Chelsea player ratings at West Ham: Devastating derby defeat

West Ham welcomed Chelsea to the London Stadium in a crucial London Derby and managed to surprise the league leaders. David Moyes’ side won the game 3-2, despite going behind twice. In the first half, Chelsea was dominant with the ball, creating chance after chance and took the lead with a corner that was converted by Thiago Silva in the 29′. Chelsea was in cruise mode until Jorginho decided to mess up things with a sloppy back pass, which put Edouard Mendy under pressure, after which he gave away a penalty which was converted by Manuel Lanzini. An absolute worldie from Mason Mount gave the visitors the lead again just on the stroke of halftime.

The Blues introduced Romelu Lukaku at the start of the second half in place of an injured Kai Havertz. West Ham started as the better team and was rewarded for its efforts as Jarred Bowen equalized in the 56′ as the defense fell asleep. In the final minutes of the game, Arthur Masuaku’s cross-turned shot caught Mendy by surprise and it turned out to be the winning goal as the Irons stole all three points from under Chelsea’s nose.

Here is how each Chelsea player fared against a high-spirited West Ham side, which surely surprised everyone with its performance:

Edouard Mendy (Goalkeeper): 4/10

Edouard Mendy had an abysmal game against West Ham as he conceded three goals. For the first goal, Mendy conceded the penalty when he had the chance to put the ball out for a corner but decided to tussle with Bowen. For the second goal, one couldn’t blame Mendy as the ball went through Andreas Christensen’s legs ,but the third one was something which I believe he could have done better, seeing as that Mendy got a hand to the ball.

Andreas Christensen (Right centerback): 6/10

There was very little attacking threat from Michail Antonio in the first half due to the Danish defender marking him. In the second half, as West Ham started to assert its dominance, Christensen was tested. It was a bit unfortunate that the ball went through his legs for the second goal, but maybe he could have done better in that situation.

Thiago Silva (Centerback): 7.5/10

Just at the start of the game, Thiago Silva got away with a sloppy pass which went straight to Bowen. Nevertheless, the veteran defender headed home from a corner to give the Blues the lead. Immediately after that, he made a goal-line clearance to keep the lead intact. Throughout the game, Silva kept Antonio in check but Bowen got the better of him.

Antonio Rudiger (Left centerback): 6/10

The German centerback was coped well with Antonio whenever needed, but Bowen was a menace to him from start to finish. It is fair to say that Bowen had Rudiger’s number. Rudiger overall had an OK-ish game, creating two key passes and making his trademark runs forward but to no avail.