Two wins, but your keeper broke his jaw
Everton 0–2 Chelsea on Saturday gave you a first Premier League clean sheet in nine months. It cost you Emiliano Martínez.
Martínez fractured his jaw in a head collision against Everton and had surgery on it (4). Chelsea confirmed it went well: "Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez has undergone successful surgery on a fractured jaw" (2).
He is not hiding from it. "Thanks to everyone for the messages, the operation went well. The most important thing is that we won and with a clean sheet. We'll be back in a few weeks" (4).
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Penders gets the gloves
Mike Penders is 21 and he is in now. He impressed on Merseyside as a stand-in (6), and with Martínez out for weeks the Tottenham derby at 18:30 on Saturday is his (3) (4).
Neto and Hato also stood out in the Everton win (6). Jarrad Branthwaite was on the other side of it.
Spurs, then United
Tottenham at home on Saturday, Manchester United at home on October 31 (both Premier League). You go in fourth on 13 points from seven, form L D L W W.
Camara price jumped to €70m
Chelsea are still on Lamine Camara, but Monaco want €70m now after a €55m summer deal fell apart (5). Liverpool, Newcastle, Brighton and Crystal Palace are also around (5).
Scott deal called "inevitable"
Alex Scott to Chelsea is being described as inevitable, with the January push set to intensify. The Bournemouth midfielder reportedly wants the move (8).
Trent watch, and Wirtz says no
Chelsea are among the clubs tracking Trent Alexander-Arnold's situation at Real Madrid, alongside Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Liverpool and Manchester City (8) (10).
Florian Wirtz will not be joining. He has no intention of leaving Liverpool for Chelsea despite the Xabi Alonso link (9) (10).
Two names to file away
Chelsea, Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund are in a crowded race for Daniel Banjaqui, Benfica's 18-year-old right-back. Juventus, Atlético Madrid, Roma, Leipzig and others are there too (7).
Club Brugge striker Nicolò Tresoldi, 22, had Chelsea scouts in the stands alongside Manchester City and Bayern (1). Oliver Mansson of IFK Göteborg is another name on the list (10).
Henderson is answering people
Jordan Henderson, in on a free, has started well and has hit back at the critics (8) (10).
Fan reactions
The subreddit is split between relief that Martínez's surgery went fine and worry about the timeline, with TyCSports putting his absence at 45 to 60 days rather than "a few weeks". The other live thread is the Neto valuation story, where fans reckon the club's near £100million price tag was a deliberate wall to stop a summer exit. December TV changes got posted too, and the Crystal Palace and Liverpool kickoff times are already annoying people. Read the thread
