Joao Pedro’s Late Hat-Trick Seals Chelsea’s 6-4 Win

Chelsea beat Western Sydney Wanderers 6-4 in a wild encounter at Accor Stadium. D. Satpaev and D. Essugo scored for Chelsea, but Western Sydney struck through A. Pantazopoulos and A. Hammond to lead 2-1 before the break. D. Scicluna added another after half-time, keeping the Wanderers in the contest despite J. Gittens putting Chelsea back ahead.

The defining spell came late: after A. Lual made it 4-4 in the 78th minute, Joao Pedro scored in the 80th, 85th and 89th minutes to complete his hat-trick and settle the match. The scoreline brought Chelsea a win, but conceding four goals showed how open the contest remained; for Western Sydney, four goals were not enough to take anything from a game that stayed level until the final 12 minutes.