West Ham 0-3 Chelsea PLAYER RATINGS: Which two players scored only a THREE out of 10? Who ran the game in midfield? And how did Jadon Sancho perform on his first start for the Blues?

Chelsea cruised to a 3-0 victory in their London derby with West Ham on Saturday afternoon.

Enzo Maresca’s men raced out of the blocks and took the lead inside four minutes through Nicolas Jackson, before the Blues striker got on the scoresheet again 14 minutes later.

West Ham threatened to get back into the game, but were controversially denied a penalty despite Wesley Fofana appearing to grab Crysencio Summerville in the box, and then had a goal disallowed for offside.

Just two minutes after the restart, Chelsea scored a third as Cole Palmer latched onto Jackson’s through ball before slotting past Alphonse Areola to put the result beyond doubt.

Mail Sport’s KATHRYN BATTE was on hand to rate the players from both teams. 

Jackson turned provider as Cole Palmer made it 3-0 just two minutes after half time

West Ham

Alphonse Areola 5 – Nut-megged by Nicolas Jackson for the opening goal but could do little about the second or third. Unusually shaky in his distribution but did make an impressive save from Christopher Nkunku.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka 5 – Had a rocky start to the game and struggled to deal with Sancho for the first hour of the game. Improved when his opponent was substituted in the second half.

Konstantinos Mavropanos 4 – Found himself out of position far too often, leaving Kilman exposed time and time again. May find his place in threat if Jean-Clair Todibo gets a chance to impress in the League Cup.

Max Kilman 5 – Like the rest of his defensive team-mates, struggled to cope with Jackson’s pace and was not able to get a tackle in for the second and third goals. Was not helped by Konstantinos Mavropanos wandering out of position.

Emerson 5 – Found himself chasing shadows like the rest of his West Ham team-mates and offered little in the way of an attacking threat.

Guido Rodriguez 3 – A very bad day at the office for the Argentine, who was hooked on 38 minutes. A statue in midfield alongside Alvarez. No handshake between himself and Julen Lopetegui when he trudged off.

Edson Alvarez 3 – Appeared to be running in slow motion as he attempted to chase Jackson for the first goal. Far too static for the second. Substituted on 54 minutes but was lucky not to go at half-time.

Konstantinos Mavropanos (pictured) was caught out of position far too often

Edson Alvarez (left) was lucky not to be hooked at half time after struggling to get near Chelsea’s players

Mohammed Kudus 6 – The brightest spark in a West Ham shirt but had very little to work with around him. Saw less of the ball in the second half

Lucas Paqueta 4 – Failed to make a notable impact on the game and struggled to get on the ball. Did little with it when he did finally find himself in possession.

Crysencio Summerville 6 – Handed his first Premier League start and was one of the livelier players in a West Ham shirt. Tried to make things happen down the left-hand side. Surprisingly substituted on 54 minutes.

Jarrod Bowen 5 – Looked isolated while playing as a lone striker and did not have any more joy when he moved out to the right.

SUBS:

Soucek (for Rodriguez, 38) – 5

Soler (for Alvarez, 54) – 5 (Booked)

Antonio (for Summerville, 54) – 5 (Booked)

Irving (for Paqueta, 72) – 5

Cresswell (for Emerson, 73) – 5

Crysencio Summerville (right) was one of West Ham’s livelier players and was arguably unfortunate not to win a penalty in the first half

Julen Lopetegui had a very bad day at the office as his West Ham side were outclassed

MANAGER: 

Julen Lopetegui 4 – A very bad day at the office for the West Ham boss. His players did not seem to have a grasp of what he wanted from them and he spent much of the game frantically shouting on the touchline.

Chelsea 

Robert Sanchez 6 – Could probably have taken a book to the London Stadium he had that little to do. A tad shaky in his distribution but, other than that, a solid display.

Wesley Fofana 6.5 – A solid afternoon for the defender, who was not really troubled in the 57 minutes he was on the pitch. Perhaps lucky not to concede a penalty when he pulled back Summerville in the first half.

Tosin Adarabioyo 7 – An immaculate performance from the centre back, who was a calm and composed presence on the ball. Helped keep Bowen quiet for the majority of the game.

Levi Colwill 7 – A rock-solid presence at centre back and was also impressive on the ball. Played his part in a lovely team move for the second goal.

Levi Colwill (left) was rock-solid at the back as he managed to keep Jarrod Bowen (right) quiet

Marc Cucurella 7 – An assured performance from a man who looks to know his role in this Chelsea team inside out. Booked for a slightly wild tackle on Kudus, but it was one that stopped an opposition counter-attack.

Moises Caicedo 8 – Ran the midfield in every way. Broke up play, started attacks and grabbed a well-earned assist for the second goal. A very impressive display.

Enzo Fernandez 7 – Helped Chelsea control the midfield and played his part in the free-flowing move for the second goal with a one-touch pass to Caicedo.

Noni Madueke 6.5 – A tidy performance but one of the quieter Chelsea players. Will feel he should have scored to make it 4-0 when he was played through in the second half.

Cole Palmer 7 – Sent a close-range effort narrowly wide in the first half but was more clinical in the second with an emphatic finish for the third goal.

Jadon Sancho 7.5 – Set up Jackson for the opener to make it two assists in two games. Created the most chances of any player in the first half. A very positive performance in his first start for the Blues.

Moises Caicedo (right) ran the midfield and got the assist for Jackson’s second goal

Jadon Sancho got another assist as he continued his positive start to life at Chelsea

Nicolas Jackson 9 – Two classy finishes in the first half before a sublime assist for Palmer in the second. West Ham simply could not live with his pace. Would have backed him to get his hat-trick had he not been taken off just past the hour mark.

SUBS:

Disasi (for Fofana, 57) – 6

Neto (for Sancho, 57) – 6.5

Nkunku (for Jackson, 64) – 6.5

Felix (for Palmer, 64) – 6

MANAGER: 

Enzo Maresca 8 – Perhaps it is all coming together for Chelsea. A very impressive display and they managed to have the game wrapped up in 47 minutes, allowing players to be rotated and rested.