Pedro wins the August EPL POTM award

Chelsea’s Brazilian international Joao Pedro has been named EA Sports Premier League Player of the Month for August 2026.

The Blues confirmed Pedro as the winner in a statement on their official website on Friday.

“It is the first time that Joao Pedro has received the Premier League Player of the Month award and he becomes the first Chelsea player to win it in almost two years, since Cole Palmer won the second in September 2024.

“Palmer was nominated again this time, but Joao Pedro finished ahead of his Blues teammate and six other shortlisted players in the public vote to take home the award.

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“This comes after a good start to the 2026/27 season for our Brazilian striker, as he scored four goals in our first two games of our Premier League campaign, helping us to victory in both.

“That started when he started the scoring just 33 seconds into our first game at Fulham, before setting up Palmer’s winning goal later in that game. It was the same story in our first home game of the season against Brighton & Hove Albion, when Joao Pedro found the net with a clean finish before setting up Cole for the decisive goal.

“Those performances convinced fans around the world to vote for Joao Pedro as a deserving winner of the Premier League Player of the Month award for August.

“Congratulations, Joao!”