Main man: Aaron Ramsey makes sure of the points with his second, and Arsernal's third goal at Sunderland
Big buy: Mesut Ozil made his debut for Arsenal after making a £42.5million move from Real Madrid last week
From the
off, he led Sunderland a merry dance, interchanging neatly with Jack
Wilshere behind frontman Giroud and picking out angles which left the
Sunderland rearguard in disarray.
In front: Mesut Ozil (No 11) played in Olivier Giroud to score Arsenal's opener against Sunderland
Here, there and everywhere: Ozil was a constant menace to the Sunderland defence on his Arsenal debut
In front: Arsenal's Olivier Giroud (right) scores to put his side ahead against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light
Strong start: German midfielder Mesut Ozil (right) set up Giroud as he made his debut for Arsenal
Level pegging: Craig Gardner levelled from the penalty spot as Sunderland fought back against Arsenal
Level pegging: Craig Gardner levelled from the penalty spot as Sunderland fought back against Arsenal
Back in front: Aaron Ramsey scores the first of his two goals as Arsenal retake the lead at Sunderland
Suddenly,
Sunderland looked a completely different proposition as they took the
game to the visitors, Steven Fletcher seeing a 59th-minute effort ruled
out for offside and Gardner hitting the post with a free-kick two
minutes later.
Bad day at the office: Sunderland boss Paolo Di Canio sits on the hoarding after
Controversial: Ashley Young goes down after a challenge from Kagisho Dikgacoi....
.... but it was Young who was booked for diving
Dubious: Ashley Young went down under pressure on the edge of the box and a penalty was awarded
Warning: David Moyes will not stand for his players diving
Spot on: Robin van Persie celebrates after scoring the opener with a penalty
Winner: Everton's Steven Naismith celebrates his first-half goal against Chelsea at Goodison Park
Back then he began with four successive wins and did not taste defeat until his ninth outing in the league.
This time around it appears he is not so special with two victories, a draw and now this defeat.
The much-anticipated Premier League debut of Chelsea striker Samuel Eto'o did not go to plan for the 32-year-old, who was outshone by Gareth Barry making his first appearance for the Toffees after his deadline-day loan move from Manchester City.
His class is not in doubt but the former Barcelona and Inter Milan forward may be a bit rusty after a money-spinning spell in Russia with Anzhi Makhachkala.
It certainly looked that way when he headed wide Ramires' cross after five minutes when he should have - at the very least - hit the target.
More embarrassingly the Cameroonian then ballooned a long-range shot into the upper tier of the Gwladys Street end.
Head boy: Naismith nods home to earn Everton victory over Jose Mourinho's Chelsea side
But Everton offered precious little up front themselves, with Nikica Jelavic's weak header and Naismith's cross-shot palmed away by Petr Cech at the near post all they could muster in the opening half-hour as midfielder Ross Barkley began brightly but faded quickly.
And Martinez's preference for them to play out from the back almost cost them a goal when goalkeeper Tim Howard tried to pass square from his six-yard box.
He found only Schurrle, who cut back for Eto'o to shoot into an open goal but as the striker eyed his first goal in English football, Barry slid in with perfect timing to deflect the ball behind.
EVERTON'S MIDFIELD MAESTROS: Check out how Ross Barkley and Gareth Barry controlled the midfield as Everton edged out Chelsea - click here for more from our brilliant match zone.
In control: Gareth Barry (above) and Ross Barkley (below) were two of Everton's best performers
Frustrating: Samuel Eto'o endured a tough afternoon as he made his Chelsea debut against Everton
The England international, out of favour at City, brings a wealth of experience greater and different to that of his fellow 32-year-old, midfield partner Leon Osman.
And it may have been his first outing with his new team-mates but Barry's positioning, reading of the game and general calmness under pressure gives the Toffees a first-rate shield in front of the back four.
Chelsea cranked up the pressure in the 15 minutes before the break with Howard saving Ramires' shot from an Eto'o pass, Schurrle firing over after Ramires' run and Branislav Ivanovic heading over Juan Mata's free-kick.
Midfield shield: Gareth Barry enjoyed an impressive debut for Everton after joining from Manchester City
But with 30 seconds of one added minute remaining Osman crossed to the far post where Jelavic managed to keep the ball alive and Naismith, who had previously fired wastefully wide from Kevin Mirallas' shot, bundled home a header from close range.
Chelsea's tempo went up another notch after the interval and within 60 seconds of the restart Ramires played in Schurrle, who clipped over Howard but into the side-netting.
Any answers? Jose Mourinho struggled to motivate his side as Chelsea fell to defeat at Everton
Martinez
brought on £13million signing from Wigan James McCarthy to shore up the
midfield at the expense of Jelavic with 25 minutes to go but Chelsea
continued to threaten, with Ramires deflecting an Ivanovic cross into
the side-netting.
Chelsea seemed to lose their way as Everton grew in confidence in the closing stages and David Luiz was booked for pulling down Mirallas as the Belgium international threatened to break clear on the halfway line.
Naismith departed to a standing ovation and took his seat in the dug-out to watch Leighton Baines clip the angle of post and crossbar with a 90th-minute free-kick.
Chelsea seemed to lose their way as Everton grew in confidence in the closing stages and David Luiz was booked for pulling down Mirallas as the Belgium international threatened to break clear on the halfway line.
Naismith departed to a standing ovation and took his seat in the dug-out to watch Leighton Baines clip the angle of post and crossbar with a 90th-minute free-kick.
Swallow me up: Andre Schurrle reacts after missing a chance to score for Chelsea in the first half
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