The Belgian showed superb skill dribbling past three West Ham players to score a 24th minute opener, before adding a second with another sublime finish in the 90th minute.
The blues are now two points above Tottenham and three above Arsenal as the race for a Champions League place intensifies, having played an extra game.
Chelsea will miss him if he goes. We all will. Even by Eden Hazard's elevated standards, this was on an altogether different plane. His manager Maurizio Sarri described his brilliant Belgian as irreplaceable. He's not wrong.
Not that Mark Noble, Declan Rice, Fabian Balbuena, Angelo Ogbonna and Ryan Fredericks appreciated his splendour. Hazard left all five in his wake to score a mesmeric solo goal which invigorated Chelsea's hopes of Champions League qualification.
No doubt, the Hammers' embarrassed quintet won't be the only Premier League stars who'll be glad to see the back of him if - as is looking increasingly likely - Hazard signs for Real Madrid this summer.
There are still hurdles to overcome before the Belgian becomes a Galactico - namely Chelsea's £100million valuation - but Real want Hazard and, unfortunately for Chelsea and English football, Hazard wants Real, though the Belgian insisted after Monday's game that he is still to make a final decision on his future. We've seen this story before, we know how it ends. We must appreciate him while he is still here.
-Dailymail