Goalkeeper of West Ham this season, Alphonse Areola repelled a penalty from Enzo Fernandez and his team ended up beating Chelsea (3-1) on Sunday in the Premier League.
Remember, some France team supporters blamed Didier Deschamps for not replacing Hugo Lloris with Alphonse Areola for the lost penalty shootout of the 2022 World Cup final against Argentina. The goalkeeper trained at PSG rightly repelled a penalty from an Argentine world champion, Enzo Fernandez, on Sunday with West Ham, contributing fully to a victory against Chelsea.
The Hammers led the way, thanks to a header from Nayef Aguerd (7th), before giving in, Carney Chukwuemeka equalizing with a fine strike (28th). After a foul on a Raheem Sterling on fire, Enzo Fernandez had the ball for 2-1 from the penalty spot, but fell on Areola. Number 1 in goal for the Hammers (ahead of Lukasz Fabianski), the 2018 world champion fends off his first penalty in the Premier League, three years after his arrival.
Disasi holey
This London derby then tipped over in the second half. Michail Antonio restored the advantage to his team, taking advantage of the passivity of Axel Disasi (53rd). If Aguerd was excluded (67th), the Hammers held on. Nicolas Jackson, the Blues’ leading striker, disappeared from the debates and Mykhailo Mudryk, launched for the 2nd period, was unsuccessful. Moises Caicedo made his debut with CFC but caused the 3-1 penalty converted by Lucas Paqueta in added time (95th).
After their draw against Liverpool last week, Chelsea have only one point before receiving promoted Luton next Friday. Obligatory victory for the formation of Mauricio Pochettino. David Moyes’ West Ham, which offers a first victory, will have a hard time facing Brighton.
Lesson in realism for Chelsea with this strike from Michail Antonio, West Ham regains the advantage! 🫡
Everything has to be redone for the Blues 🔵#WHUCHE | #PremierLeague pic.twitter.com/oThRD824xo
– CANAL+ Foot (@CanalplusFoot) August 20, 2023
