West Ham United hosted rivals Chelsea at the London Stadium on Friday, looking to bounce back from their 3-0 defeat to Sunderland last weekend.
However, Graham Potter’s men were unable to, as the Club World Cup winners ran out 5-1 victors. Goals from Joao Pedro, Pedro Neto, Enzo Fernandez, Moises Caicedo and Trevoh Chalobah ensured Chelsea secured the win and returned to Stamford Bridge with all three points.
While Estevao Willian was unable to get his name on the scoresheet despite having one really good chance in the second half, the winger still had an excellent game and managed to set one record.
Enzo Maresca‘s men will be delighted with the win after their own disappointing result on the Premier League‘s opening weekend. They drew 0-0 with Crystal Palace at home.
Pedro Neto, Estevao and Liam Delap of Chelsea line up
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Estevao Willian’s assist record
Estevao did not start in the Palace draw and was initially named on the bench at the London Stadium.
However, after Cole Palmer picked up an injury in the warm up, the Brazilian was drafted into the team and did not let down his manager.
It was Estevao who set up Chelsea’s third goal after he squared the ball to Fernandez. In doing so, the 18-year-old became the youngest ever player to record an assist for the Blues in a Premier League fixture.
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Estevao will now be hoping that he has done enough to retain his spot for Chelsea’s next fixture, which is another London derby.
This time, the Blues will be taking on Fulham at Stamford Bridge, their last game before the International break.
Estevao of Chelsea during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Chelsea
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Estevao Willian’s numbers vs West Ham
Overall, Estevao put in a really good performance against Potter’s side.
As per Sofascore, on top of his assist, the Brazil international also managed to register one key pass and complete two dribbles. He won five ground duels as well and had 41 touches of the ball in total.
Chelsea’s win against West Ham saw the Blues achieve something a bit special. Before the game, Chelsea had not topped the table since 2021.
Of course, the Conference League holders and West Ham have now played one more match than everyone else, but it is a step in the right direction.
Former Ipswich Town forward and talkSPORT pundit Alan Brazil has already backed Chelsea to compete against the rest of the Premier League’s elite this season.