Neto double leads Chelsea to victory at Everton marred by Martínez head injury

Pedro Neto scored twice as Chelsea beat Everton 2-0, extending their winning run to two matches and securing their first Premier League clean sheet since January. The result offers an early sign of the resilience manager Xabi Alonso wants, while Everton suffered their first league defeat of the season.

The match was finely balanced in the first half, when Everton’s Thierno Barry missed their clearest chance and Moisés Caicedo hit the crossbar for Chelsea. Neto opened the scoring 44 seconds after the break, taking advantage of a weak Jordan Pickford save, then added a second; Everton’s afternoon was also overshadowed by goalkeeper Emi Martínez being taken to hospital for tests after a collision left him with suspected concussion.