West Ham season reaches new low as fans 'stopped from entering the pitch'

West Ham fans had to be stopped from entering the pitch during their 5-1 home defeat against Chelsea, it has been reported.

Lucas Paqueta put the Hammers 1-0 ahead inside just six minutes on Friday night, but Graham Potter's quickly capitulated.

Goals from Joao Pedro, Pedro Neto and Enzo Fernandez made it 3-1 to the Blues at half-time, with Moises Caicedo and Trevoh Chalobah adding to the scoreline inside an hour.

It was a horror night for West Ham, whose goalkeeper Mads Hermansen made a significant error leading to Caicedo's close-range goal.

The Hammers were booed off at half-time, with the atmosphere reaching boiling point after Chelsea's fifth goal.

Sky Sports commentator Seb Hutchinson noted that one fan had attempted to enter the pitch at the London Stadium, while hoardes of supporters were seen leaving the ground.

The Daily Mail report that West Ham stewards were forced to intervene to prevent other fans from getting on to the pitch, although one supporter was successful in their attempt to invade the playing surface.

And CBS Sports journalist James Benge says that a number of fans did in fact make their way onto the pitch before the second half restart, with several supporters 'reacting quite assertively when stewards got a grip of them'.

SPORTbible have approached West Ham United for comment.



West Ham have now conceded eight goals in their first two Premier League matches this season after their 3-1 loss to Sunderland.

Speaking to Sky Sports after the Chelsea defeat, captain Jarrod Bowen said: "Fuming, disappointed, all the emotions that come off the back of conceding eight goals in two games and not picking up a point yet.

"I think we got ourselves in a really good position at 1-0, and then I just thought the goals were really cheap on our behalf. We didn't make them work from set pieces, which we've always prided ourselves on over the years. We kind of gifted the goals away, and if you do that against any opposition, we learned that against Sunderland and then again tonight.

"When things aren't going well, you have to point the finger at every single person on the pitch. It's a whole. We have to all look at ourselves and take responsibility over where we are right now.

"Football has always been football. Keep it out of your net and score in the other net. Basic football, I don't think we're doing well enough."