Chelsea went down early at West Ham but responded with vigor through a quintet of goal scorers led by Joao Pedro on Friday at the London Stadium.

Chelsea absolutely strolled to their first win of the Premier League season, coming from behind to thrash West Ham United 5-1 at the London Stadium. The Hammers had taken an early lead through Lucas Paqueta, but it didn’t take the recently-crowned world champions long to take complete control in East London.

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Chelsea conceded first in their game against West Ham, and at first it just looked like an incredible goal.The Hammers picked off an errant flick from full debutant Estevao Willian and drove forward.

Chelsea cruised to their first win of the season as they thrashed West Ham 5-1 at the London Stadium. A fantastic goal by Lucas Paqueta gave the hosts a shock lead on six minutes, but it didn’t take long for Chelsea to level through Joao Pedro and then edge ahead as Pedro Neto and Enzo Fernandez made it 3-1 at half-time.

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