England international Morgan Rogers wasted no time in winning over the Chelsea faithful, playing a key role in Xabi Alonso's first win of the new 2026-27 Premier League season.
Chelsea edged Fulham 3-2 on the road on Monday evening, kicking off both sides' Premier League campaigns.
Rogers, who joined Chelsea from Aston Villa during the ongoing summer window, made an instant impact. He scored his first official goal for the London club to extend the visitors' lead in the 41st minute, before Cole Palmer added a third.
According to Opta, Rogers became the first Chelsea player since the 2003-2004 season to create five scoring chances on his Premier League debut for the club.
His brilliance didn't stop there. CBS Sports confirmed that Rogers created more chances than any other player in the opening round of the Premier League, thrusting himself into the spotlight from the very first day of his Chelsea career.
The Rogers deal cost Chelsea 117 million euros (138 million euros), according to several English reports, making him the second most expensive signing in the Premier League behind Alexander Isak, who joined Liverpool last summer from Newcastle for 125 million pounds sterling.