JAKARTA - Chelsea striker Joao Pedro said he had a "dream night" after scoring a hat-trick in a 4-1 win over Aston Villa on Thursday, March 5, 2026, early morning WIB. The result brought the Blues' hopes still wide open in the race for Champions League qualification.
Pedro's first hat-trick in the English Premier League brought Liam Rosenior's team into fifth place in the standings, three points behind Aston Villa, whose performance is declining.
The Brazilian striker has been a key player under Rosenior, scoring eight of his 14 league goals in the last eight games.
"I think this is another dream night for me. Since joining here, I have been waiting for this moment, playing for a big team to score a hattrick."
"I think this is the perfect night to score my first hat-trick with Chelsea. I just need to look forward and score more goals."
"I think everyone played perfectly, when the team plays like this I will get chances. Everyone played well and we have to continue like this."
"This is a special day for everyone. We still have nine more games to fight for and be in the top four," Joao Pedro told Chelsea TV.
Meanwhile, Aston Villa's form has declined in recent weeks, winning only one of their last six league games. They will not play until the middle of next week before facing Lille in the Europa League.
"We have to work hard, recover and remind ourselves of tactical things. We will analyse the game, of course, because I am not sure now how we conceded the goal."
"However, we cannot concede like we did against Chelsea. With the days we will have until the next match, which is against Lille, we will work on it."
"Of course, we can have a few days to add to the training that we may not have done before," said Aston Villa Manager Unai Emery.
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