  2. Full Time

    Second Half ends, West Ham United 3, Chelsea 1.

  3. Post update

    Goal! West Ham United 3, Chelsea 1. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.

  4. Post update

    Penalty conceded by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) after a foul in the penalty area.

  5. Post update

    Penalty West Ham United. Emerson draws a foul in the penalty area.

  6. Post update

    Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Emerson.

  7. Post update

    Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.

  8. Post update

    Attempt saved. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mykhailo Mudryk.

  9. Post update

    Attempt saved. Pablo Fornals (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.

  10. Post update

    Foul by Axel Disasi (Chelsea).

  11. Post update

    Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  12. Post update

    Foul by Levi Colwill (Chelsea).

  13. Post update

    Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  14. Post update

    Offside, Chelsea. Mykhailo Mudryk tries a through ball, but Raheem Sterling is caught offside.

  15. Post update

    Attempt missed. Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Raheem Sterling with a cross.

  16. Post update

    Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  17. Post update

    Foul by Pablo Fornals (West Ham United).

  18. Post update

    Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Vladimír Coufal.

  19. Substitution

    Substitution, Chelsea. Mason Burstow replaces Malo Gusto.

  20. Post update

    Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Edson Álvarez.

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