On a chilly Saturday evening at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea put on a masterclass performance against West Ham, securing a resounding 5-0 victory in the Premier League. The Blues came out of the gates firing on all cylinders, with Mason Mount opening the scoring early in the first half with a stunning strike from outside the box. Timo Werner then doubled Chelsea's lead before halftime with a clinical finish past the West Ham goalkeeper.
The second half saw Chelsea continue their dominance, as Thiago Silva and Tammy Abraham added to the scoreline with well-taken goals. The icing on the cake came from Callum Hudson-Odoi, who capped off an impressive team performance with a fifth goal for Chelsea.
Cole Palmer notched a 21st league goal of the season when he powered home the first inside 15 minutes, with Conor Gallagher and star-man Noni Madueke wrapping up victory before half-time.
West Ham did hit the bar twice through Jarrod Bowen in the first half but were wretched defensively, and were labelled "embarrassing" by Sky Sports' Clinton Morrison at the break.
The game was pretty much over as a contest by the 36th-minute when Madueke found space in the six-yard box to turn in Thiago Silva's knockdown.
Jackson further tightened Chelsea's grip on all three points shortly after half-time and he showed great composure when rolling in the fifth after beating the offside trap late on.
Chelsea were not asked too many questions defensively but Pochettino will also be pleased to see his side record back-to-back clean sheets in the league for the first time since February 2023.
West Ham have completely forgotten how to defend. It is damning for a manager as pragmatic as Moyes that his side, with 70 goals conceded this season, have the worst record outside the bottom three.
Afterwards Moyes would talk about a lack of “mental toughness” and suggest that the leakiness is down to selling Declan Rice last summer, but the harsh reality is the Scot’s methods are no longer working. West Ham have become an easy team to play. Tomas Soucek and Edson Álvarez, who went off at half-time, have not provided enough protection in midfield. Kurt Zouma and Angelo Ogbonna toiled in central defence. Emerson Palmieri, the former Chelsea left-back, was given a torrid time by Noni Madueke.
Despite conceding early in the second period, West Ham did pose slightly more threat after the restart with Emerson firing over the bar and half-time substitute James Ward-Prowse forcing a save out of Djordje Petrovic.
The result extends Moyes' terrible record when visiting Chelsea as a manager, failing to win any of his 19 trips - losing 12 and drawing seven.
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