With uncertainty around the club as David Moyes enters the final weeks of his contract ahead of a likely summer exit, the Hammers offered up a disinterested display as the Blues ran riot.
Cole Palmer opened the scoring, before further strikes from Conor Gallagher and Noni Madueke put the game to bed before half-time. Nicolas Jackson then added a double after the break to compound a miserable afternoon.
Here’s how Moyes’s side rated at Stamford Bridge...
Alphonse Areola 5
Not much he could have done with any of the goals and it might easily have been more but for several decent blocks.
Vladimir Coufal 5
Absolved of some blame by virtue of the fact Chelsea’s best work came down the opposite flank.
Kurt Zouma 4
Not strong enough against Jackson in build-up to Palmer’s opener. Didn’t bother tracking the striker for Chelsea’s fourth.
Angelo Ogbonna 3
Slipped in the lead-up to Palmer goal and generally exposed by Jackson’s dynamism. Booked.
Emerson 3
Run ragged as Madueke and Palmer overloaded down the Chelsea right. Missed a sitter after half-time. Booked.
Tomas Soucek 4
Failed to get near Palmer as he drifted into the inside-right channel. Nuisance value in the box almost made Bowen goal.
Edson Alvarez 3
Looked leggy as Chelsea bossed the midfield. One of his least effective performances in a West Ham shirt. Dragged at half-time.
Jarrod Bowen 6
The only West Ham player to emerge with any serious credit, twice hit the bar in the first-half, then for a third time late on.
Lucas Paqueta 3
Looks to have phoned it in at this point. Form has gone off a cliff at the back end of the campaign. Did play a terrific pass for Emerson chance. Booked.
Mohammed Kudus 4
Another who hasn't matched the heights of the first half of the season in recent weeks.
Michail Antonio 5
Tried to make things happen but got no change out of Thiago Silva.
Substitutes
James Ward-Prowse (Alvarez 46’) 5
Sent on at half-time with a thankless task. Went close with a couple of free-kicks.
Danny Ings (Antonio 70’) N/A
Aaron Cresswell (Paqueta 76’) N/A
Unused: Fabianski, Johnson, Casey, Earthy, Cornet, Mubama
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