West Ham star threatened to ‘kill’ Chelsea midfielder during heated altercation

West Ham star Edson Alvarez was involved in a heated squabble with Enzo Fernandez during the Hammers 3-0 loss to Chelsea on Saturday.

Two goals from Nicolas Jackson and one from Cole Palmer eased the Blues to three points against a lacklustre West Ham side, as head coach Julen Lopetegui’s problems mounted.

For boss Enzo Maresca it was a third win in five Premier League games since taking charge with his side having scored 10 goals in their last three away matches.

West Ham struggled to lay a glove on Chelsea for most of the match and tensions ramped up when Palmer was taken out by Alvarez after Chelsea s third goal.

The Mexico international received a yellow card for his challenge but Fernandez was not happy with the tackle and confronted his fellow …