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A game of two halves, a performance of relegation quality. A splendid first half from the Hammers with little to no fault, a half where Nuno set his side to defend but in a controlled manner, in a way which played Chelsea at their weaknesses and before you knew it, West Ham were 2-0 up at the break.

However, West Ham have struggled in the second half; it’s certainly not a new phenomenon and tonight has shown exactly that for the now heatbroken Hammers.

Chelsea: Sanchez, Gusto, Chalobah, Badiashile, Hato, Caicedo, Enzo (C), Gittens, Palmer, Garnacho, Delap
Subs: Sharman-Lowe, James, Acheampong, Fofana, Cucurella, Andrey Santos, Neto, Joao Pedro, Guiu

West Ham: Areola, Wan-Bissaka, Mavropanos, Todibo, Diouf, Soucek, Fernandes, Bowen (C), Summerville, Pablo, Taty
Subs: Hermansen, Scarles, Traore, Wilson, Potts, Kilman, Walker-Peters, Kante, Magassa

The Hammers have set their eyes on an array of different defenders throughout this window, and it appears we’ve aimed the bow at one individual, yet the arrow doesn’t seem to be very straightforward.