The 'xNarrative' of Chelsea's opening game charts very high as Thomas Tuchel will take his (hopefully) rebuilt squad up to Merseyside for a rematch with Frank Lampard at Goodison Park.
Everton beat Chelsea 1-0 back in April as they fought for survival that Lampard secured in a dramatic penultimate win over Crystal Palace.
The defeat for Chelsea fit into a dispiriting end-of-season slump that saw a flurry of poor performances cement the exhaustion of a long campaign overtaken by events off the pitch. But the 20222/23 Premier League fixture list offers a chance for redemption.
