CHELSEA are still searching for their first win of the season after they were beaten 3-1 by ten-man West Ham.
David Moyes’ new £30m signing James Ward-Prowse enjoyed an instant impact on his debut for the club.
Nayef Aguerd powered home a header to give West Ham an early leadRichard Pelham / The Sun
GettyCarney Chukwuemeka thundered home an equaliser for the Blues[/caption]
Alphonse Ariola then saved an Enzo Fernandez penalty to keep it levelRichard Pelham / The Sun
The set-piece specialist whizzed a corner towards the back post for Nayef Aguerd to rise above everyone and power home with his head to break the deadlock on seven minutes.
But the Blues bounced back quickly and soon began to dominate the game.
And they deservedly drew level just before the half hour mark as Carney Chukwuemeka thundered home his first goal for Chelsea.
Raheem Sterling was then hacked down by Tomas Soucek after dancing into the box as the visitors were handed an opportunity to take the lead.
But Enzo Fernandez’s effort was brilliantly saved by Alphonse Areola as the teams went in level at the break.
Chelsea then suffered another hammer blow just seven minutes after the restart as they found themselves trailing again.
Michail Antonio showed his strength to power forward, holding off a defender, before drilling home from the edge of the area.
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But West Ham were then left up against it as Aguerd received his marching orders on 67 minutes after a foul on Nicolas Jackson earned him a second yellow card.
However, Chelsea’s new record buy Moises Caicedo gave away a penalty in stoppage time for a poor challenge on Emerson Palmieri.
And that allowed Lucas Paqueta to send the keeper the wrong way to secure the 3-1 win.
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EPAMichael Antonio sent the London Stadium wild with a brilliant goal[/caption]
ReutersNayef Aguerd got his marching orders after receiving a second yellow card[/caption]