Former England striker names Chelsea player as his favourite in the Premier League | OneFootball

Former England striker Michael Owen has said that Chelsea forward Joao Pedro is his favourite striker in the Premier League right now.

Big compliments indeed coming from a player who was a superb striker in his day and burst onto the scene at just 17-years-old.

Owen never quite fulfilled his potential as a player due to being hindered by injuries. But he was a very exciting young striker to watch play, and when a top striker is out there complimenting another striker, it is certainly a very good thing.

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Joao Pedro has been superb for Chelsea this season, especially since Liam Rosenior came in. His goal scoring record and current form has been amazing.

What Owen said on Pedro

Joao Pedro battles with Tyrone Mings. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images)

In quotes picked up on X last night, after watching Pedro put on another fine display in Chelsea’s 4-1 away win at Aston Villa in the Premier League last night, picking up a hat-trick along the way, Owen said:

“Joao Pedro is one of my favourite strikers in the Premier League.”

And I think on current form that actually, Pedro is one of the best players in the league right now and is scoring goals for fun really. Let’s hope he can continue with this superb trajection.

In other news…

The xG stats from the Aston Villa game last night show just how dominant Chelsea were – they battered their opposition away from home with a record.

Chelsea killed the game off with two lovely counter attack goals as Villa totally failed to deal with Garnacho on the counter.

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