West Ham 0-3 Chelsea: The great, the good, and the ugly

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Chelsea left the London Stadium with a convincing 3-0 victory over Julen Lopetegui's West Ham United after a truly horrendous showing from the home side. Enzo Maresca's men took full advantage of the confusion that was the Hammers. 

Chelsea has now kept two consecutive clean sheets for the first time this season. Unfortunately, it was not as convincing as it could have been, as West Ham still had some joy in and around Chelsea's box. Despite the Hammers' structural indiscipline, they still took more shots and shots on target than the Blues. 

It was a 3-0 win, so there were more positives than negatives, however, it wasn't all rosy. Here are the great, the good, and the not-so-good aspects of Saturday's performance. 

The Great: The searing hot influence of Nicolas Jackson and Robert Sanchez

Jackson was involved in all three goals for Chelsea on the day, executing two top-of-the-shelf finishes against a desperate Alphonse Areola to put the Blues 2-0 up in the first 20 minutes. He then led another counter-attack two minutes into the second half to set up Cole Palmer for a third. 

Jackson is making Chelsea fans feel good about not getting Victor Osimhen, and that is not an easy thing to do. The Senegal striker was deadly in possession, scoring two goals from four shots and creating two big chances, providing one assist. 

Robert Sanchez, for the second week in a row, has saved all the shots he has faced, and he has faced many. Sanchez's solidity is more impressive when you consider that the defenders in front of him haven't been great.