Willian struck a first-half hat-trick while Michy Batshuayi and Loic Remy both scored twice as Chelsea got their pre-season up and running with an 8-2 thrashing of Championship outfit Fulham.
Chelsea were 5-1 up at the interval as Antonio Conte named a strong team for the first half, with £40 million new signing Tiemoue Bakayoko watching on at the club’s Cobham training ground.
The second half was a more evenly-matched affair as Fulham battled against a younger Chelsea XI, but the final score suggested the Premier League champions could again be the team to beat.
Chelsea are next in action against Arsenal in Beijing on Saturday in a re-run of last season’s FA Cup final, which the Gunners won 2-1.
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