Chelsea 3-2 West Ham, Player Ratings: Here they come to save the day!

1. JOÃO PEDRO (8.5, sub)

I’d guess his life flashed before his eyes when the Hulk-Adama locked target on him — and then was saved by Robert Sánchez when Todibo truly lost the plot — but thankfully he survived the fracas at the end, and can hopefully continue his rich vein of form as we try to engineer yet another comeback on Wednesday against Arsenal.

JP has five goals and an assist in his last six games in all competitions, and his versatility in attack (along with Enzo) continues to enable us to switch things up on the fly. People keep trying to compare him to players of the past, or shoehorn him into one category or another, but he’s making his own way and having a good time doing so at the moment.

2. MARC CUCURELLA (7.9, sub)

After a brief drop in form, Cucu was back to his usual habit of making an impact (and also getting under his opponents’ skin), finally getting his first goal of the season as well with a delightful diving header.

3. ENZO FERNÁNDEZ (7.8)

The only starter among the five highest rated players in this game, Enzo celebrated his 150th Chelsea appearance on the third anniversary of his signing with a delightful winning goal in stoppage time. Love to see Chelsea’s No.8 scoring goals!

This was his 11th goal of the season in all competitions, a new career high. (Fun fact: Frank Lampard scored 30 goals in his first three seasons at the club; Enzo’s on 27.)

vs. WEST HAM (PL, H, W 3-2)

EXCEPTIONAL (8.5-9.5): João Pedro (8.5, sub)

EXCELLENT (7.5-8.4): Cucurella (7.9, sub), Enzo (7.8)

GOOD (6.5-7.4): Fofana (7.0, sub), James (6.8, sub), Sánchez (6.8), Caicedo (6.5)

AVERAGE (5.5-6.4): Chalobah (6.4), Neto (6.2, sub), Palmer (6.2), Gusto (5.8)

SUBPAR (4.5-5.4): Delap (5.2), Hato (4.5)

BAD (3.5-4.4): Gittens (4.3), Badiashile (4.1)

TERRIBLE (2.5-3.4): Garnacho (2.7)

OVERALL