West Ham 2 - 1 Chelsea: Five Talking Points

West Ham, having made their best ever start to a Premier League season following their victory over Crystal Palace last week, do not look like they’re going to run out of steam anytime soon. On a glorious evening at the Boleyn Ground, the East Londoners shocked their highly fancied opponents from West London, Chelsea, with a 2-1 scoreline.The win put West Ham in third position in the Premier League table while Chelsea are 12 places below them in 15th. Slaven Bilic’s side have had an inspired start to the season and could seal a top 6 place if they continue to play in the same vein.From a pulsating game full of drama, here are the major talking points.

#1 Nemanja Matic in woeful form

One of Chelsea’s undroppables last season, Matic had a shambolic game, much like his team’s form currently. The Serbian got booked twice in the first half. The first was a cynical foul on Cheikhou Kouyate, while the Senegalese, leading a break, was clean through on goal. Had it not been for Matic’s intended foul, Chelsea may have gone behind by two goals.

The second yellow arrived just before half time, and this foul was a needless one. Matic got turned and beaten on the touchline on the left side of defense, and again brought down his man to ground cynically.

The Serb won none of his tackles, made 2 interceptions, 1 clearance and block, and saw a card for every foul he committed. Oh dear!