João Pedro boasts the best non-penalty goal tally of 2026

Chelsea travelled to face Aston Villa in Matchday 29 of the Premier League, and one of the Blues’ players delivered a standout performance.

Details: Forward João Pedro struck a first-half brace. According to Squawka, the Brazilian now has the most non-penalty goals scored in 2026. Pedro has found the net seven times from open play.

It is also worth noting that the first half featured a controversial moment involving Reece James going down inside the Aston Villa penalty area.

Reminder: Chelsea are set to face Aston Villa, but goalkeeper Robert Sánchez did not start the match. Liam Rosenior explained that he does not designate a fixed first-choice goalkeeper and wants competition in every department of the squad.