Chelsea secured a 3-2 victory over Fulham in their English Premier League season opener, marking Xabi Alonso's first win as Chelsea coach. Joao Pedro and Cole Palmer each contributed a goal and an assist, with Morgan Rogers also scoring. Fulham's goals came from Josh King and Gonzalo Garcia, but Nigerian players Alex Iwobi and Calvin Bassey could not prevent the defeat for new coach Alvaro Arbeloa. Pedro scored within the first 31 seconds, and Palmer doubled the lead after halftime, while Fulham mounted a late comeback.
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