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A £117 million signing scores on his first Premier League appearance as Chelsea's rebuilt squad opens the season with a 1-0 win at Craven Cottage
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Morgan Rogers picked the perfect moment to justify his price tag. The £117 million man, Chelsea’s marquee summer signing from Aston Villa, scored the only goal in a 1-0 win over Fulham at Craven Cottage on August 24, 2026, giving new head coach Xabi Alonso a victory in his first competitive match in charge.
The goal came courtesy of an assist from Maxence Lacroix, another fresh face in Chelsea’s overhauled squad. Lacroix, signed from Crystal Palace for approximately £52 million, showed exactly why the club invested so heavily in the defender by creating the decisive moment from a position most center-backs rarely occupy.
