Fulham vs Crystal Palace

Chelsea's 3-2 win at Fulham under new manager Xabi Alonso, sparked by a mature Cole Palmer display, offers early evidence that a summer of experienced signings can fix last season's 11-red-card discipline crisis. But reports that Enzo Fernández wants to leave for Manchester City suggest the club's leadership problem isn't solved yet.

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.

Fulham have agreed a £30m deal for Southampton's Shea Charles, making him the most expensive Northern Ireland footballer ever, as Álvaro Arbeloa's youth-focused rebuild continues. This roundup also covers Trevoh Chalobah's reunion with Cesc Fàbregas at Como, Gustavo Hamer's return to Coventry, and Idrissa Gueye's move to Saudi Arabia.

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.

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.

Fulham have signed Gonzalo Garcia and Cesar Palacios from Real Madrid on five-year deals, reuniting both with new manager Alvaro Arbeloa. The move equals Fulham's club-record fee and raises questions about whether Garcia's modest La Liga output justifies the outlay.

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.