Chelsea began the new season at Goodison Park with a victory thanks to Jorginho’s penalty.
The seasoned midfielder kept his composure to send Jordan Pickford the wrong way after Abdoulaye Doucoure had fouled Ben Chilwell.
Thomas Tuchel, Chelsea’s manager, will be relieved that the penalty was sufficient to give Chelsea all three points.
There weren’t many opportunities in the scrappy second half, but Chelsea showed all of their experience to win all three points and put an end to a run of four straight losses at Goodison Park.