Neto double at Everton leads Chelsea to victory marred by Martínez head injury

The Guardian

Chelsea have returned from the international break with an authority that augurs well for Xabi Alonso. Two goals from Pedro Neto condemned Everton to a first defeat of the season as the visitors climbed to fourth on the back of their first Premier League clean sheet since January. A head injury sustained by Emi Martínez, who was carried off on a stretcher after seven minutes of treatment, was the only concern from a mature display in the Merseyside sunshine for Alonso’s team. There were goalkeeping problems at both ends, with Jordan Pickford unconvincing for the second week in succession as…