Nicolas Jackson and Cole Palmer fire Chelsea to emphatic win at West Ham

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Another Chelsea away victory, more positive signs for Enzo Maresca, and the sight of Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali sat together in the London Stadium stands. If all seemed harmonious at Chelsea, then perhaps we need to talk about West Ham.

After two previous home defeats, the East End jury was already out on Julen Lopetegui. Many Hammers fans were behind phasing out David Moyes after years of creditable if often not particularly exciting fare to get in an adventurous continental replacement. That the Basque is not one of Europe's great football liberals has already been noticed.