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.

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.

Home comforts

Meanwhile, Palmer has now scored 16 goals in all competitions for Chelsea in 2024 – all of them coming at Stamford Bridge. Too late to start a petition to have Euro 2024 held in SW6?

 Appreciation for Moyes

With David Moyes set to depart West Ham this summer, one fan in the away end sacrificed a bedsheet to show his appreciation. 

‘Moysie,’ read the homemade banner. ‘Thank you. Three years in Europe. Champions!’ 

Though this is turning into a disastrous farewell tour, you hope that appreciation will be replicated in their one remaining home game at the London Stadium against Luton this Saturday.

 Pochettino welcomes board

While Tim Steidten is no longer welcome in the West Ham changing room, Mauricio Pochettino is happy for the owners Behdad Eghbali and Todd Boehly and sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart to pop in after a match. 

The only rule is they are not allowed to deliver any unsolicited speeches to the group without Pochettino's permission, given the fallout from when Boehly branded their season ‘embarrassing’ after a home defeat by Brighton in April 2023.

 Zouma's nightmare return 

Not the greatest return to Chelsea for Kurt Zouma, inadvertently setting up Cole Palmer and Conor Gallagher for their goals when he tried to put in tackles.

 Big names return for Blues

After being unable to name a single senior outfielder on their substitutes’ bench against Tottenham, Chelsea had Christopher Nkunku, Levi Colwill, Malo Gusto, Raheem Sterling and Axel Disasi back as options for this clash. 

Just in time for a big European-chasing run-in.