Overview
- Estevao Willian, 18, entered after halftime against Crystal Palace and lifted Chelsea’s threat at Stamford Bridge.
- Enzo Maresca told Sky Sports the Brazilian "is going to be a fantastic player" and added he "needs time to adapt" before becoming important to the team.
- Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher named Estevao his Premier League player to watch and predicted he could break into the starting XI soon, possibly as early as West Ham on Friday.
- Maresca also praised academy defender Josh Acheampong for handling Jean-Philippe Mateta after stepping in due to injuries.
- Chelsea opened the season with a 0-0 home draw, with the Mirror reporting that a disallowed Eberechi Eze goal was controversial and that the hosts may have been fortunate to take a point.