Lack of cutting edge costs Hammers at Stamford Bridge

Chelsea 3 West Ham 0

Wasn't expecting too much from this after Chelsea's £222m summer spending blitz. Noble is back in the side as Moyes opts for a cautious approach. Declan Rice does have the ball in the Chelsea net early on after a clever free-kick, only for it to be correctly disallowed for offside.

It looks like a long evening when West Ham concede their first goal of the season from a set piece. Cresswell gets under the ball and Thiago Silva bullets home a header. Werner misses a great chance, firing against Fabianski, but the Irons respond well. Bowen has the ball in the net but is penalised for a push. West Ham's best efforts are a cross shot from Cresswell and a great run from Rice down the left which results in the ball being fired across Chelsea's goalmouth.

The second half sees West Ham dominating possession against a nervous Chelsea. Fornals fires a goalbound shot against a defender's legs, but generally Haller makes little progress against the excellent Thiago Silva and Zouma. Benrahma is brought on for Fornals but despite a succession of Coufal crosses it all comes to nothing.

Chelsea put the game to bed after 78 minutes as Werner's mishit falls to Abraham, who has been played onside by Cresswell. A couple of minutes later they get a third as Pulisic challenges Fabianski, whose punch is fired back in to the goal by Abraham. It's a rather flattering score and could have been worse as Werner then hits the bar. 

West Ham's lack of cutting edge is worrying as is Cresswell being exposed at left back rather than a third central defender, but then again Chelsea spent more on Chilwell than West Ham's entire summer budget. We now move on to Brighton and need a victory.