Substitute Dion Rankine scored the only goal on his Premier League 2 debut as Chelsea began the defence of their Division 1 title with a 1-0 win over Division 2 champions West Ham United.
Rankine struck on 76 minutes, only two minutes after coming on at Kingsmeadow, to give Chelsea's new PL2 coach Andy Myers a winning start.
See: Chelsea report | West Ham match centre
Matchweek 1 results
Division 1
Division 2
HT:
Half Time:
2-1
Niall Brookwell 34'
Elliot Anderson 40'
Ben Liddle 11' (pen)
Isaiah Jones 64'
Assists
Rosaire Longelo 40'
HT:
Half Time:
2-2
Lewis Richardson 30'
Max Thompson 33'
Assists
Nigel Lonwijk 11'
Ne-Jai Tucker 30'
HT:
Half Time:
1-0
Zak Brown 33'
Owen Windsor 90 +1' (pen), 90 +7' (pen)
Jaden Philogene 84'
Assists
Tyrese Dyce 33'
HT:
Half Time:
2-0
Assists
