Chelsea warns staff over Fantasy Premier League leaks

Chelsea warned staff after Joao Pedro's injury appeared to leak via Fantasy Premier League team selections before the Tottenham match.

Chelsea has issued a warning to its staff about the risks of revealing confidential team information through Fantasy Premier League and other public gaming platforms, where squad selections could expose which players are unavailable or nearing return.

The alert followed the apparent leak of Joao Pedro's quadriceps injury ahead of Chelsea's 0-2 home defeat to Tottenham. Influential Fantasy Premier League content creators reported seeing evidence that England international Morgan Rogers and other Chelsea staff had removed Joao Pedro from their Fantasy teams before the match at Stamford Bridge, despite the club making no official announcement about his injury.

When asked about the matter by BBC Sport after the loss, manager Xabi Alonso said he was unaware, stating: "I'm not into fantasy teams, so I didn't know." Chelsea has experienced previous leaks, including Champions League lineups during Liam Rosenior's four-month spell in charge last season, and an incident where Marc Cucurella's barber revealed on social media that Joao Pedro and Cole Palmer would miss a Brighton fixture.