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West Ham shirt sponsors Betway criticise defender Michail Antonio

Chelsea got life under Antonio Conte off to a winning start with a 2-1 victory over West Ham in the first Monday night fixture of the season.

However, it didn't prove to be quite such an enjoyable evening for the excitable Italian coach's namesake, Michail Antonio, who endured an outing to forget as part of the Hammers' back four.

Indeed, Antonio was at fault for the Blues' opening goal, clumsily bundling over Eden Hazard in the box before the Belgian righted himself and fired the resulting penalty into the roof of the net.

The 26-year-old's overall performance drew plenty of criticism, not least from West Ham's main shirt sponsors, Betway, who reserved special condemnation for the makeshift right-back.