Chelsea 7-0 Port Vale, Player Ratings: Estêvão starts, leads the way
LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 04: Chelsea's Joao Pedro celebrates scoring his side's second goal with team mate Estevao during the Emirates FA Cup Quarter Final match between Chelsea and Port Vale on April 04, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Andrew Kearns - CameraSport via Getty Images) | CameraSport via Getty Images 1. ESTÊVAO (8.
2) It’s hard to get too excited about this result despite the margin of victory, but Chelsea barely broke a sweat and still romped past third division Port Vale, just as one might expect, so at least we’ve got that going for us, which is nice. Given the way the season’s been going, it was sure nice to have something to smile about. Also nice was seeing Estêvão back in the starting lineup, for the first time in nine games.
The youngster had himself some fun, especially in the second half, eventually collecting a goal and an assist. He’s appointment viewing and gets the people out of their seats. He’s also in the conversation for our player of the season, despite limited action.
This was his seventh Man of the Match, now one ahead of Reece James and second only to João Pedro (9). 2. JOÃO PEDRO (7.
7) Speaking of João Pedro, he got his team-leading 19th goal of the season in all competitions: now just one shy of the 20-goal mark of excellence. Should he get there, he’d become our first striker to reach that mark since Diego Costa in 2016-17. 3.