Chelsea began the 2025-26 Premier League campaign with a 5-1 victory over West Ham, featuring five different goalscorers. The club added Joao Pedro, Jamie Gittens, Jorrel Hato and Estevao during a busy transfer window, with Estevao's move finalised after a prior agreement. Squad depth is intended to build on recent Conference League and Club World Cup success and sustain strong performances across competitions. Hato debuted as a 69th-minute substitute and Estevao started after Cole Palmer was ruled out in the warm-up. Young players displayed maturity and quick adaptation as the team aims to progress step by step.
"We had five different goalscorers [at West Ham] which shows the team is very ambitious and has a lot of quality," Cucurella told the club website. "We have new players who bring a lot of energy and quality. It's about teamwork and we all showed we can bring something to the team. All of us need to be important during the season. We have improved and we need to keep working.
"Hato made his debut and I'm very happy for him," Cucurella added. "He's a very good player, very young, and hopefully I can help him with his adaptation here. "Estevao is very young but very mature. In theory he was starting on the bench, but in five minutes he needed to be ready. He had to listen to the tactics and everything. "He had an amazing game. He had
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