Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino suffered his first defeat as Michail Antonio's superb strike and Enzo Fernandez's penalty miss condemned the Blues to a 3-1 loss against West Ham on Sunday.
After last weekend's 1-1 draw against Liverpool, Pochettino's side wasted a lively performance as they paid the price for sloppy defending and wasteful finishing at the London Stadium.
But the turning point came when Fernandez's penalty was saved by Alphonse Areola just before the break. Dating back to last season, Chelsea have won just five times in 31 league matches, while their only victory in their last 14 top-flight games came at Bournemouth in May.Much of the blame for those dismal statistics lies with Pochettino's predecessors Graham Potter and Frank Lampard, who struggled through a turbulent campaign that ended with Chelsea's lowest finish since 1996.
James Ward-Prowse's corner was whipped to the far post, where Morocco defender Aguerd easily evaded Conor Gallagher and Chukwuemeka to nod home from six yards. Chelsea were in command and Raheem Sterling's driving run won them a 42nd minute penalty after the winger was sent tumbling by Soucek's clumsy tackle.
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