As the sun set majestically in east London, so did Chelsea’s hopes of silverware in this increasingly important competition, as West Ham United ran out comfortable winners at the London Stadium.
For the second time in ten weeks, West Ham United have beaten Spurs at White Hart Lane to heap even more pressure on the under-achieving North London club.
West Ham started this game with the Premier League’s worst shot accuracy this season - and that statistic will not have been improved by this trip to the Liberty Stadium.
A quite remarkable match ended (as it usually does) in favour of the Toffees, when these teams meet. Three goals and a sending off in 14 minutes saw the Hammers condemned to their second straight home defeat.
The mighty Irons faced a tricky trip north to St. James' Park on the second week of the new season. As the traveling fans arrived to the stadium like drowned rats, both sides knew that the weather conditions were not going to make the beautiful game easy today.
Well, it's finally arrived. After all the Sky Sports hype and media nonsense, the season started fairly innocuously for West Ham fans. Downing's arrival was welcomed but really all the press was aimed at Cardiff and their rampant return to the Premier League.