Wearing the new Club World Cup winners badge, Chelsea was held to a scoreless draw at home against Crystal Palace, looking less than lively in their opening match. West Ham, which has spent more than $90 million to upgrade the team this summer, was crushed 3-0 by newly-promoted Sunderland.

Chelsea bounced back after going a goal down at London stadium, to take the capital derby and claim top spot in the table.

Chelsea ruthlessly exploited their London rivals, crushing West Ham so thoroughly that relegation worries already are front of mind