Felix scored the first goal in a Chelsea shirt, but Potter’s army only got a 1-1 draw at West Ham in the 23rd round of the Premier League.
Joao Felix had a terrible Chelsea debut when he received a red card and then received a three-match ban. The Portuguese player came back strong when he was placed in the starting XI against West Ham. In the 9th minute, Felix hit the home team, but the goal was disallowed for offside.
Felix (centre) celebrates after scoring for Chelsea (Image: GI).
In the 16th minute, Fernandez made a high pass over the opponent’s defense for Felix to come down to the ball at a distance of about 6m to score the opening goal of the match.
The Chelsea players dominated the game. In the 22nd minute, Havertz hit the home team’s net but again the referee caught the away team players offside.
After the first half of the first half was inferior to the opponent, West Ham gradually pushed Chelsea back and got good attacks. In the 27th minute, Bowen headed the ball to the far post after a cross from the right, Emerson rushed up near the left post to score the old team’s net to equalize for West Ham.
Downes (left) competes with Fernandez (right) (Image: GI).
In the second half, the two attacking teams were not as sharp as in the first half, neither team could even have a shot on target. The most significant situation in the second half took place in the 82nd minute, Chelsea’s net vibrated after West Ham’s free-kick situation, but VAR caught the home team player offside.
Splitting points in round 23, Chelsea experienced the third consecutive draw, the Blues currently have 31 points ranked 9th. West Ham experienced the second consecutive draw, this team has 20 points.