Chelsea supporters are quite confident that Joao Pedro is going to end the campaign strongly after his heroics against Aston Villa on Wednesday night.
Pedro managed to bag himself a hat-trick as Chelsea went on to beat Villa 4-1 at Villa Park.
The forward’s treble has taken him to 14 goals in the Premier League, his highest tally in a single English top-flight season.
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Chelsea fans back Joao Pedro to score 20 Premier League goals
With Pedro now only six goals away from the 20-goal mark, Chelsea fans are confident that the 24-year-old is going to get there.
After his hat-trick at Villa Park, The Chelsea Chronicle asked supporters how many goals they thought Pedro would score in the Premier League this term.
Through TalkingPoints, one Chelsea fan said: “At this rate, could do 20. I’m already happy with what I’m seeing.” Another also mentioned 20, while one supporter thinks he could even surpass that and score 22!
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His hat-trick at Villa Park takes him to 14!
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Since Liam Rosenior took over Chelsea, the Brazilian has really gone up another gear. Former Liverpool winger Steve McManaman spoke about Pedro after his exploits against Villa, suggesting that Rosenior is the right manager for him.
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Reaching the 20-goal mark in the Premier League is something that Chelsea players have struggled with in recent years, especially strikers at Stamford Bridge.
Not even Eden Hazard managed to accomplish that feat during his days in west London! His highest tally was 16 in the 2018/19 and 2016/17 seasons.
Cole Palmer is the last Chelsea player to score 20 league goals after netting 22 times in his first year at the Bridge. Before him, Diego Costa managed to do it twice in the 2016/17 and 2014/15 campaigns.
Pedro can join elite company, then, if he scores six more goals between now and the end of the season. And with the form that the Brazil international is in, you would back him to do just that.
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