Pedro Neto Scores Twice as Chelsea End Everton’s Unbeaten Run

What changed

Chelsea won away at Everton on Saturday through two second-half goals from Pedro Neto. He struck 43 seconds after half-time and again in the 90th minute, ending Everton’s unbeaten run and giving Chelsea their first clean sheet of the season.

Why it matters

Neto changed the match almost immediately after the break, then settled it at the very end. That makes him the clear figure in Chelsea’s win: he was rated their best player, despite picking up a booking for dissent.

Everton had chances, including a first-half header from Thierno Barry and a late opportunity created by Jack Grealish, but could not turn pressure into a goal. Their defensive effort also came at a cost: goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez was carried off on a stretcher after colliding with Jarrad Branthwaite. The report gives no confirmed diagnosis.