West Brom 2 Chelsea 3 player ratings: Was Pedro the star man? And how did John Terry fare following red card?
It was a nervy ending for the visitors
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Your support makes all the difference.Pedro scored one goal and set up another early in his Chelsea debut in a 3-2 win over West Bromwich Albion on Sunday, helping the defending champions to their first Premier League victory of the season.
Chelsea ended an action-packed match at The Hawthorns with 10 men after John Terry's 54th-minute sending-off, with Cesar Azpilicueta's goal three minutes before halftime proving the difference.
After Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois saved James Morrison's 14th-minute penalty, Pedro - signed for $33 million from Barcelona on Thursday - put Chelsea ahead in the 20th and then drove in a cross that Diego Costa turned home in the 30th.
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Morrison scored either side of Azpilicueta's goal before Terry was handed a straight red card for a professional foul, leaving Chelsea to hang on.
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