Chelsea’s Disappointing Start in Premier League Season Continues with Loss to West Ham

It was not the desired start for Chelsea in the season that began in the Premier League. And neither for one of his references: Enzo Fernández. It is that after the draw against Liverpool at Stamford Bridge, the group led by Mauricio Pochettino appeared in London with the mission of adding their first victory, but West Ham attempted against their intentions.

The premature goal by Moroccan Naif Aguerd, who was sent off in the plug-in for repeatedly noticing the yellow card, put the Blues on the ropes, although Carney Chukwuemeka managed to temporarily equalize the match before injuring himself. In those moments, before the break, the former River Plate and Defensa y Justicia midfielder had the opportunity to reverse history with the execution of his penalty.

From twelve steps, the world champion midfielder in Qatar announced his shot and could not break the resistance of the Frenchman Alphonse Areola. Therefore, in the second half those led by the Scotsman David Moyes capitalized on the momentum until they took the lead through the conquest of Michail Antonio.

Despite the desperate search for a tie, the local team lowered the hammer at the end, when Moises Caicedo committed an offense inside the area and referee John Brooks sanctioned the maximum penalty. Therefore, in the last scene of the British show, the Brazilian Lucas Paquetá put definitive figures on him when he converted against the futile effort of the Spanish Robert Sánchez.

The 3-1 in favor of Los Hammers exposed the collective lament of Chelsea, who will argue their defeat in the failure of Enzo Fernández, who could change fate if he managed to convert the first-half penalty.

Earlier, Aston Villa, with a good performance by Emiliano “Dibu” Martínez, thrashed Everton 4-0 and recovered from the tough defeat on the first date. With the goalkeeper from Mar del Plata as the starter and protagonist of good saves, the team led by Spaniard Unai Emery opened the day on Sunday with an important victory to recover from the hard 5-1 loss in the debut against Newcastle.

In their presentation at the Villa Park stadium in Birmingham, Aston Villa won thanks to goals from John McGinn, the Brazilian Douglas Luiz, Leon Bailey and Jhon Durán, although the joy could not be complete because the Brazilian striker Philippe Coutinho entered the 19 minutes into the second half and four minutes from the end, he had to be replaced due to injury.

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