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'We've got a lot to work on and improve on': Ben Chilwell says Chelsea are still a side in transition despite beating Everton... while he admits competition for places is 'fierce' after the £62m arrival of Marc Cucurella

Defender Ben Chilwell admits Chelsea remain a work in progress but opening up with a win was all that was required from their first match of the new season.

Jorginho's first-half penalty was enough to secure a 1-0 victory at Everton, their first in five visits to Goodison Park, but it was far from a flowing, confident performance.

But after a summer of change on and off the field with a new ownership taking over, significant moves in and out of the squad and a disjointed pre-season, Chilwell accepts it will take some time for things to gel.