If this was anything to go by, Chelsea will be a thrilling watch this season.
Chelsea become record-breakers
It was some start that they made. As one of the debutants Maxence Lacroix headed the ball clear and it was picked up by Palmer, the Englishman pirouetted, put Joao Pedro through, and the Brazilian showed such sharpness in dinking the ball over Bernd Leno and into the net.
Chelsea had produced a lead after only 31 seconds of the match, and in doing so had broken a Premier League record.
It was the earliest goal a team had ever scored in their opening…
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