Liam Rosenior is expected to field his strongest available line-up to secure a win against Napoli and, consequently, a top-eight finish in the Champions League.
Joao Pedro scored a great goal and drew a penalty as Chelsea beat Crystal Palace on Sunday. It was his best performance for some time. “Once Estevao passed the ball to me, I felt confident that I could take the chance and I’m just very happy I managed to score and help the team,” the striker said.
Joao Pedro has been under pressure recently as Liam Delap has returned to fitness, but the Brazilian did just what he needed to on Sunday by bagging a goal and drawing a penalty in the 3-0 win over Crystal Palace.
A former PGMOL chief and ex-FIFA referee has said that a Chelsea player could still be punished for an incident in the Crystal Palace win. It was a game that had plenty going on, with four goals, a sending off, and some yellow cards as well.
Liam Rosenior was full of praise for Chelsea's Brazilian duo Estevao and Joao Pedro for their outstanding performances in the 3-1 win over Crystal Palace on Sunday.
Managers at Chelsea have some power, but in many ways they’re just carrying out the orders of the club. That’s very clear in team selection – with players like Reece James and Wesley Fofana who have a bad injury history, the managers are not given a free hand to pick them when they like.
Chelsea faced off against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park earlier today as they hoped to secure a good result on the road in the London derby. The Blues made a good start to the game and scored the opening goal in the 34th minute when Estevao found the back of the net.
Former Chelsea striker Diego Costa believes Joao Pedro needs to have someone playing next to him to get the best out of him. Pedro joined the Blues in the summer in a deal worth £55m from Brighton and hit the ground running at the Club World Cup.
Joao Pedro will be looking to make a similar impact at Chelsea as Diego Costa, who won two Premier League titles while playing for the Blues. He was also the club’s top scorer in both of those campaigns, scoring 20 times each season.
Chelsea earned a well needed win over Brentford over the weekend. Goals from Joao Pedro and Cole Palmer helped the Blues get their first win in the Premier League since December 13th.
Another week of Premier League football is in the books – how did it affect your Fantasy Premier League team? It was a positive period of fans of teams such as Manchester United, Chelsea and West Ham United – meanwhile, fans of Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace will be spitting feathers.
Joao Pedro spoke to the media after Chelsea’s win over Brentford at the weekend, where he gave a critical review of his own form this season. “My season is not bad but not great.
Joao Pedro has been speaking about his new manager Liam Rosenior, who has only just arrived at Stamford Bridge but had clearly already been doing his homework.
A Chelsea player has declared that his team are “still in the race” after beating Brentford 2-0 in the Premier League on Saturday. The score line wasn’t really an accurate representation on how the game went, and Brentford will be very annoyed that they didn’t get more from it.
Joao Pedro has claimed Liam Rosenior has installed more bravery at Chelsea following Saturday’s win against Brentford. Chelsea recorded a much needed three points, thanks to a hard fought 2-0 win against the Bees at Stamford Bridge.
Liam Rosenior has praised Robert Sanchez for his “outstanding” performance against Brentford on Saturday afternoon. Chelsea recorded a much needed win as they ran out 2-0 winners at Stamford Bridge to move up to sixth in the league.
It’s half time in the Chelsea – Brentford game at Stamford Bridge, and it’s been a busy first half with plenty of incident. Chelsea had a big penalty claim turned down, but then managed to score through Joao Pedro.
Joao Pedro has broken his silence to explain why he has decided to turn down a proposal for a return to Serie A with Pisa. The striker had been on the verge of making his comeback to Italy, where had spent four years representing Cagliari and even earned one cap for the Azzurri.
Reports in Italy claim that Pisa have paid Joao Pedro’s release clause, so the ex-Cagliari striker will return to Serie A four years after making his only appearance with the Italy national team in a painful loss to North Macedonia in the World Cup play-off.
Joao Pedro’s well-taken finish against Newcastle rescued Chelsea, and it all came down to a clever half-time change. Some will argue that Chelsea were fortunate to leave St James’ Park with three points, but their reaction after a poor first half was impressive.
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.
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.
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.
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.