Chelsea Outscore Western Sydney Wanderers 6-4 in Accor Stadium Thriller
Chelsea won a remarkable 6-4 contest, with Joao Pedro scoring three times after Western Sydney Wanderers kept the game close.
Chelsea edged Western Sydney Wanderers 6-4 at Accor Stadium in a free-scoring contest that swung repeatedly. D. Satpaev put Chelsea ahead in the sixth minute, but Western Sydney replied through A. Pantazopoulos and A. Hammond. D. Essugo made it 2-2 before the break, and D. Scicluna restored the Wanderers’ lead after the hour.
The key turning point came late: after A. Lual’s 78th-minute goal made it 4-3, Chelsea answered through Joao Pedro, who struck three times between the 80th and 89th minutes. J. Gittens also scored for Chelsea in the second half.
The result gives Chelsea the win, while the four goals conceded underline how open the match became. Western Sydney showed they could trouble Chelsea in attack, but could not contain the late surge.
Sources
- FTZ Knowledge Base / API-Football — Second tier source