Western Sydney Wanderers 4-6 Chelsea: Joao Pedro scores hat-trick as Xabi Alonso marks first game with bonkers 10-goal thriller

28.07.2026, 15:19 skysports.com

Joao Pedro scored a nine-minute hat-trick as Xabi Alonso began his Chelsea reign with a ridiculous 6-4 victory over Western Sydney Wanderers in pre-season.

Chelsea led through 17-year-old Dastan Satpaev in only the sixth minute, yet managed to fall behind three times to the A-League side before substitute Joao Pedro showed his class with a late treble in Sydney.

Alonso named a youthful side in a 4-2-3-1 formation with Tosin and Liam Delap the only significant senior experience in the starting XI before introducing the likes of Cole Palmer, Joao Pedro, Estevao and Levi Colwill midway through the second half.

Chelsea's first two goals, the second coming from Dario Essugo, were brilliant moves from back to front on a bumpy pitch used primarily for rugby league matches, and were a sign of the style Alonso will hope to implement at Stamford Bridge.

But their defending was poor and after being level at the break, Alonso's side were trailing in the 64th minute by the time he brought on his stars, deploying Palmer in the No 10 role with Estevao on the right and Jamie Gittens on the other side.

Gittens levelled two minutes after his introduction for 3-3, yet Estevao's slack pass left youngster Reggie Watson short deep inside their own half, and Western Sydney substitute Awan Lual punished the error to restore their lead with little over 10 minutes remaining.

But then the Joao Pedro show started. He finished expertly from inside the box to bring Chelsea level again, slotted home to give them the lead after being played in by Palmer and then tapped in his third from a couple of yards at a corner to seal the win.

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