Many West Ham fans looked to be leaving London Stadium early as the side kicked out Chelsea 3-1. The 35-minute mark immediately saw the home supporter heading towards the exit door after Enzo Fernandez tapped the house to control the visitors.
The away fans chuckled to the counterparts who had left the players jealous despite the epic start. Just six minutes later, Lucas Paketa’s incredible early strike caused huge crowd noise, but Bruce responded quickly as Joa Pedro headed for Mark Cukrera’s flick. Optimism on Graham Potter’s part was temporarily raised again as Niclas Fullkrug scored from range before being ruled out after the VAR check.
From that point on, the tide had turned. Pedro crossed Pedro Neto to make Chelsea 2-1, with Estevao skipping the two players and Enzo Fernandez squared over the goal to tap the house.
The strike was greeted by a jealous chorus from West Ham followers. Meanwhile, many simply headed home halfway through Sky Sports commentator Alan Smith said, “some people have already left.” This theme continued into the second half as Chelsea continued to build up misery with some quick goals.
The departure footage soon spread through word of mouth on social media, and the club was laughed out loud. Independent journalist Miguel Delaney wrote: “A lot of West Ham fans are running out of the stands in 33 minutes (probably because of the halftime pints, but in 12 minutes, there’s a lot of them).
With the exception of the surprising second half turnaround, pressure is already rising on players and Potter. They began their Premier League season last weekend after losing 3-0 to newly promoted Sunderland.
Fans criticized the club’s board of directors for not investing properly this summer despite key forward Mohamed Kudus departing for Tottenham. At intervals, critic Chris Sutton said, “They need feet, they need energy, they need answers.”
fellow analyst Jamie Rednap added: “It feels like there’s an immediate pressure on this team, not just for last week, but for performances last season. If I were the manager, I’m saying I’d be able to give you some help here.
