Joao Pedro heads inJoao Pedro heads in
Joao Pedro heads in
Chelsea beat Real Sociedad in the last friendly before the season starts, with a much improved second period and some good debuts.
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Chelsea beat Real Sociedad 3-1 in their final friendly before the season starts.
The Blues, with new players in the mix, looked a little slow and sluggish early on despite a strong team on the pitch. They did get a goal for one of the new men – Morgan Rogers scored after Joao Pedro’s header was saved.
Apart from that Chelsea weren’t sharp in the first period, and Real Sociedad equalised with a superb goal before half time.
That raised the home team’s level, and Joao Pedro scored twice, once from a Reece James clipped cross, and once from Malo Gusto’s superb driven through ball.
Joao Pedro ready to start the season in hot form
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LONDON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 15: Enzo Fernandez of Chelsea reacts during the pre-season friendly match between Chelsea and Real Sociedad at Stamford Bridge on August 15, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)
It wasn’t an amazing performance, but it did get us very excited for Joao Pedro to start this season. He looks motivated, fresh, and playing in a team which should make a lot of chances. He got 15 Premier League goals last season, and should be aiming for 20 now.
You can see the goals in the clips embedded here:
The opener. 🙌 pic.twitter.com/9Ja8AgpbJk
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Reece ➡️ Joao!
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In other news…
Chelsea’s squad for today’s game told you a lot about where the Blues roster is at right now, with a lot to do before the window closes.
Despite the long list of players who still need to go, there was some progress yesterday: Dastan Satpayev made the loan switch to Burnley.
Another deal that got done yesterday was the loan of Ryan Kavuma-McQueen, who joined Portsmouth on loan.