Chelsea have the lead against Everton early in the second half after good play from Pedro Neto and Morgan Rogers.

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The first half at the Hill Dickinson Stadium, where Chelsea are facing Everton, was exciting, but had no goals.

That changed almost instantly in the second period. Chelsea started the game playing some football but ended up drawn into a battle with Everton as the first half went on. At the start of the second they had cooled their heads and went back to playing football – and it paid off right away.

Chelsea wide men link up for excellent goal

It was Morgan Rogers who once again made the difference. He held off a defender and played in Jorrel Hato on the overlap.

With four Everton players around him, Hato cut the ball back across the box. Cole Palmer’s run across the goal had taken another defender with him, leaving Pedro Neto free at the far post.

It still wasn’t an easy chance – he had to take a calm touch and finish past Jordan Pickford – but the Portugal winger did well.

You can see the goal in the clips embedded here:

Chelsea break the deadlock inside a minute of the second half! ⚡

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— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) October 17, 2026

Goal Pedro Neto💙

— Saad (@_20ic) October 17, 2026

[Footage from TNT Sport]

⚽️⚽️⚽️ GOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLL PEDRO NETO !!!!!!!!!! PEDRO NETO PEDRO NETO PEDRO NETOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CHELSEA TAKE THE LEAD VS EVERTON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

1:0 CHELSEA 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 pic.twitter.com/DcjhodRg3i

— GoalAlert HQ ⚽️ 🥅 (@GoalAlertHQ) October 17, 2026

[Footage from NBC Sport]

In other news…

Chelsea risked a red card as tensions boil over at the Hill Dickinson, but this goal should ease the tension majorly.

Xabi Alonso insisted before this game that Chelsea had enough in midfield despite losing Reece James to injury this week.

Chavarria was out of the team, and we had already speculated that it must be an injury.