Chelsea player ratings: Joao Pedro and TRIALIST star in 6-4 thriller but Liam Delap proves why Blues want Danny Welbeck

CHELSEA outmuscled Western Sydney Wanderers in a TEN-goal pre-season thriller in Sydney, with Joao Pedro bagging a nine-mintue hat-trick. Dastan Satpayev, 17, playing as a trialist ahead of his move from FC Kairat officially going through, also got on the scoresheet as the match finished 6-4. Joao Pedro scored a nine-minute hat-trick in Chelsea’s 6-4 win over Western Sydney Wanderers Credit: Getty Xabi Alonso’s first game was action-packed Credit: Alamy It was a white-knuckle start to Xabi Alonso‘s tenure Down Under. He sent a young side out for the first half, with many senior players still taking time off in the wake of the World Cup, and the two sides went in level at the break. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! But Chelsea turned it on in the second period, when Jamie Gittens scored and Pedro bagged a late trio to cancel out two more goals from the Australians. The outing also piled extra pressure on Liam Delap, who played poorly and will need to pick things up ahead of Danny Welbeck‘s proposed move to Stamford Bridge. Here’s how SunSport’s Chelsea reporter Jack Rosser’s match ratings… Teddy Sharman-Lowe – 5 Made a couple of decent stops but looked a little unsure of himself at times. Tayo Subuloye – 6 Usually plays at centre-back in the academy but did not look too out of place on the right of a back four. BEST ONLINE CASINOS – TOP SITES IN THE UK Western Sydney Wanderers scored four goals against the Premier League giants Credit: Getty Josh Acheampong – 5 Beaten far too easily for Western Sydney Wanderers’ second goal, not a defensive pairing we will see too often based on this evidence. Most read in Sport Tosin Adarabioyo – 4 A shaky start to pre-season for the former Fulham man. Looked poor on the ball and almost gifted another goal straight after the Blues had conceded their second. Landon Emenalo – 6 Not afraid to get forward whenever Chelsea were on the ball, combining well with those ahead of him. A promising outing. Should have scored after a smart run to meet Reggie Watson’s ball. Reggie Walsh – 7 Plenty to like about this appearance, including a fine ball to tee up Essugo’s equaliser. Reggie Watson – 6 Not afraid to let the opponents know he was there, Watson got stuck into some tough challenges in midfield. Came close to a goal with a dangerous free-kick and showed good ability on the ball too. The only player to play a full 90 minutes. Reggie Watson was the only Chelsea player to get a full 90 minutes Credit: Getty Dastan Satpayev scored Chelsea’s opener Credit: AFP Dario Essugo – 7 A midfielder we saw precious little of last season due to injury. Took his goal exceptionally well, a fine finish after a smart one-two. Ryan Kavuma-McQueen – 7 Played a fantastic ball to send Satpayev through for his early opener. Dastan Satpayev – 7 Considering he is not even techincally a Chelsea player, playing as a trialist, the young forward took his goal with great confidence. Liam Delap – 4 A day after news that Danny Welbeck would be added to his list of competitors, Delap struggled to stake any sort of claim to a starting spot. SUBSTITUTES Madhi Nicoll-Jazuli – 6 A special evening for the Syndey-born midfielder. Not a standout showing but a number of decent moments. Omari Kellyman – 6 Introduced at half-time but had very little time to make any impact, replaced on just 63 minutes. Omari Kellyman struggled to affect the game Credit: Getty Liam Delap had a tough outing and is now under serious pressure to perform Credit: Getty Robert Sanchez – 6 Could not do much about the goal he conceded and, aside from that, was hardly called upon. Estevao Willian – 5 Worked hard to get into the game but lacking sharpness having missed the end of last season through injury. Still showed pace with a run in behind but found the side netting. Levi Colwill – 6 Chelsea were far more assured after their academy graduate, who missed almost all of last season through injury, entered the pitch just after the hour mark. Marco Palestra – 6 With most of the action coming down the left it was a quiet first appearance for the Italian, who took a hefty kick late on but appeared fine. Aaron Anselmino – 6 Played out of position at left-back but provided the platform for Jamie Gittens to shine. Jamie Gittens – 7 Made an instant impact from the bench, adding another level of pace and quality. Took his goal well having been denied moments before. A good start for a player needing a big pre-season. Cole Palmer – 6 Looked to be struggling to get to grips with the game before providing a fine, zipped assist for Pedro’s second goal. Wesley Fofana – 6 With Chelsea dominating, the defenders were not needed too much but the Frenchman was adept on the ball at times. Joao Pedro – 8 Proved his point perfectly with a hat-trick off the bench after his shock exclusion from Brazil‘s World Cup squad. Comment now