The first fixture of the Premier League season has come and past and Chelsea have opened up their account with a 1-0 win over Everton. From the outside it may look like a simple case of job done but off the back of an up and down pre-season and a very poor Goodison Park record, the Blues pulled through.
It was not a stellar performance from Thomas Tuchel's side but Jorginho's penalty was enough to separate the sides after Ben Chilwell was felled in the box. Kalidou Koulibaly was the man to play the wing-back through and produced a solid if not perfect display while fellow debutants Raheem Sterling and Marc Cucurella also impressed.
An uninspiring game in some way but one that was nevertheless entertaining as Sterling showed a trick or two, Edouard Mendy produced some fine saves and Thiago Silva commanded the team from te back. It was not a game without talking points either as Tuchel acknowledged Marcos Alonso is set to leave the club this summer.
