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Chelsea’s new signing Timo Werner scored less than four minutes before his debut for the Blues in a preseason friendly against Brighton on Saturday.
On a play started by Hakim Ziyech, who was also making his first start for Chelsea, the ball found itself on Callum Hudson-Odoi’s head with only Mat Ryan to win.
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However, the ball slipped out of Hudson-Odoi’s head and into Werner’s path, who slid it under Ryan’s legs.
The former RB Leipzig player arrived in London in July for a fee believed to be around € 53 million.
“I was training alone for a while when I first signed but I have been working with the whole team for the last week and it has been great,” said the 24-year-old before the game against Brighton. .
“It was strange at first [when I arrived] because you just want to work hard, meet the whole team, and go straight to training ground, but you had to be patient.
“I am very happy that the league starts in two weeks and I am excited to test myself in the Premier League.”
The game was the first test event to allow fans to return to the stadiums since the clubs closed their doors in March due to the coronavirus pandemic with 2,500 fans allowed at the Amex.
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