Chelsea striker Joao Pedro said he was relieved to end his goal drought but not overly concerned about his numbers, insisting that team success is his priority after netting the winner in Saturday's 1-0 Premier League win at Tottenham Hotspur.

Chelsea took the lead when Moises Caicedo stole the ball from Micky van de Ven on the edge of the Spurs penalty box and the combative Ecuadorian squared for Joao Pedro, who made no mistake from eight metres in the 34th minute.

The 24-year-old Brazilian had chances to add to his goal tally but was thwarted three times by Spurs goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario who also denied Pedro Neto and Alejandro Garnacho.

"I needed this goal because it had been a long time I didn't score, and the team expect that from me," Joao Pedro said.

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