Mauricio Pochettino urged Chelsea to “imagine within the course of” after Michail Antonio’s very good strike and Enzo Fernandez’s penalty miss condemned the Blues to a 3-1 loss in opposition to West Ham.
After final weekend’s 1-1 draw in opposition to Liverpool, Pochettino’s facet wasted a energetic efficiency as they paid the value for sloppy defending and wasteful ending on the London Stadium.
Antonio blasted West Ham’s decisive second aim after half-time and Lucas Paqueta added a late penalty to depart Pochettino nonetheless ready for his first Premier League win since taking cost within the close-season.
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Chelsea teenager Carney Chukwuemeka had scored an eye catching first half equaliser to cancel Nayef Aguerd’s early opener for West Ham.
But the turning level got here when Fernandez’s penalty was saved by Alphonse Areola simply earlier than the break.
Antonio netted quickly after the interval and Chelsea couldn’t reply regardless of Aguerd’s dismissal for a second reserving halfway by the half.
Paqueta, reportedly the topic of an FA probe into betting breaches, utilized the knockout blow within the ultimate seconds.
“Teams like us, we have to get the appropriate stability. I feel there have been a number of actions we didn’t handle nicely and we conceded,” Pochettino mentioned.
“We create many possibilities and will have gained the sport with our first half. It was the frustration after we miss the penalty. We had been enjoying nicely and we didn’t get the reward.
“Disappointed however that is solely the start. We must imagine within the course of.”
Dating again to final season, Chelsea have gained simply 5 instances in 31 league matches, whereas their solely victory of their final 14 top-flight video games got here at Bournemouth in May.
They have additionally misplaced 4 successive top-flight London derbies for the primary time since 1990.
Much of the blame for these dismal statistics lies with Pochettino’s predecessors Graham Potter and Frank Lampard, who struggled by a turbulent marketing campaign that ended with Chelsea’s lowest end since 1996.
West Ham United’s gamers have a good time their third aim. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)Source: AFP
Pochettino has been tasked with cleansing up the mess, however regardless of latest signings of Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia taking Chelsea’s whole spending beneath proprietor Todd Boehly to greater than £850 million ($A1.69 billion), the squad stays a piece in progress.
Putting his religion in a largely youthful workforce is a bet from Pochettino, whose facet’s lack of expertise was uncovered within the seventh minute.
James Ward-Prowse’s nook was whipped to the far put up, the place Morocco defender Aguerd simply evaded Conor Gallagher and Chukwuemeka to nod dwelling from six yards.
Dominating possession after that setback, Chelsea deservedly drew degree within the twenty eighth minute.
Kurt Zouma miscued a weak clearance and Chukwuemeka cleverly shifted the ball away from Tomas Soucek earlier than smashing a high-quality end into the far nook from 12 yards.
Chelsea had been in command and Raheem Sterling’s driving run gained them a forty second minute penalty after the winger was despatched tumbling by Soucek’s clumsy deal with.
But Areola plunged to his proper to make an outstanding save from Fernandez’s tentative spot-kick, denying the Argentine midfielder his first aim for Chelsea.
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Antonio had simply 5 touches within the first half however the West Ham striker made probably the most of a uncommon involvement within the 53rd minute.
Chelsea defender Levi Colwill and Axel Disasi had been bullied by Antonio, who took Ward-Prowse’s move and used his power to manouevre into place for a ferocious strike that flashed previous Sanchez from the sting of the world.
With an hour gone, Ecuador midfielder Caicedo got here on for his Chelsea debut after becoming a member of from Brighton for a British file payment of £115 million ($A228 million).
Caicedo blazed over from distance with one in all his first touches in a Chelsea shirt.
Aguerd’s 67th minute crimson card, earned for a slipshod second reserving when he chopped down Nicolas Jackson, handed Chelsea a possible lifeline.
But the guests laboured to mount a response and Caicedo’s debut to neglect was full when he fouled Emerson in stoppage-time, conceding a penalty that Paqueta fired previous Sanchez.
