Ben Chilwell and Kai Havertz scored for Chelsea against West Ham under contentious circumstances, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, a recent addition, watched.
Ben Chilwell of Chelsea scored and assisted as the Blues defeated West Ham 2-1.
Saturday afternoon’s goal by Ben Chilwell against West Ham left Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang speechless.
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The Gabon international joined Chelsea on Deadline Day and is currently sidelined due to a broken jaw sustained during a horrifying Barcelona burglary. And the striker was present at Stamford Bridge to follow the progress of his new team.
West Ham took the lead through Michail Antonio on a tense afternoon in west London following some terrible corner defending. However, Thomas Tuchel’s substitutions were crucial, particularly Chilwell, who replaced Marc Cucurella as time ran out.
The England international calmly controlled a long ball from Thiago Silva and put the ball between Lukasz Fabianski’s legs from a tight angle to score the equalizer.
A striker would have been pleased with the goal, and one was appropriately impressed while watching from the stands. Aubameyang was shown in the footage flicking his fingers and grinning gleefully.
Chilwell later contributed the winning assist with a potent cross that Kai Havertz, a fellow substitute, converted. But a continuous VAR judgment disallowed a Maxwell Cornet attempt.
Ben Chilwell’s goal left Aubameyang speechless.
Aubameyang will start practicing with his new teammates tomorrow, although he may not be ready to play for a while while he recovers from a broken jaw. And based on Saturday, Tuchel could use the former Arsenal star as soon as possible after yet another poor offensive performance before to Chilwell’s substitution.
The game saw Christian Pulisic and Raheem Sterling struggle offensively, while Havertz’s game-winning goal was his first of the year.
In his words: “I’m not sure if he will be training fully contact or more separately tomorrow. He has the mask, but we need to determine if it is full, half, or no contact.”