Chelsea Beat Western Sydney Wanderers 6-4 in Goal-Filled Match
Chelsea edged a wild contest at Accor Stadium, with Joao Pedro scoring three times after Western Sydney Wanderers had twice moved ahead.
Chelsea won a breathless 6-4 match against Western Sydney Wanderers at Accor Stadium. D. Satpaev put Chelsea in front in the sixth minute, but A. Pantazopoulos and A. Hammond turned the score around before D. Essugo made it 2-2 late in the first half.
Western Sydney struck again through D. Scicluna in the 62nd minute. Chelsea responded quickly: J. Gittens levelled four minutes later, then Joao Pedro took over, scoring in the 80th, 85th and 89th minutes. A. Lual also found the net for the Wanderers in the closing stages.
The late flurry was the decisive spell, with Joao Pedro’s hat-trick turning a contest that remained open into a Chelsea victory. The scoreline brings the win, but four goals conceded underline how much room the match left for improvement at the back.
Sources
- FTZ Knowledge Base / API-Football — Second tier source