“Caicedo has had a nightmare since approaching. It’s a poor, lazy problem,” Jamie Carragher mentioned on Sky Sports of the incident.
While it was an underwhelming exhibiting from Chelsea’s new signing, Jamie Redknapp gave Blues followers a purpose to imagine the most effective was but to come back from Caicedo.
“Caicedo hasn’t had any minutes for 60 days and you’ll see that rustiness,” Redknapp mentioned on Sky Sports.
“Only the supervisor is aware of whether or not he was prepared and he isn’t fairly there but. He will get higher. As it could possibly solely get higher after giving a penalty in your debut.”
Moises Caicedo of Chelsea. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images
INJURIES STRIKE AS EVERTON SLUMP TO NEW LOW
Meanwhile, Aston Villa gained for the primary time this season as they routed Everton 4-0 to erase the bitter style of final weekend’s thrashing at Newcastle.
Tipped to enhance on final season’s robust end, Villa had been hammered 5-1 on Tyneside in a surprisingly unhealthy begin to their Premier League marketing campaign.
But Unai Emery’s facet received again on monitor within the Villa Park sunshine as objectives from John McGinn, Douglas Luiz, Leon Bailey and Jhon Duran brushed apart woeful Everton.
Emery will hope Villa’s greatest victory of his reign kick-starts a season during which they are going to compete in Europe for the primary time in 13 years after qualifying for the Europa Conference League.
“Today we had been very, very offended to get our efficiency at dwelling and to neglect final week’s match,” Emery mentioned.
“We wanted to react like we did. We did quite a lot of issues good however there are some moments we will do higher.”
Everton have much less lofty ambitions after narrowly avoiding relegation final season and Sean Dyche’s males already look destined for one more grim struggle for survival.
Beaten 1-0 at dwelling by Fulham final weekend, Everton have misplaced their opening two video games in tame vogue.
It is barely the third time Everton have been crushed of their first two league matches with out scoring a aim and the primary since 1956.
As if that wasn’t unhealthy sufficient, Dyche additionally needed to deal with the sight of Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Alex Iwobi each coming off injured.
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“I gained’t make any excuses. Really tender objectives modified the texture of the stadium and the texture of our efficiency,” Dyche mentioned.
“Villa had extra edge. They had been much better than us. That was not ok. It was means off the place we wish to be.”
Hampered by health and kind points, Calvert-Lewin had managed solely 4 objectives since August 2021 and scored simply two final season.
Incredibly, the striker’s damage woes resurfaced when he wanted prolonged remedy on a facial minimize following a collision with Villa keeper Emiliano Martinez early within the first half.
Calvert-Lewin was in a position to proceed however Everton fell behind within the 18th minute. Bailey sprinted onto Moussa Diaby’s move and minimize the ball again to Scotland midfielder McGinn, who emphatically volleyed dwelling from close-range.
Philippe Coutinho (C) walks off the pitch after getting injured. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP)Source: AFPDominic Calvert-Lewin receives medical consideration. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP)Source: AFP
Villa doubled their lead six minutes later from the penalty spot after Everton keeper Jordan Pickford caught Ollie Watkins along with his out-stretched arm as he tried to punch clear.
Luiz stepped as much as slot the spot-kick previous Pickford, who was booked for making an attempt to delay the penalty in an unsuccessful bid to distract the Brazilian.
Looking tentative every time the ball got here close to him, Calvert-Lewin lastly got here off earlier than half-time with blood nonetheless scarring his cheek wound.
Iwobi limped off so as to add to Everton’s issues and Villa added insult to damage with a 3rd aim within the 51st minute.
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Dismal defending by Michael Keane allowed Bailey area to plant a strong drive previous Pickford from 12 yards.
Many of Everton’s travelling followers had seen sufficient as they streamed in direction of the exits from Bailey’s aim.
It proved a clever transfer as Duran scored 47 seconds after approaching to finish the demolition within the seventy fifth minute.
Keane was responsible of extra sloppy defending, lacking his kick to permit Duran to fit dwelling.
On an in any other case good day, the one frustration for Villa was a late damage to Brazilian playmaker Philippe Coutinho.
