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Chelsea maintained their hopes of securing European football next season with a thumping 5-0 win over West Ham.
Cole Palmer opened the scoring after 15 minutes before Conor Gallagher and Noni Madueke added another two before the break.
Nicolas Jackson then took his tally for the week to three with a second-half win to top off a superb week for Chelsea.
The Blues now sit in seventh after leapfrogging Manchester United, who take on Crystal Palace on Monday.
Mail Sport's Kieran Gill takes a look at some of things you may have missed.
Chelsea thrashed West Ham at Stamford Bridge to keep their European hopes alive
Misery for Moyes
When Chelsea made it 3-0, David Moyes did what managers tend to do after conceding a goal by returning to his seat to watch the replay on his miniature screen.
The beauty of the Stamford Bridge press box being directly behind the benches meant Mail Sport got to see what he was watching, and for a good few seconds before the broadcasters got around to showing Noni Madueke's tap-in, all he saw was an image of himself looking miserable as sin.
David Moyes was in no mood to smile after Noni Madueke put Chelsea three goals up
Palmer joins esteemed list
Ahead of turning 22 on Monday, Cole Palmer became only the third player in Premier League history to reach 30-plus goal involvements in a single season while aged 21 or younger.
The other two? Robbie Fowler and Mail Sport columnist Chris Sutton.
