Everton’s 2021-22 campaign was tumultuous, to say the least. The Toffees guaranteed survival in the Premier League in the last game of the season after coming back from a 2-0 deficit at halftime to win 3-2 in dramatic fashion. With a full preseason to prepare his team, manager and former Chelsea legend Frank Lampard will be hoping for a more comfortable season this time around, but losing top striker Richarlison will hurt.
For Chelsea, last season was a successful one that feels like a disappointment. Although they won the UEFA Super Cup, the FIFA Club World Cup, and improved their position in the Premier League table from the previous season, they lost two cup finals to Liverpool and crashed out of the Champions League as defending champions.
Chelsea have spent big in the transfer window as a result, signing forward Raheem Sterling from Manchester City and Kalidou Koulibaly from Italian club Napoli to try to rebuild a defense that has suffered the departures of Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen. More reinforcements could be on the way.