Chelsea Chelsea Off The Mark With Slim Win Against Everton

At Goodison Park on Saturday night, Chelsea defeated Everton 1-0 in their Premier League debut.

newest signings, Kalidou Koulibaly and Raheem Sterling made their Blues debuts, while Marc Cucurella, another recent acquisition, started on the bench.

Meanwhile, the Toffees were missing their star striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin as James Tarkowski and Dwight McNeil, recent additions, made their debuts.

On minute 19, Sterling set up Mason Mount on the edge of the box for a chance for the Blues, but Jordan Pickford was there to save it.

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On minute 43, Sterling appeared to have secured his debut for Chelsea when the ball was in the back of the net, but the celebrations were cut short by the offside flag.

When Yerry Mina fouled Ben Chilwell in extra time, Thomas Tuchel’s team was given a penalties, which Jorginho converted into the bottom corner.

At the hour mark, Frank Lampard decided to make a move, replacing McNeil in the attack with Dele Alli as Everton struggled to break down Chelsea.

Despite Lampard’s team seeing a little more of the ball in the second half as they searched for an equalizer, chances were hard to come by at both ends.

After receiving a cross from Cucurella, Sterling nearly put the game away in the closing 10 minutes, but Vitalii Mykolenko cleared his goal-bound shot.

The visitors were able to hold on for the three points in the final minutes, so it did not come back to bite them.


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