"Estevao, Joao Pedro, and Enzo Fernandez were all on target against Palace, who had Adam Wharton sent off before netting a late consolation through Chris Richards. Jean-Philippe Mateta was foiled one-on-one by Robert Sanchez and, after Fernandez and Moises Caicedo missed good chances, Chelsea went ahead when Estevao pounced on a woeful Jaydee Canvot backpass and fired past Dean Henderson in the 34th minute."
"Estevao is one of the most exciting young talents in world football, and he both scored and assisted in the same Premier League match for the first time. At 18 years and 276 days, he is the youngest player to do so since Evan Ferguson (18y 76d) versus Everton in January 2023, while he is the youngest Chelsea player to do so since Neil Shipperley (18y 164d) against Wimbledon in April 1993."
Chelsea defeated 10-man Crystal Palace 3-1 at Selhurst Park. Estevao opened the scoring by pouncing on a Jaydee Canvot backpass and firing past Dean Henderson in the 34th minute. Five minutes into the second half Estevao set up Joao Pedro, who turned inside Adam Wharton and smashed high past Henderson to make it 2-0. Enzo Fernandez converted a penalty after a pitch-side review ruled a Canvot handball. Adam Wharton received a second yellow for a late tackle on Moises Caicedo. Chris Richards scored a late consolation header for Palace, while Robert Sanchez made several important saves. Joao Pedro leads Chelsea in goal involvements since July 2025.
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