Chelsea FC followed through on a heartwarming promise made to the fans and, in their match against West Ham United today, paid tribute to the late 27-year-old Indian Youtuber Abhradeep Saha, also known as ‘Angry Rantman’, an ardent Blues fan himself, who passed away last Friday.
Tom Overend, co-owner of the website TheChelsSocial, took to X and shared the tribute the club had aired before the beginning of their London derby clash against West Ham.
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Abhradeep was included in the match programme manual ahead of their clash.
In the tribute, Chelsea FC wrote, “Abhradeep Saha, aka, AngryRantman, Chelsea’s passionate YouTube voice, fell silent. He tugged the hearts of millions with his fiery rants, infectious energy and dark humour. A die-hard Blue forever.”
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It would go on to be an all the more joyous tribute in Stamford Bridge, as Chelsea crushed London rivals 5-0 West Ham to move above Manchester United into seventh place.
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Cole Palmer put Chelsea ahead in the 15th minute with his 21st league goal of the season, the forward firing home after West Ham failed to clear.
Conor Gallagher doubled Chelsea’s advantage after 30 minutes with a blistering volley after West Ham’s Kurt Zouma deflected the ball towards the midfielder.
Noni Madueke bagged Chelsea’s third six minutes later as the winger turned in Thiago Silva’s header from close-range.
Nicolas Jackson piled on the misery for woeful West Ham in the 48th minute with a tap-in from Madueke’s cross.
The Senegal striker was on target again with 10 minutes left, to seal the deal once and for all.
(with inputs from agencies)
