João Félix scores 1st Chelsea goal in 1-1 draw with West Ham

LONDON: João Félix’s second match for Chelsea went better than his first. The Portugal forward scored his first goal for the club in a 1-1 draw at West Ham in the Premier League on Saturday on his return from a three-game suspension following a sending-off on his debut a month ago.

Félix guided home a volley off a cross from another new signing, Enzo Fernandez, in the 16th minute only for Emerson Palmieri — a former Chelsea player — to equalize in the 28th. It was a third straight draw for Chelsea’s expensively assembled team, which are languishing in midtable in what increasingly appears a forlorn bid to qualify for the Champions League.