From the moment Joao Pedro pulled a goal back just before the hour mark, there was an air of inevitability about West Ham's 3-2 defeat by Chelsea on Saturday. The second-half capitulation at Stamford Bridge was the Hammers' 21st consecutive league game without a clean sheet – the joint worst record in Europe's top five leagues. Nuno Espirito Santo's side led 2-0 at half-time but all of their good work in the opening period was undone by another feeble defensive showing after the break.
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