Chelsea fended off a valiant Everton to make a victorious start to their new Premier League campaign.
The Blues ran out 1-0 winners at Goodison Park thanks to Jorginho 's ice-cool penalty on the stroke of half-time. Frank Lampard 's side battled hard but Abdoulaye Doucoure 's clumsy foul on Ben Chilwell ultimately undid all of their good work and eased the pressure on Thomas Tuchel after a difficult post-takeover pre-season.
The first half was marred by a sickening injury to Ben Godfrey after just 10 minutes, with the Everton defender being forced off on a stretcher and leaving Lampard limited in his options. The same can't be said for Tuchel, who left out Timo Werner and Marcos Alonso, both strongly linked with moves away from Stamford Bridge before the summer transfer window closes.
