Chelsea's season is well and truly underway after a dramatic affair between the Blues and Tottenham at Stamford Bridge. Thomas Tuchel's side twice saw their lead cancelled out as Spurs came back, and the German coach's interactions with Antonio Conte certainly painted a picture.
Chelsea may have only came away with a point, but it was a much-improved performance from Tuchel's men than what they produced at Goodison Park on the opening weekend. New signings Marc Cucurella and Kalidou Koulibaly again impressed as they combined for the first goal of the game.
While plenty of doubts have surrounded what Chelsea can do this season, some promise certainly emerged from a match where many had discounted the Blues' qualities. What of Chelsea's promise elsewhere, however? It's been a testing weekend for the loan army. football.london takes a look at how they've got on.
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Prince Adegoke - The 18-year-old was not involved for Welling United this week and is still yet to make his senior debut.
Nathan Baxter - The goalkeeper missed the start of the season through a hand injury but returned to the bench as Hull City defeated Norwich.
Lucas Bergstrom - The Peterborough loanee pulled off some impressive saves but could not prevent his side from falling to a 2-0 defeat against Plymouth Argyle.
Gabriel Slonina - The American stopper's Chicago Fire side fell to defeat against Philadelphia Union, 4-1. Slonina could have done better for Union's second as he spilled the ball on his goal line for Jake Elliott to dispatch.
Ethan Wady - It was another outing on Woking's bench as the Cardinals earned a win over Dagenham and Redbridge.
Jamie Cumming - Started in goal for MK Dons but could not prevent a 3- defeat to Ipswich as his side continues searching for their first points of the season.
Henry Lawrence - The defender came on at half-time in MK Dons loss to Ipswich.
Malang Sarr - Was in Monaco's squad following his loan move last week but remained on the bench for the duration of the 1-1 draw with Rennes.
Levi Colwill - The Blues defender remained on the bench for Brighton's draw with Newcastle but saw some playing time for the Seagull's development side as he looks to build match fitness. Colwill didn't get much pre-season playing time, but it was his long-range pass that allowed Enciso through to score as Brighton drew with Liverpool in Premier League 2.
Ian Maatsen - The Burnely loanee put in another performance of promise going forwards and defending but lacked the polishing touches to turn it into a really good performance as the Clarets lost to Watford.
Sam McClelland - Fresh from knocking Blackpool out in the cup, McClelland's Barrow side were defeated 1-0 by Sutton United. The Chelsea youngsters completed the 90 minutes, however.
Tino Anjorin - The midfielder played for more than an hour as Huddersfield came away victorious against Stoke. He showed good ability in tight spaces but got caught in his own half too. Terriers boss Danny Schofield explained that the loanee took a knock in the game.
He said: "[Anjorin] took a knock. He came in and did an extra recovery session and will be assessed today (Monday), but we're hoping it's just a precaution."
Tiemoue Bakayoko - Having been left out of AC Milan's two most recent squads in recent friendlies, it was perhaps surprising to see the midfielder on the bench against Udinese. Bakayoko did not feature, however, and remains linked with other clubs.
Romelu Lukaku - The Belgian took just two minutes to open his Serie A account this season against Lecce, with Inter Milan winning 2-1. He struck after just one minute 22 seconds and, according to Opta, netted the fastest goal in a seasonal debut game since Dusan Basta for Udinese against the same opponents. Lukaku's first Serie A goal in his first stint with Inter was also against Lecce.
Bryan Fiabema - The Norwegian striker scored a 93rd-minute goal as Rosenborg won 5-2 against Sandefjord after being brought on minutes before.
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