5 takeaways from Chelsea's defeat to West Ham United
A derby of some sorts, every clash between West Ham and their illustrious opponents in blue always promises some action, crunching tackles, controversy and to a certain extent, Saturday's meeting didn't disappoint.
With regards to the line-ups, the first glance at West Ham's starting 11 might have hinted at a team that was completely non-serious about going at Chelsea with the omission of Andre Ayew, Andy Carroll and Javier Hernandez from the starting line-up. If you thought that, however, you'd have been sorely mistaken.
West Ham forced the issue from the start and placed themselves in a comfortable position with a goal by Marko Arnautovic in the 7th minute, having only to defend and see out their lead till the end.
Without any further ado, here are the 5 takeaways from the match.
#5 West Ham can defend
West Ham were absolutely resolute at the back. They went into the game with defenders Winston Reid, Aaron Cresswell and Angelo Ogbonna. From the get-go, these three were solid at defence.
They stood their ground, allowing Chelsea to press, perhaps unimaginatively, through the flanks and could see that killer pass coming from a mile away - always standing their guard and ready to nullify any attempts.
It should be noted that as the game went on, the West Ham back line seemed to lose their heads, giving away silly fouls and in the process, conceding unnecessary yellow cards.
Amazingly, despite six players in Reid, Obiang, Cresswell, Masuaku, Arnautovic and keeper Adrian being shown yellow, none of them got sent off.
Whether this is thanks to the club bringing on David Moyes as their coach or not, time will tell.