Chelsea eases to a 3-0 win over West Ham United on Saturday to join the trio of Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United as the only four teams to win more than 30 Premier League games against the the East Londoners.
Enzo Maresca’s side continues their rise in the new season as they secured their fourth win in six games thanks to a first-half brace from Nicolas Jackson and another Cole Palmer strike after the interval.
The result moves Chelsea to 10 points after four Premier League games, a number that took them eight games to achieve last season under Mauricio Pochettino and six games the season before under Thomas Tuchel.
Chelsea completes a traditional top 4 feat in West Ham win
The win on Saturday sees the Blues overtake Manchester City on the number of wins over West Ham United in the Premier League. Chelsea defeated The Hammers for the 31st time in the competition, moving ahead of Manchester City, 30.
They move into the company of fellow traditional top four clubs in the Premier League, all three of whom have beaten West Ham United move than 30 times in the competition. Arsenal has the most wins over West Ham with 36, followed by Liverpool, 35 and then Manchester United, 34.
Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, who joined the 30-wins club against The Hammers in Gameweek two will be looking to join the elite company again, when they host them in the Ethiad in the reverse fixture early next year.
