Chelsea, nicknamed the "Blues," defeated Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 in the 10th round of the 2025/26 Premier League season, thanks to a goal from João Pedro assisted by Caicedo. João Pedro, who finally scored again, said that while he was happy to score, his goal, whether attacking or assisting, was to help the team achieve victory.

In the 34th minute, Caicedo won possession and passed the ball across the box, where João Pedro seized the opportunity to unleash a powerful shot that found the back of the net, giving Chelsea a 1-0 lead.

Chelsea ultimately defeated Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 away from home. With these three points, Chelsea currently sits in 6th place in the league table with 17 points.

Chelsea striker João Pedro said, "I needed this goal because I haven't scored in a long time, and the team wants me to do it. It's really great to score, and of course I want to help the team, whether with goals or assists, but first I have to play well. If I play well, the goals will come naturally. The most important thing is to win the game, and I'll keep a calm mindset when it comes to scoring goals."

“In my position, it can be frustrating not to shoot, but I can’t just focus on myself. I have to observe whether my teammates can get better opportunities, and if I don’t shoot, then I create space for my teammates.”

João Pedro also said, "I had many chances, but if you see my other shooting opportunity, I passed the ball to Gitens because I play for the team."

"I'm happy as long as we win. Of course I want to score, but sometimes it just doesn't happen. We won, and I'm happy to have scored."

In addition, Chelsea manager Maresca said in an interview, "I'm happy with the 1-0 win and the three points because we kept a clean sheet, which is what we need to build in the future. We know we are a team that can score goals, but we need to be better defensively. I think we performed very well both on and off the ball, and the way we tried to press our opponents was also very important."

"If we want to get closer to the top of the table, we need to keep our defense solid. We know the team can score goals, but we must reduce the number of goals we concede."