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In England, on Saturday, the "Premier" league round was opened by the London derby at the London Olympic Stadium. In the derby, somewhat unexpectedly, the "West Ham United" team triumphed, beating the league leaders "Chelsea" footballers 3:2. In the first half, the "Chelsea" team took the lead. Thiago Silva scored accurately after a corner, but in the 40th minute, the "aristocrats" conceded a penalty kick into their own net. Jorginho made a risky pass to Edouard Mendy, who failed to control the ball, lost it, and fouled Jarrod Bowen. The penalty kick was accurately converted by Manuel Lanzini. However, just before the end of the first half, "Chelsea" once again took the lead with a great shot by Mason Mount against Lukasz Fabianski. In the second half, Jarrod Bowen equalized the score, beating the "Chelsea" goalkeeper from outside the penalty area. The decisive moment of the match was quite comical. After a substitution due to another player's injury, Arthur Masuaku stepped onto the pitch and attempted to lift the ball into the penalty area but unexpectedly outsmarted E. Mendy and scored the crucial goal of the match. After this victory, the "West Ham" team slightly stabilized their situation in the top four, while the "Chelsea" team can now be overtaken in the tournament table by the "Liverpool" and "Manchester City" teams. In these matches, three players failed to finish the match due to injuries - Kurt Zouma, Ben Johnson, and Kai Havertz.
