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Sports · Soccer · published 2026-08-26 · via BBC Sport

Joao Pedro aims to end Chelsea's number nine hoodoo after quick opener

Joao Pedro scored 31 seconds into his first match wearing Chelsea's number nine shirt, helping his side to a 3-2 win at Fulham. The Brazilian forward, who signed a new contract through 2034, dismissed the club's long-standing striker curse as irrelevant. He matched his previous shirt number by netting 20 goals last season, the first Chelsea striker to do so in nine years.

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