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Harry Sherlock

Embarrassment for Chelsea as Christian Pulisic goal for AC Milan means he's outscored entire Blues squad from open play this season - not even Cole Palmer can match USMNT star

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Christian Pulisic's strike for AC Milan against Lecce means that he has now outscored every single Chelsea player in open play this season.

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  • Pulisic netted first goal of the game vs Lecce
  • Has now scored 10 open-play goals in Serie A
  • Chelsea's top scorer in open play has nine

  • WHAT HAPPENED?

    Pulisic netted the first goal of the game as AC Milan played Lecce in Serie A, to leave former club Chelsea red-faced. The United States men's national team star now has 10 open-play goals - as well as six assists - while Chelsea's top scorer from open play this season is Nicolas Jackson, with nine. In-form Cole Palmer, meanwhile, has scored 16 goals, but only seven are from open play.

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    THE BIGGER PICTURE

    Chelsea allowed Pulisic to leave for around €20m (£17m/$21m) last summer and he has gone on to recapture the form that he showed while he was impressing for Borussia Dortmund. He also remains a key player for the USMNT heading into the Copa America and then their home 2026 World Cup.

  • DID YOU KNOW?

    Milan are second in Serie A and look set to finish there; they are 11 points behind leaders Inter and nine points ahead of third-placed Juventus. Chelsea, by comparison, are 11th in the Premier League, although they do have an FA Cup semi-final date with Manchester City on the horizon.

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    WHAT NEXT?

    As well as Pulisic, Olivier Giroud and Rafael Leao scored against Lecce in a comfortable win; they will next face Roma in an all-Italian Europa League quarter-final on April 11. For Pulisic, it's been an outstanding debut season in Serie A, where he has hit the ground running and looks entirely comfortable in his surroundings.