Pedro Neto struck twice during the second half as Chelsea moved fourth in the Premier League and ended Evertons unbeaten start to the top-flight season with victory at the Hill Dickinson Stadium. Portugal winger Neto pounced within seconds of the restart to put the Blues ahead following Morgan Rogers backheel to allow Jorrel Hato to cross from the left, then repeated the trick after Cole Palmers free-kick hit Evertons defensive wall and dropped kindly in the 90th minute.Moises Caicedo hammered a shot against the woodwork from distance during the first half and visiting goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez was stretchered off after Netos first goal following a collision with Toffees Jarrad Branthwaite, leading to 11 minutes of added time being played.Everton vs Chelsea: Blues cutting edge paysEverton had drawn four and won two of their first six matches and pushed Chelsea hard for much of a combative contest, including five bookings during the first 34 minutes.Jack Grealish had a first-half shot tipped over the bar by Martinez, who reportedly went to hospital after being replaced by Mike Penders.Former England defender Stuart Pearce called the game even-ish. Chelsea just had that little bit more cutting edge in general play, Pearce told TalkSport.There was very little to choose between the sides in the first half. Even after they scored that first goal, I didnt feel Chelsea were threatened in any way.Everton team vs ChelseaEverton made two changes from their draw at Hull, bringing in defender Vitalii Mykolenko and midfielder Merlin Rohl for Michael Keane and Brennan Johnson.Branthwaite was fit to start after suffering an issue at the MKM Stadium. Mykolenko returned after missing that game through injury.Everton: Jordan Pickford, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, James Tarkowski, Jarrad Branthwaite, Vitaliy Mykolenko, James Garner, Harrison Armstrong, Merlin Rohl, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Jack Grealish, Thierno BarrySubstitutes: Mark Travers, Jake OBrien, Tyrique George, Tyler Dibling, Christian Norgaard, Brennan Johnson, Charly Alcaraz, Hayden Hackney, Braiden GrahamChelsea team vs EvertonJorrel Hato replaced Pep Chavarria in defence in Chelseas one change from their win over Bournemouth. Midfielder Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli, 16, made his debut in a 3-0 defeat at Brentford in their last away game on September 18 and was on the bench this time.Emanuel Emegha (hamstring) and Jamie Gittens (ankle) remained out. Reece James requires knee surgery.Chelsea: Emiliano Martnez, Josh Acheampong, Maxence Lacroix, Levi Colwill, Jorrel Hato, Moises Caicedo, Jordan Henderson, Pedro Neto, Cole Palmer, Morgan Rogers, Joao PedroSubstitutes: Mike Penders, Wesley Fofana, Marco Palestra, Valentin Barco, Romeo Lavia, Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli, Willian Estevao, Geovany Quenda, Danny WelbeckEverton vs Chelsea Premier League stats, formEverton failed to claim consecutive Premier League wins over Chelsea for the first time since beating them in March and December 2019 under Marco Silva and Duncan Ferguson respectivelyOnly in 2006/07 had Everton had a longer unbeaten run from the start of a campaign in the competition (first 7)Although Everton boss David Moyes has never prevailed in 21 attempts in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea, he has won eight of his last 14 home games against the Blues (D2 L4), with those split between four wins with Everton and four with West HamChelsea had won one of their preceding nine away Premier League games at Everton (D2 L6), a 1-0 win in August 2022They had failed to score in seven of those games, including the previous three, and lost 3-0 on their first visit to the Hill Dickinson Stadium in MarchThe last time Chelsea suffered defeat in their first two Premier League matches in a stadium was at Sunderlands Stadium of Light in 1999/00 (4-1) and 2000/01 (1-0)Despite being the third-highest scorers in the Premier League this season, no side had conceded more so far this term than Chelsea (13) before the start of Saturdays actionChelsea ended a 22-game run without a league clean sheet that had been their second-longest such sequence ever, following 31 games between November 1960 and August 1961 Recent Results : Everton Premier League Everton EVE L 0 2 2026-10-17 Chelsea CHE Premier League Hull City HUL D 2 2 2026-10-11 Everton EVE Premier League Everton EVE W 1 0 2026-09-19 Ipswich IPS League Cup Everton EVE W 1 0 2026-09-16 Wolves WOL Premier League Tottenham TOT D 0 0 2026-09-12 Everton EVE Recent Results : Chelsea Premier League Everton EVE W 0 2 2026-10-17 Chelsea CHE Premier League Chelsea CHE W 5 1 2026-10-10 Bournemouth BOU Premier League Brentford BRE L 3 0 2026-09-18 Chelsea CHE Premier League Chelsea CHE D 2 2 2026-09-12 Hull City HUL League Cup Chelsea CHE W 6 3 2026-09-09 Leeds LEE Latest updated Premier League table Premier League 2026 England #TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGDPtsLast 5 1 Manchester City66001651118 W W W W W 2 Arsenal6501105515 W L W W W 3 Brighton64111851313 W W W D L 4 Brentford6240126610 D W D D D 5 Everton624085310 L D W D D 6 Chelsea63121513210 W W L D L 7 Leeds62318539 L D W D D 8 Hull City62318629 D L D D W 9 Liverpool62317709 L W D W D 10 Ipswich6303912-39 W L W L L 11 Newcastle62221013-38 L W L D W 12 Crystal Palace6213912-37 W D L W L 13 Manchester United61329906 D D L D W 14 Coventry6204511-66 W W L L L 15 Nottingham Forest612358-35 L L W D D 16 Aston Villa6123611-55 D W L D L 17 Sunderland6114612-64 L L L D W 18 Bournemouth6033713-63 L L D D D 19 Tottenham603339-63 D L D D L 20 Fulham6024610-42 L D D L L Position 1, 2, 3, 4 : Promotion Champions League (League phase) Position 5 : Promotion Europa League (League phase) Position 18, 19, 20 : Relegation Championship Topics Chelsea F.C. 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