West Ham vs Chelsea

20 August 2023 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee John Brooks

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Naif Aguerd 7’
  • Michail Antonio 53’
  • Lucas Paquetá 90+5’ (pen)
  • Carney Chukwuemeka 28’

Match summary

West Ham saw off Chelsea 3-1. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Naif Aguerd put West Ham ahead with a header in the 7th minute, set up by James Ward-Prowse and Carney Chukwuemeka equalised in the 28th minute. In the second half, Michail Antonio put West Ham back in front in the 53rd minute, set up by James Ward-Prowse and Lucas Paquetá made it 3-1 from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

There was little between the sides on chances: West Ham created 1.71 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots, Chelsea 1.61 from 17. Enzo Fernández had a penalty saved for Chelsea. West Ham had a player sent off.

Match stats

West Ham Chelsea
12 Shots 17
6 Shots on Target 4
3 Corners 9
2 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
1.71 xG 1.61
0.95 Non-penalty xG 0.85
3 Deep Completions 9

Key events

West Ham Chelsea
Kick-off
Naif Aguerd
Assist: James Ward-Prowse1-0 (West Ham)
7’
28’
Carney Chukwuemeka1-1 (Chelsea)
Half-time1-1
Michail Antonio
Assist: James Ward-Prowse2-1 (West Ham)
53’
Lucas Paquetá
Penalty3-1 (West Ham)
90+5’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

West Ham
  • Naif Aguerd
  • Emerson
  • Lucas Paquetá
Chelsea
  • Axel Disasi
  • Carney Chukwuemeka
  • Nicolas Jackson

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.71 1.61 7’ Naif Aguerd (West Ham), 1-0 7’ 28’ Carney Chukwuemeka (Chelsea), 1-1 28’ 53’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), 2-1 53’ 90+5’ Lucas Paquetá (West Ham), 3-1 90+5’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.71 1.61 7’ Naif Aguerd (West Ham), 1-0 Aguerd 7’ 28’ Carney Chukwuemeka (Chelsea), 1-1 Chukwuemeka 28’ 53’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), 2-1 Antonio 53’ 90+5’ Lucas Paquetá (West Ham), 3-1 Paquetá 90+5’
West Ham 1.71 xGChelsea 1.61 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Chelsea attacking West Ham attacking 
43’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 90+5’ Lucas Paquetá (West Ham), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 7’ Naif Aguerd (West Ham), from a corner, 0.39 xG, goal 14’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), set piece, 0.23 xG, off target 5’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), from a corner, 0.15 xG, saved 13’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 90+1’ Pablo Fornals (West Ham), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 47’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 28’ Carney Chukwuemeka (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 62’ Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 22’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 53’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 85’ Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 24’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 32’ Levi Colwill (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 62’ Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 37’ Lucas Paquetá (West Ham), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 65’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 2’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 17’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 20’ Thiago Silva (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 35’ Malo Gusto (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 51’ James Ward-Prowse (West Ham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 79’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 21’ Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 80’ Levi Colwill (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 43’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 90+5’ Lucas Paquetá (West Ham), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 7’ Naif Aguerd (West Ham), from a corner, 0.39 xG, goal 14’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), set piece, 0.23 xG, off target 5’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), from a corner, 0.15 xG, saved 13’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 90+1’ Pablo Fornals (West Ham), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 47’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 62’ Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 28’ Carney Chukwuemeka (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 22’ Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 53’ Michail Antonio (West Ham), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 85’ Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 24’ Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 62’ Raheem Sterling (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 32’ Levi Colwill (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 37’ Lucas Paquetá (West Ham), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 65’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 2’ Enzo Fernández (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Noni Madueke (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 17’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 43’ Said Benrahma (West Ham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 62’ Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 20’ Thiago Silva (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 51’ James Ward-Prowse (West Ham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 35’ Malo Gusto (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 21’ Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 80’ Levi Colwill (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alphonse Areola GK900 0.000.000
Vladimir Coufal DEF900 0.000.000
Kurt Zouma DEF900 0.000.000
Naif Aguerd DEF7611 0.390.000
Emerson DEF900 0.000.021
Tomas Soucek MID900 0.000.173
James Ward-Prowse MID9021 0.020.452
Jarrod Bowen MID902 0.170.000
Lucas Paquetá MID9012 0.800.052
Said Benrahma MID783 0.080.000
Michail Antonio FWD8512 0.170.000
Angelo Ogbonna Sub120 0.000.000
Pablo Fornals Sub51 0.100.021
Edson Álvarez Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

West Ham win 29% Avg odds 3.27
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.59
Chelsea win 44% Avg odds 2.18

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

West Ham WLWLD
Chelsea DLLDD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: West Ham 1-1 Chelsea, 11 Feb 23 Next meeting: Chelsea 5-0 West Ham, 05 May 24  All West Ham vs Chelsea meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.