West Ham players such as Lucas Paqueta shared a reaction to Niclas Fullkrug's passionate message amid exit rumours.

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.

Lucas Paquetá has been cleared of misconduct charges made against him by the English Football Association, West Ham said in a statement on Thursday.

Football Insider goes through the major talking points as West Ham United were beaten 5-1 by Chelsea at the London Stadium.

WEST HAM star Lucas Paqueta has been cleared of spot-fixing charges and has escaped a lifetime ban. And the Brazilian star thanked the Hammers, his family and lawyers after he emerged from his

Paqueta, once dubbed ‘extraordinary’, remains a top-level midfielder in the Premier League and, after an underwhelming campaign last year shrouded in doubt, West Ham could benefit from his talents this season should a move fail to materialise.

Paqueta, who is in the United States on West Ham United’s pre-season tour, was called by his legal team and informed of the verdict on July 25, so he has had plenty of time to prepare his response.

The Brazil international made his debut off the bench in last Sunday’s 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace and impressed again as Chelsea thrashed West Ham 5-1 at the London Stadium. “Today he showed that he is very mature,” Cucurella told reporters. “He is very young. In theory, he started on the bench. Then in five minutes he needed to get ready.

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