Match ends, West Ham United 3, Chelsea 1.
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.
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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."
Player of the match
Ward-ProwseJames Ward-Prowse
West Ham United
Avg
- Squad number7Player nameWard-ProwseAverage rating
8.35
- Squad number23Player nameAreolaAverage rating
7.95
- Squad number10Player nameLucas PaquetáAverage rating
7.87
- Squad number9Player nameAntonioAverage rating
7.82
- Squad number20Player nameBowenAverage rating
7.71
- Squad number8Player nameFornalsAverage rating
7.67
- Squad number19Player nameÁlvarezAverage rating
7.66
- Squad number21Player nameOgbonnaAverage rating
7.58
- Squad number33Player nameEmersonAverage rating
7.38
- Squad number28Player nameSoucekAverage rating
7.36
- Squad number5Player nameCoufalAverage rating
7.17
- Squad number22Player nameBenrahmaAverage rating
7.15
- Squad number27Player nameAguerdAverage rating
7.07
- Squad number4Player nameZoumaAverage rating
6.91
Chelsea
Avg
- Squad number17Player nameChukwuemekaAverage rating
4.41
- Squad number7Player nameSterlingAverage rating
4.31
- Squad number21Player nameChilwellAverage rating
3.98
- Squad number15Player nameJacksonAverage rating
3.84
- Squad number6Player nameThiago SilvaAverage rating
3.78
- Squad number23Player nameGallagherAverage rating
3.55
- Squad number1Player nameSánchezAverage rating
3.53
- Squad number26Player nameColwillAverage rating
3.45
- Squad number27Player nameGustoAverage rating
3.28
- Squad number8Player nameFernándezAverage rating
3.18
- Squad number2Player nameDisasiAverage rating
3.17
- Squad number37Player nameBurstowAverage rating
2.74
- Squad number11Player nameMaduekeAverage rating
2.68
- Squad number25Player nameCaicedoAverage rating
1.85
- Squad number10Player nameMudrykAverage 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
- Possession
- Home24%
- Away76%
- Shots
- Home12
- Away17
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away4
- Corners
- Home3
- Away9
- Fouls
- Home12
- Away9
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Full Time
Second Half ends, West Ham United 3, Chelsea 1.
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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.
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Penalty conceded by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) after a foul in the penalty area.
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Penalty West Ham United. Emerson draws a foul in the penalty area.
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Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Emerson.
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Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Alphonse Areola.
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Attempt saved. Noni Madueke (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mykhailo Mudryk.
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Attempt saved. Pablo Fornals (West Ham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
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Foul by Axel Disasi (Chelsea).
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Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Levi Colwill (Chelsea).
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Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Offside, Chelsea. Mykhailo Mudryk tries a through ball, but Raheem Sterling is caught offside.
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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.
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Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Pablo Fornals (West Ham United).
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Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Vladimír Coufal.
Substitution
Substitution, Chelsea. Mason Burstow replaces Malo Gusto.
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Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Edson Álvarez.
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The entire country is laughing at Chelsea.
£900m plus
Yup, we definitely laughing.
111m penalty giver 👀
😂😂😂😂
Chelsea the new comedy club. Great debut by £115m Caicedo 😃
Let's all laugh at Chelsea hahahahah
Well played Hammers.
Man u lost
Everton lost
Chelsea lost
Caicedo gave away a penalty
What a weekend 😃🚩
Amazing how quickly Chelsea can turn them to crap.
Ward-Prowse is a very talented player, but his full potential was hard to realise at Southampton. I hope time at West Ham serves him well and that he continues to grow.