Chelsea hammered West Ham 5-0 at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon, as the Blues were in very good form.

Goals from Cole Palmer, Conor Gallagher, Noni Madueke and a Nicolas Jackson brace ensured a fine win for Chelsea against West Ham.

Asked why West Ham have suffered heavy defeats away from home this term following the 5-0 loss at Chelsea, Moyes blamed it on the absence of former Chelsea player Declan Rice.

He replied: “Declan Rice.

“You get the best midfield player in the country, protecting, making sure the moments and times you limit maybe 50 per cent of the attacks and the moments, when you get that then it makes you a much better defensive team.

“We’ve lacked protection in front of the back four, we’ve lacked good enough defending, we’ve just not been good enough on those things in many games.

“But, you know, as I’ve said, you’ve got to be careful, you’re talking about a team sitting in a really, really strong position. We’ve had a couple of bad days away from home, we have to try and eradicate that and make it better.

“As I said, I’m trying to put a bit of mental toughness when we need it. The teams I normally prepare would normally have it. You could always lose the way you lose.”