The players of West Ham defeated Chelsea in the second round of the Premier League with a score of 3:1, so the Blues continued their bad form from the previous season in this competitive year.
After the second round, they remained on one point, while West Ham reached the fourth point.
In the seventh minute, the Hammers took the lead when after a corner by Ward-Prowse, Agger gave the home team the advantage, and in the 28th minute, Chelsea equalized the score through Carney Chukwuemeka.
The break went to a draw, and the “Hammers” managed to break the “Blues” in the second half and get the first three points of this season.
In the 53rd minute, when Michail Antonio brought a new advantage to his team, and just like with the first goal, Ward-Prowse found himself in the role of assistant.
The scorer of the first round, Agger, received a second yellow card in the 67th minute and restored hope to the visitors.
However, the visitors could not equalize and Noni Madueke missed the best opportunity in the second minute of stoppage time.
Four minutes later, Lucas Paqueta scored the final goal from the penalty spot.
