Chelsea rallied after the coming break of a goal and beat West Ham on the return from Graham Potter to Stamford Bridge.
The local team was in a way for large periods and the well-organized visitors of Potter took advantage of a deserved lead at the end of the first half thanks to Jarrod Bowen.
But a very improved display in the second half was rewarded when Pedro Neto swept an equalizer.
And Cole Palmer – inevitably – had a hand in the winner when his low cross / shot completed off the coast of Aaron Wan -Bissaka to give Chelsea the points that brought them back to fourth place in the Premier League.
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Potter, during his first return to the ground since he was dismissed by Chelsea in 2023, will have seen a lot of enthusiasm.
Bowen was back from injury to appear for the first time in 2025 and was excellent throughout, opening the scoring with a brilliant bass finish after a Levi Colwill error.
Enzo Maresca had seen enough and had made four changes in the 52nd minute.
And one of these, the former winger of Wolves Neto, attracted them with a powerful finish after Marc Cucurella returned the ball through the goal.
Palmer – Who had seven shots on goal in the match – then rolled in the region and shot in a bullet that completed on the head of Alphonse Areole via the former back of Manchester United Wan -Bissaka.
Mohammed Kudus had a late shot blocked while the Hammers fought for an additional time, but Chelsea was maintained.