Both Chelsea and West Ham United are chasing their first wins of the new Premier League season at the London Stadium on Friday.

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 has piled on the early season misery for West Ham and its under-fire manager Graham Potter by handing out a 5-1 thrashing in the Premier League without injured star Cole Palmer.

No one is doubting Paqueta’s ability, and he is more than capable of dragging West Ham out of the mess they find themselves in, but Potter’s whole ethos during pre-season was that he wanted a tight-knit group that worked hard for each other. In that regard, Paqueta let his teammates down.

That includes a 2-1 loss last February at Stamford Bridge.Enzo Maresca's Chelsea have a Club World Cup under their belt but slipped to a draw vs Crystal Palace in Week 1 of this Premier League season as their new attack failed to find finish at Selhurst Park.

West Ham are already facing a long season with some fans fearing a relegation battle and while Graham Potter has fronted up on his need to do better, the squad is simply not deep enough to thrive

Played two, lost two is not an ideal start - but more concerning have been the manner of the defeats. The problems run deep at West Ham

CHELSEA continue their Premier League London tour as they travel to West Ham for a huge Friday night encounter – and the Blues have flipped the game on its head! Lucas Paqueta’s

Paul Merson has told Enzo Maresca to drop Joao Pedro for Chelsea’s game against West Ham at the London Stadium on Friday night.The Blues kicked off their Premier League campaign with a