"Early on, João Pedro came from the number nine position deep into midfield to receive and scooped a wonderful ball up the pitch just too heavily for Alejandro Garnacho, a sign perhaps of some fluidity of shape after the team looked so rigid and unbending in recent losses. Systems and shape counted for nothing though for the opening goal, a work of individual brilliance from Caicedo."
"Estêvão struck his first Chelsea goal in the fifth minute of stoppage time as Chelsea stunned Liverpool with a memorable 2-1 win at Stamford Bridge. After consecutive Premier League defeats this was a Chelsea display marked by guts and fresh ideas, and it ended spectacularly. Marc Cucurella got in down the left channel and crossed low to the far post where the 18-year-old Brazil international slid in to beat Andy Robertson to the ball and squeeze it home amidst uproarious scenes."
Chelsea beat Liverpool 2-1 at Stamford Bridge courtesy of an 18-year-old Estêvão's stoppage-time winner. Moisés Caicedo opened the scoring with a sublime 25-yard strike that curled into the top corner, giving Chelsea a deserved first-half lead. Liverpool responded when Cody Gakpo finished Alexander Isak's controlled flick-on to equalise. Chelsea then defended resolutely, with Reece James tracking Mohamed Salah to disrupt Liverpool's breakaways. João Pedro showed positional fluidity early by drifting from number nine into midfield. Enzo Maresca sprinted down the touchline to celebrate the late winner, watched by Madonna in the stands.
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