{"id":20633,"date":"2026-07-23T19:07:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T19:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=20633"},"modified":"2026-07-23T19:07:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T19:07:29","slug":"joao-pedro-gets-off-the-mark-in-pre-season-as-chelsea-triumph-3-0-in-behind-closed-doors-friendly-with-jamie-gittens-and-summer-signing-from-strasbourg-also-on-target","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=20633","title":{"rendered":"Joao Pedro gets off the mark in pre-season as Chelsea triumph 3-0 in behind-closed-doors friendly – with Jamie Gittens and summer signing from Strasbourg also on target"},"content":{"rendered":"


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By BOBBY MANZI, FOOTBALL REPORTER and KIERAN GILL, MAIL SPORT REPORTER <\/p>\n

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Chelsea continued their positive start to pre-season under Xabi Alonso – beating League One Bromley in a behind-closed-doors friendly at Cobham.<\/p>\n

Daily Mail Sport <\/span>has been told the scoreline was 3-0 to the Premier League club, with Joao Pedro, Jamie Gittens and Emmanuel Emegha all on the scoresheet.<\/p>\n

Emegha, who joined Chelsea from sister club Strasbourg this summer, and Gittens were also on target in Chelsea’s first pre-season friendly – a 3-1 victory over Crawley Town last Saturday, which Daily Mail Sport<\/span> revealed.<\/p>\n

While Chelsea are still waiting for several stars to return from the World Cup and their subsequent breaks, Cole Palmer and Joao Pedro have been among those at Cobham.<\/p>\n

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Xabi Alonso has won his first two unofficial games as Chelsea boss<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Joao Pedro managed to get himself on the scoresheet as Chelsea beat Bromley 3-0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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New arrival Emmanuel Emegha has started brightly at Chelsea – scoring in both pre-season games thus far<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Chelsea travel to Australia tomorrow as they ramp up their preparations for the Premier League season.<\/p>\n

Chelsea face Western Sydney Wanderers, who finished bottom of the Australian A League on Tuesday, July 28, before playing Spurs four days later.<\/p>\n

The Blues will then travel to Hong Kong, Indonesia and Malaysia for friendlies against Juventus, AC Milan and Johor Darul Ta’zim.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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