Chelsea have issued a formal warning to staff about the risks of disclosing sensitive team information through participation in Fantasy Premier League, after the injury of Joao Pedro appeared to have been inadvertently revealed by changes to online team selections.

An internal email was circulated reminding employees of the potential consequences of using inside knowledge on public gaming platforms. The concern is that adding or dropping players from a Fantasy squad can expose which first-team players are unavailable or on the verge of returning from injury.

Pedro's injury and the Tottenham match

The issue came to a head ahead of Chelsea's 2-0 home defeat by Tottenham, when Joao Pedro was absent without prior explanation. It has since been confirmed that the Brazilian forward was dealing with a quad injury.

Several prominent Fantasy Premier League content creators reported seeing evidence that Morgan Rogers, alongside a number of Chelsea staff members, had removed Pedro from their Fantasy squads before kick-off at Stamford Bridge — despite the club making no official announcement about his fitness.

When Chelsea head coach Xabi Alonso was asked about the matter by BBC Sport following the defeat, he said he had no knowledge of it.