It has been an up-and-down start to the 2025-26 season for Chelsea, but there have already been some seriously impressive individual performances.
In terms of the Premier League, Chelsea have just three wins from the opening seven matches. Perhaps there has been a bit of a hangover from this summer’s Club World Cup, but we would point more towards injuries and discipline for an explanation.
After October’s international break, Chelsea should be excited to return, especially when you look at their upcoming fixtures. The Blues face Nottingham Forest, Sunderland, Tottenham and Wolverhampton Wanderers in their next four league matches.
We’re optimistic that Enzo Maresca’s side can start to climb the Premier League table.
Joao Pedro celebrates his Chelsea goal during the Premier League victory over West Ham at the London Stadium.
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Joao Pedro display vs West Ham is the best from any Chelsea player in 2025-26 Premier League
Chelsea’s 2-1 win against Liverpool before the international break has been their most thrilling result so far in the 2025-26 Premier League season. However, the standout scoreline was their 5-1 away victory against rivals West Ham.
Back on 22 August, the Blues were rampant as they came away from the London Stadium with three points.
Chelsea add another.
⚒ 1-5 ⚫️ (58')
— West Ham United (@WestHam) August 22, 2025
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Chelsea attacker Joao Pedro, 24, tormented West Ham by scoring once and creating two assists. Afterwards, Alan Shearer raved about Pedro by naming him in his Premier League Team of the Week.
According to WhoScored, Pedro’s display against West Ham ranks as one of the best individual performances so far this season from any player in the division. It is rated as the number one display from Chelsea’s squad, too.
Player Fixture Rating
Jurrien Timber Arsenal 5-0 Leeds United 10.0
Sean Longstaff Leeds United 2-2 Bournemouth 9.91
Erling Haaland Manchester City 3-0 Manchester United 9.47
Erling Haaland Manchester City 5-1 Burnley 9.40
Jeremy Doku Manchester City 5-1 Burnley 9.32
Joao Pedro West Ham 1-5 Chelsea 9.30
Dan Ballard Sunderland 3-0 West Ham 9.22
Richarlison Tottenham 3-0 Burnley 9.20
Jack Grealish Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-3 Everton 8.91
Viktor Gyokeres Arsenal 5-0 Leeds United 8.84
Top 10 highest rated performances in the 2025-26 Premier League via WhoScored
Brazilian media hailed Pedro as the best player on the pitch when Chelsea thrashed West Ham, excelling in the No.10 role. Of course, he’s had to play further forward as the central striker since Liam Delap’s injury.
Joao Pedro celebrates with his Chelsea teammates scoring against West Ham in the Premier League.
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Joao Pedro statistics against West Ham
Let’s take a deeper look into the stats behind Pedro’s masterclass at the London Stadium in the second gameweek of the Premier League campaign.
Goals Assists Shots Key passes Touches Fouled Tackles Passing accuracy
1 2 3 2 40 1 1 84.6
Joao Pedro’s Chelsea performance vs West Ham via WhoScored
We’ve seen that Pedro can be extra effective when he’s got the licence to drop a bit deeper and create. Of course, he’s restricted in how much he can actually do that right now because he’s leading the line as the spearhead of the attack.