Pedro nets hat-trick as Chelsea hit six in chaotic Western Sydney friendly

[p]The former [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real Madrid[/a] coach, who took over on July 1st, is without many of his big guns for their pre-season tour and played 60 minutes with a side full of youth at Stadium Australia.[/p][p]It was a seesawing affair, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Chelsea[/a] coming from behind three times.[/p][p]Kazakh 17-year-old [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/satpaev-dastan/YisOs6I7/"]Dastan Satpaev[/a] lashed home on his debut in the sixth minute, but Chelsea then conceded twice with their defence run ragged before Portugal youth international [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/essugo-dario/djA5LwVQ/"]Dario Essugo[/a] made it 2-2.[/p][p]The Sydney side again then went 3-2 and 4-3 ahead in the second half before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/joao-pedro/CAmJERl2/"]Pedro[/a]'s heroics.[/p][embed guid="e8a7405b-1f22-42b5-8035-c6c95d1aa860" url="https://x.com/ChelseaFC/status/2082067573957685572?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]It was a confidence boost for Alonso, who faces a huge task to get Chelsea back in the running for major honours after their 10th-place finish last season and failure to make Europe.[/p][p]An even tougher test will come on Saturday when they meet London rivals [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tottenham/UDg08Ohm/"]Tottenham Hotspur[/a] at the same venue before further friendlies in Hong Kong, Indonesia and Malaysia.[/p][p]Chelsea have made four key summer signings so far as they rebuild - attacking midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rogers-morgan/lp4jm80n/"]Morgan Rogers[/a], winger [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/quenda-geovany/StyGYS8e/"]Geovany Quenda[/a], defender [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/palestra-marco/Y3DYaDdP/"]Marco Palestra[/a] and striker [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/emegha-emanuel/by8Xcffd/"]Emmanuel Emegha[/a][/p][p]Only Italy's Palestra, who arrived from Serie A side [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atalanta/8C9JjMXu/"]Atalanta[/a], is on the tour, with their World Cup players also absent, including England's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/james-reece/nLBC7ERa/"]Reece James[/a] and Argentina's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fernandes-enzo/dbYGTMD4/"]Enzo Fernandes[/a].[/p][p]Alonso deployed a 4-2-3-1 formation with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/acheampong-josh/d0RqiWb6/"]Josh Acheampong[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/delap-liam/6cfkytBh/"]Liam Delap[/a], and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/adarabioyo-tosin/6w8mLnxQ/"]Tosin Adarabioyo[/a] - who began as captain - providing experience to a team featuring several youngsters who came through the Chelsea academy.[/p][image alt="Chelsea coach Xabi Alonso (R)" id="48213e8c-9eb0-4de7-8885-c129a92d9d7b" credit-line="Saeed Khan / AFP" guid="35841ea8-352e-426e-95cd-f589679037c1" original-width="6000" original-height="4000" /][p]They got off to a flyer when Satpaev raced clear after a lovely through ball by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kavuma-mcqueen-ryan/x6iTXFfK/"]Ryan Kavuma-McQueen[/a] and powerfully finished at the near post.[/p][p]But it was a fleeting lead with the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/western-sydney-wanderers/l00pXxBN/"]Wanderers[/a]' [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pantazopoulos-anthony/lbMtS1ut/"]Anthony Pantazopoulos[/a] nodding home from a corner eight minutes later, with Chelsea guilty of poor defending.[/p][p]It sparked the home team into life, and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hammond-aydan/pthEBXOh/"]Aydan Hammond[/a] made it 2-1 with a cool side-footed finish after Chelsea were sliced open again at the back.[/p][p]Essugo's goal was quality, finishing off a flowing move with a one-two off [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/walsh-reggie/4OerFjj5/"]Reggie Walsh[/a] before stroking into the far corner to send them to the break all square.[/p][p]Once again Chelsea went to sleep, and a lovely turn and finish from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/scicluna-dylan/nmVayzs0/"]Dylan Scicluna[/a] put the Sydney side 3-2 ahead in the 62nd minute, with Alonso making nine changes immediately after.[/p][p]On came [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/palmer-cole/h8agbDt7/"]Cole Palmer[/a] and Pedro, and the intensity lifted to set up a sensational finale that witnessed five more goals.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/chelsea-4fGZN2oK/ws-wanderers-l00pXxBN/?mid=KEhTuK7d"]Check out the game summary with Flashscore.[/a][/p]