With the news that Liam Delap is going to miss some time, Joao Pedro really needed to score last night to get his bad run of form behind him. He managed that – but in the end the game was a defeat which made it hard to take too many positives.
Chelsea faced off against Atalanta at the New Balance Arena earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a good result on the road in the UEFA Champions League.
Chelsea fell to a disappointing defeat at the hands of Serie A side Atalanta in the Champions League despite Joao Pedro's opening goal in Italy. Enzo Maresca named a rotated starting XI, with the likes of Josh Acheampong and Jamie Gittens coming in for the Champions League clash.
Coming up against an in-form Arsenal team, there’s no doubt that Chelsea were outsiders on Sunday, even at home. They didn’t play like it though – even when down to ten men.
Chelsea’s result against Arsenal yesterday was impressive not just because they got a draw against one of the best teams in Europe, but because they did it with ten men.
Chelsea turned down offers for their versatile winger Pedro Neto in the summer, but the expected arrival of Geovany Quenda next season could change their stance, according to reports.
Chelsea will entertain Arsenal at Stamford Bridge this Sunday as they look to secure a good result at home in the Premier League. The Blues managed to secure a solid 3-0 win over Barcelona recently, which should keep them in high spirits ahead of this game.
Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca said he deployed Pedro Neto as a centre forward to punish Barcelona's high defensive line, which led to their 3-0 Champions League win on Tuesday.
The current Joao Pedro form for Chelsea is quite good at the moment. Pedro has the unenviable job of playing in the No.9 position for the Royal Blues, especially when Cole Palmer has been mostly injured this season so far.
The 11th gameweek of the Premier League is over and we’re into the international break. The perfect moment for a look at the league wide player stats to see how Chelsea are getting on.
Estevao Willian was not awarded the assist for Joao Pedro's Chelsea goal against Wolves in the Premier League. The 18-year-old currently has just one assist to his name this season in the league, which came against West Ham during the 5-1 win back in August.
Joao Pedro was full of praise for fellow Brazilian Estevao following Chelsea’s win against Wolves on Saturday evening. Despite a goalless first half the Blues ran out comfortable 3-0 winners to move up to second in the Premier League.
Chelsea beat Wolves 3-0 at Stamford Bridge this evening to earn 3 important points. It had a been a tricky first period against a deep Wolves block, and
Chelsea forward Joao Pedro has had his say on Enzo Maresca's decision to limit his game time due to fitness issues. In late October, Maresca revealed that Joao Pedro, alongside Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez, does not train every day because of an "injury problem".
Pedro Neto could be available for Chelsea's Premier League clash with Wolves after a positive physio check on Thursday. Neto missed out on Chelsea's trip to Azerbaijan on Wednesday against Qarabag due to what head coach Enzo Maresca described as a "small" fitness issue that the winger likely picked up in the win over Tottenham Hotspur.
Chelsea attacker Joao Pedro has given us fans a round of applause moment with his latest comments made this week. Pedro was speaking after Chelsea only managed a 2-2 draw against minnows Qarabag in the Champions League on Wednesday night.
A large portion of the blame for Tottenham’s defeat to Chelsea last weekend was directed at summer signing Xavi Simons. The Tottenham midfielder came on as a substitute within the first ten minutes against a team he was heavily linked with during the summer window.
Arriving in time to be cavalry for the Club World Cup, Joao Pedro hit the ground running and managed to be a key contributor in the run-up to the final.
Joao Pedro scored a brace against his boyhood club in his first start for his new team, leading Chelsea into the FIFA Club World Cup final with a 2-0 semifinal victory over Fluminense on Tuesday afternoon in East Rutherford, N.J.