Chelsea had to settle for a share of the spoils as they drew 1-1 with London rivals West Ham United at the London Stadium.
The Blues completely dominated the opening proceedings and went into a deserved lead when Enzo Fernandez floated the ball into the box for Joao Felix to meet the ball with a cute volley and open his Chelsea account.
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However, West Ham played themselves back into the game and equalised against the run of play as Emerson netted his first Premier League goal to equalise against his old club.
Both teams then battled to find a winner in the second half, and bar a Tomas Soucek effort that was ruled out by VAR for offside, neither side could find a way through and the capital clash ended all square.
Positives
In Felix, Chelsea have a match-winner and someone who looks like he could really ignite the attack for the remainder of the season. Fernandez also showed what he offers and will only get better as he familiarises himself with the team and the league.
Negatives
Despite their early dominance of the game, Chelsea failed to finish off the opposition. In the opening half-hour it looked like there was only one team in it and the Blues will be disappointed how they let West Ham back into the game.
Manager rating (out of 10)
Graham Potter, 6 — Potter threw all four of his new signings into the starting XI and for half an hour it looked as though it would pay off. He will be disappointed his team didn’t turn their early dominance into a more commanding lead that the Hammers wouldn’t have been able to come back from.
Player ratings (1-10 with 10 = best)
GK Kepa Arrizabalaga 6 – A virtual spectator for most of the game, especially in the first half where he was only called into action from a routine save from Michail Antonio — apart from when he had no chance with the Hammers’ goal.
DF Reece James 5 – Not the most effective…
