well real excitement here the signing has been completed
and we're about to see his debut will he hit the ground running
the floodlights are beaming down on the players here at stamford bridge
in west london i'm derek ray here on the commentary box
and i'm joined for commentary by lee dixon and there are a few more enjoyable days
on the football calendar than opening day in the premier league it's chelsea facing
everton well thank you very brilliant atmosphere here today all that hard slog in pre-season
all lame for this game first game of the season all that preparation is for this it's for this
90 minutes focus on it get the three points move on to the next one looking forward to it
and a look at the chelsea starting 11. antonio rudiger starts alongside
thiago silva in central defence and as for the attack well it
has a bold look about it with three forwards listed from the beginning
okay
and here's how everton lineup jordan pickford stands between the posts
andreas christensen plays alongside michael keane in central defense andrei gomesh plays
alongside alan in central midfield and the story and attack is one of a strike
partnership
and the contest begins
rudiger
here's mount
and goto kante
delightful pass he just needs to keep a cool head can he find the net and the post denied him
he has very much been the talk of the town going into this match playing against his old club and
i wonder what's going through his mind lee well jerry whilst the occasion for him is a nice one
and there'll be lots of smiley faces surrounding you when you meet old friends etc i can tell you
those smiley faces every single one of them will want you to have a nightmare and fall flat on your
face when the game starts it could be a tricky day for him today hold on hold on excellent defending
using his strength to shield the ball
do cool and here's kalman oh good defending to stop a decent looking attack
where did he go
well real excitement here i say that because it is his long-awaited debut coming up what should we be
looking for from him lee well i can tell you derek you want a nice easy calm start to your debut at
any club trouble is in that midfield area of the pitch it's chaos trust me i wandered in there once
it was a big mistake million miles an hour it'll be full-on from the first whistle good luck to him
good work to win it back high up the pitch showing ambition to shoot from there goalkeeper has it
so a throw into chelsea
has eyes for goal from so far away it didn't appear to be the high percentage option close
though well he surprised everybody including me long range effort and it wasn't too far off was it
holland setting off perhaps a little bit too much here what can chelsea do from this position what a
lovely strike lethal peter finishing drilled home with true conviction tremendous goal
well here's the replay it's a gorgeous ball over the top and then just look at the finish reads
the flight perfectly and absolutely smashes it beyond the keeper there's just no stopping that
well just look at the reactions on the touchline they just need
to keep their composure now this is far from over
the opening goal of the game then
joshua king
rudiger
it's worth marcos alonso declan rice
kante
i just missed that little bit of attacking spark goalkeepers ball chelsea throw in here
declan rice really well played pass
pulisic and a chance to whip it in here oh they've lost it cleared away
rodriguez and now king
magnificent challenge to win it back
the referee has decided there will be just one minute of added time
marcos alonso the attack looks promising and chelsea get the decision from the referee well
that could be his final rebuke i think and the referee's making that absolutely clear but i
like that derrick good referee nice and strong told the player exactly what he was thinking
and so the first half draws to a close here in west london
as anticipated plenty of talking points so far and now the second half is underway
here is andre gomes chelsea have it back now and space to exploit maybe
can he put it away and it's gone in here
just what chelsea fans wanted to see the lead extended to two goals
well it's good play you might question the defending but i prefer to be positive
really good build up and an easy finish let's have another view of that goal
oh to be a flight on the wall in that dressing room if it stays like this derek he's not happy
just look at him well a second goal for them here
chelsea really have been dominating possession and what that does it just relaxes the team
if you've got the ball you enjoy the ball and they're turning it into goals as well
marcus could alonso it in here we'll dealt with that ball comfortably
hakimi well they have the ball once more
manchester city have been busy in the transfer market the contract situation finally ironed out
and he could be available very soonly well i think everybody would be excited by this transfer he's
a real star turn a proper player i'd love to have played with him james rodriguez and here's coleman
christensen andrei gomes
and now king not a good
how can boss create something will he find the bet he's got to score and that is how to enter
yourself to the fans in your debut well he's in dreamland he's all going to plan and then some
well here is the replay and to be fair the keeper from that distance hasn't got much chance of
keeping it out lovely goal slightly different vantage point in terms of the goal that was
scored
is this going to be a thrashing three nil now
the ball with james rodriguez
alan
another defending not the best here and chelsea worth the ball again
well this is certainly the home of live football ea tv and looking forward to bringing you more
action from the premier league it's chelsea facing manchester city yeah i'm predicting a
cracker there both teams will have a real go at each other i'm sure beautifully disguised ball
still looking to get the shot off and putting his body on the line
and thwarting his opponent in the nick of time
hold on gives it a go well body in the way
only 10 minutes remaining here
damage and dribbling with it but out of play well they've decided to make a change
mount now hold on
and mount oh that's an interesting pass showing excellent vision what a lovely
strike lethal piece of finishing drilled home with true conviction tremendous goal
derek is like the manager scored he's one of the players all of a sudden great stuff
well here's the replay and as we can see the defense can't cope with the through ball
and he had choices of what type of finish to apply and bang he goes for the smash lovely goal
a lopsided contest for nail
inside the final two minutes of this contest
well we are going to have a decent amount of stoppage time three minutes to be exact
getting in there to intercept
joshua king so the final whistle now it goes down as a victory for chelsea to the delight
of their fans around the world lee well it takes four to five games to really get your
match fitness at the start of any campaign just hope that you can hit the ground running
and pick some points up before that and they've done that today well done indeed
and i think it's accurate to say lee that this man was the lightbringer
for his side well he played well scored a goal what a good performance from him