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Prolific Pedro the closest thing Chelsea have to reliable goalscorer

The Blues' centre-forwards struggled against Bournemouth on Saturday but their diminutive Spanish winger came off the bench to inspire a 2-0 win

Pedro had been left out of the starting line-up for the first time this season by Maurizio Sarri but the Chelsea boss needed to call upon his most reliable goalscorer to dig out a 2-0 win over an impressively drilled Bournemouth side at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

The Spaniard needed only seven minutes to make his mark, linking well with Marcos Alonso and Olivier Giroud before curling home in from the edge of the box – albeit with the aid of a slight deflection.