Crystal Palace vs Rayo Vallecano result and match review

Chelsea's £7.5m deal for Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez is confirmed by the BBC, ESPN and the Guardian, even as the same day's rumour column still treated it as speculation. Meanwhile Crystal Palace's hijack of Villa's move for Joel Ordóñez has forced Unai Emery to pivot to West Ham's Jean-Claire Todibo.

Thierno Barry's header sealed Everton's 2-0 opening-day win over Crystal Palace, offering the clearest sign yet that the £27m striker could shed a 14-game goalless run and become David Moyes' first-choice frontman. But Everton have been burned before by single-goal breakthroughs.

BBC Sport data shows only 8 of 34 Community Shield winners since 1992-93 have gone on to win the Premier League, with losers actually claiming more titles. As Arsenal face Manchester City in Cardiff, the real story is the emerging Arteta-Maresca rivalry.

Crystal Palace's £11m move for USA youth international Zavier Gozo runs through David Blitzer's ownership stakes in Real Salt Lake and Augsburg, a pipeline that just as easily collapsed with defender Chrislain Matsima. Meanwhile, Palace's public refusal to sell Adam Wharton faces its first real test from Chelsea.

Chelsea are closing in on a £16.3m deal for Rayo Vallecano left-back Pep Chavarria, a player personally identified by Xabi Alonso to revive the inverted wing-back system that won him the Bundesliga at Leverkusen. The move, filling the gap left by Marc Cucurella's £51.8m switch to Real Madrid, marks a striking departure from Chelsea's recent buy-young-and-flip transfer model.

Crystal Palace are in advanced talks to sign Real Salt Lake winger Zavier Gozo for around $15m, a fee that would set a new club-record sale for the MLS side and beat out interest from Germany, Spain and England. The move comes despite Pochettino leaving the 19-year-old out of his World Cup squad.

Chelsea have reportedly reopened talks with Crystal Palace over Adam Wharton, with Palace demanding €100m, according to French journalist Sebastien Vidal. The uncorroborated claim points to a wider midfield reshuffle under Xabi Alonso, one squeezed by squad-cost limits and Enzo Fernandez's uncertain future.