The world champions are top of the league and they didn't even need Cole Palmer to take them there. You don't need players of his quality to beat a West Ham side as bad as this one.
Fates are never decided after two games but for Chelsea this thumping victory at the London Stadium, with goals shared between Joao Pedro, Pedro Neto, Enzo Fernandez, Moises Caicedo and Trevoh Chalobah, secured a lofty perch their owners are yet to experience since taking over the club.
Chelsea will likely only remain there until this afternoon, and if they are to keep themselves in any sort of title race, they will have to dispatch better teams than this wretched West Ham outfit.