Chelsea defeat Reading in friendly today ahead of Aston Villa clash

Chelsea beat Championship side Reading in a behind-closed-doors friendly at Cobham on Wednesday.

However, Pedro scored the only goal of the game in the first half as the Blues prepare for the resumption of the Premier League in less than two weeks.

Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante, who only recently returned to contact training was involved in the game against Reading.

Some of the players involved in the game include Tammy Abraham, Antonio Rudiger, Marcos Alonso, Mateo Kovacic, Jorginho, Cesar Azpilicueta, Ross Barkley, Mason Mount, Billy Gilmour, Fikayo Tomori, Willian, Olivier Giroud, Christian Pulisic and Ruben Loftus-Cheek.

In the Reading ranks, current Chelsea loanee Matt Miazga featured, while there was a Cobham return for former Blue, John Swift.

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