{"id":87859,"date":"2025-08-16T19:03:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T19:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/87859\/"},"modified":"2025-08-16T19:03:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T19:03:19","slug":"estevao-willian-can-smash-chelsea-premier-league-record-in-first-game-of-the-season-vs-crystal-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/87859\/","title":{"rendered":"Estevao Willian can smash Chelsea Premier League record in first game of the season vs Crystal Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One of the most exciting young players at Chelsea has a serious chance of making his Premier League debut in the season opener against Crystal Palace.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/tag\/estevao-willian\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Estevao Willian<\/a> is finally with the first team squad, more than a year after a deal was originally agreed to bring the talented youngster to Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>The Brazil international has made his first appearances at his new home stadium during Chelsea\u2019s brief pre-season campaign, and found the net for the first time against Bayer Leverkusen.<\/p>\n<p>Plenty of pundits have been impressed with what they have already seen from the former Palmeiras man. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/news\/he-could-be-that-good-pat-nevin-makes-prediction-about-chelseas-estevao-willian\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pat Nevin is tipping Estevao to become a special player<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2228347864-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Estevao Willian celebrates scoring for Chelsea vs Bayer Leverkusen\" \/>Photo by GLYN KIRK\/AFP via Getty ImagesEstevao can become Chelsea\u2019s youngest debutant goalscorer in the Premier League<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/match-coverage\/chelsea-predicted-xi-vs-crystal-palace-as-enzo-maresca-makes-estevao-willian-decision\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Chelsea Chronicle are predicting the youngster will start on the bench<\/a> against Palace, with the likes of Pedro Neto and Jamie Gittens also vying for starts on the wings.<\/p>\n<p>An appearance of any capacity would see Estevao handed the chance to break a record at the club after becoming one of the younger players to feature for the club in their history.<\/p>\n<p>At the age of 18, Estevao can become the youngest player in club history to score on their Premier League debut for the club.<\/p>\n<p>The previous holder of this record is Paul Hughes, who found the net against Derby County at the age of 20 on his debut back in 1997.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/news\/chelsea-fans-name-the-two-wingers-they-want-to-start-the-premier-league-opener-after-ac-milan-win\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chelsea fans want Estevao to start against Palace<\/a>, however Enzo Maresca has frequently stressed how important it is for the youngster to be eased in, despite his potential.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2229120966-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Estevao Willian celebrates scoring for Chelsea against Bayer Leverkusen in a pre-season friendly.\" class=\"wp-image-317838\" \/>Photo by Bryn Lennon\/Getty ImagesYoungest Chelsea goalscorers in Premier League history<\/p>\n<p>While Estevao would be the youngest blue to score on their debut in the Premier League, he would only rank second for youngest goalscorers in the competition.<\/p>\n<p>Mikael Forsell scored for Chelsea against Nottingham Forest in 1999 at the age of 17, holding the record for the past 26 years.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, Callum Hudson-Odoi added his name near the top of the list when his goal against Burnley in 2020 helped the Blues towards a 3-0 win.<\/p>\n<p>Last season, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/tag\/tyrique-george\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tyrique George<\/a> became the club\u2019s fifth youngest goalscorer in Premier League history when he scored what turned into a crucial win in their efforts to qualify for the Champions League.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One of the most exciting young players at Chelsea has a serious chance of making his Premier 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