Henderson wasted little time announcing himself in SW6, bending a wonderful strike in off the post to give us the lead against Bournemouth with not even two minutes on the clock.

The midfielder then set up Morgan Rogers' goal that instantly followed, before curling a textbook free-kick into the net during the second half to round off our emphatic 5-1 victory.

The 36-year-old joined an impressive list of players who have scored in their first Chelsea league game at the Bridge. Henderson is the 26th to do so in the Premier League era, the third to score a brace (after Mario Stanic and Gonzalo Higuain), and the first since 2023.

On that occasion Axel Disasi opened his Blues account to draw us level against Liverpool on the opening day of the campaign - the sixth consecutive season in which a Chelsea player achieved that feat.

A season earlier, fellow defender Kalidou Koulibaly notched on his home debut as we drew 2-2 with Tottenham, while Academy product Trevoh Chalobah marked his Premier League bow against Crystal Palace in 2021/22 with a memorable long-range stunner in the second half that sealed a 3-0 victory.

Palace were also our opponents in 2020/21 when Ben Chilwell made his Chelsea league debut after sitting out our first three games of the campaign with an injury. The left-back made up for lost time, breaking the deadlock by slamming in a loose ball from close range early in the second half, before crossing for Kurt Zouma to head home our second in an emphatic 4-0 win.

A year earlier, it was Mason Mount who delighted the home fans when he found the net against Leicester City just seven minutes into his first senior appearance at the Bridge. Mount, who like Chalobah, was an Academy product, caught Wilfred Ndidi in possession on the edge of the box and slotted the ball past Kasper Schmeichel before celebrating in front of the Shed End.

While Higuain never quite found his best form during his loan spell with the Blues in the second half of the 2018/19 season, the Argentinian enjoyed his home league debut as he netted two stunning goals against Huddersfield Town.

After opening the scoring against the Terriers with a fine finish at the near post following an excellent through ball by N’Golo Kante, Higuain netted our fourth after the interval with a sensational right-footed effort from 25 yards as we ran out 5-0 winners.

The recent trend began in 2017/18 when Alvaro Morata came off the bench to score against Burnley in our season opener. It proved to be a disappointing day as we lost 3-2 after being reduced to ten men for much of the game, but Morata made his mark when he glanced in a Willian cross 11 minutes after he had replaced Michy Batshuayi.

Several other players have made a quick impression on Chelsea fans by netting on their home league debuts for the Blues in the Premier League era.

In 2014/15, Diego Costa got off the mark at the Bridge by opening the scoring in our 2-0 win over Leicester as he plundered nine goals in his first seven Premier League matches.

Loic Remy wasn’t nearly as prolific as the Brazilian, but the French striker found the net eight minutes after coming on as a substitute in our 4-2 win over Swansea in September 2014.

And two-time Chelsea Player of the Year Juan Mata also scored after making his debut as a substitute when he sealed a 3-1 win over Norwich City in August 2011.

Other players who have scored for the Blues on their league debuts at the Bridge since the turn of the millennium include George Weah (Tottenham Hotspur, January 2000), Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Stanic (both against West Ham, August 2000), Boudewijn Zenden (Newcastle 2001), Adrian Mutu (Leicester, August 2003), Claudio Pizarro, Florent Malouda (both against Birmingham City, August 2007) and Deco (Portsmouth, August 2008).

Chelsea players to score on their home Premier League debut

• Mick Harford | 15.08.1992 | Oldham | D 1-1

• Neil Shipperley | 12.04.1993 | Wimbledon | W 4-2

• Gavin Peacock | 14.08.1993 | Blackburn | L 1-2

• Paul Furlong | 20.08.1994 | Norwich | W 2-0

• Roberto Di Matteo | 21.08.1996 | Middlesbrough | W 1-0

• Paul Hughes | 18.01.1997 | Derby | W 3-1

• George Weah | 12.01.2000 | Tottenham | W 1-0

• Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink | 19.08.2000 | West Ham | W 4-2

• Mario Stanic | 19.08.2000 | West Ham (two goals) | W 4-2

• Boudewijn Zenden | 19.08.2001 | Newcastle | D 1-1

• Adrian Mutu | 23.08.2003 | Leicester | W 2-1

• Claudio Pizarro | 12.08.2007 | Birmingham | W 3-2

• Florent Malouda | 12.08.2007 | Birmingham | W 3-2

• Deco | 17.08.2008 | Portsmouth | W 4-0

• Juan Mata | 27.08.2011 | Norwich | W 3-1

• Demba Ba | 16.01.2013 | Southampton | D 2-2

• Diego Costa | 23.08.2014 | Leicester | W 2-0

• Loic Remy | 13.09.2014 | Swansea | W 4-2

• Alvaro Morata | 12.08.2017 | Burnley | L 2-3

• Gonzalo Higuain | 02.02.2019 | Huddersfield (two goals) | W 5-0

• Mason Mount | 18.08.2019 | Leicester | D 1-1

• Ben Chilwell | 03.10.2020 | Crystal Palace | W 4-0

• Trevoh Chalobah | 14.08.2021 | Crystal Palace | W 3-0

• Kalidou Koulibaly | 14.08.2022 | Tottenham | D 2-2

• Axel Disasi | 13.08.2023 | Liverpool | D 1-1

• Jordan Henderson | 10.10.2026 | Bournemouth (two goals) | W 5-1