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Goals in each half from Cesar Azpilicueta and Marcos Alonso powered Chelsea to a 2-0 victory over Burnley in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge.
Manager Thomas Tuchel made a raft of changes from the side that played a goalless draw with Wolverhampton Wanderers, with Mason Mount, Tammy, Abraham, Marcs Alonso and Timo Werner getting a look-in.
Chelsea started the game on the front foot but struggled to truly test Nick Pope in the Burnley goal. They, however, created a good chance when a cross-field ball by Jorginho found Alonso unmarked at the back post. But the Chelsea defender headed wide from a promising position.
With half-time approaching, Cesar Azpilicueta charged down the field and displayed great technique to find the back of the net after he was played in by the brilliant Callum Hudson-Odoi.
It marked the Chelsea skipper's first goal in exactly a year, and it also marked the first goal in the Thomas Tuchel era.
The second half begun in much the same way as the first, with Christian Pulisic introduced at the break for the ineffectual Tammy Abraham. Chelsea eventually got the second goal their dominance deserved when a lofted pass by Pulisic was expertly controlled by Alonso before finding the roof of the net.
The victory moves Chelsea up to seventh in the league table. On that note, let us have a look at five talking points from the game.
#5 Thomas Tuchel could deploy a wing-back system as Chelsea manager
Thomas Tuchel is widely praised as one of the most tactically savvy managers in the game.
Throughout his managerial career, the 47-year-old has shown a penchant for switching things constantly, and that has helped him achieve success.
After being unveiled as the new Chelsea manager less than a week ago, there is still room for debate over what the German tactician's preferred formation would be.
For most of his career, he has sent his teams out with a flat back four while switching things up in midfield and attack. However, on the evidence of his two games at Chelsea so far, Tuchel seems inclined to play with a three-at-the-back system.
That means the use of wing-backs, rather than full-backs and an emphasis on overloading the midfield. If that indeed happens to be the case, it would not augur well for traditional wide man like Hakim Ziyech and Christian Pulisic.
It remains to be seen what Tuchel's likely formation would be, as 180 minutes is too small a sample size to make an informed decision. However, having started out with a wing-back system, this might well be the formation Chelsea could deploy moving ahead.
#4 Callum Hudson-Odoi enjoying life in new role
As already indicated, the full-back system requires wing-backs to man the wide positions, and Callum Hudson-Odoi seems to be Thomas Tuchel's go-to man in this position.
The England international has started both games in this position. After being the star of the show against Wolves, he followed up with yet another captivating display.
The 20-year-old was unplayable on the Chelsea right flank, giving Eric Pieters a torrid time in the 73 minutes he spent on the field.
It was his brilliant play that led to the opening goal for Chelsea; Hudson-Odoi also hit the post and created several chances for his teammates.
Overall, Callum Hudson-Odoi had three key passes in the game and was arguably the Man-of-the-Match for Chelsea. He got himself into great positions throughout the game and seems to be living up to the demands expected of him from his new manager.
After struggling to impose himself in the Chelsea first team over the last two years, Hudson-Odoi might have found a new role that he could be more suited to.
In many ways, it draws similarities with another winger who enjoyed a new lease of life after being converted to a wing-back in the past. Former Nigeria international Victor Moses also struggled to get much playing time before playing a key role in the title win under Conte as a wing-back.
It is unknown if Thomas Tuchel will stick with this system moving ahead, as Reece James also deserves an opportunity to show what he is capable of. However, on evidence of the two games Chelsea have played under their new manager, Callum Hudson-Odoi could be a key man in this system.
#3 Poor Burnley fail to turn up at Stamford Bridge
Although Chelsea deserve praise for controlling proceedings against Burnley, their victory owed much to the non-application from the visitors.
For the entirety of the game, Burnley struggled to get going and failed to force Edouard Mendy into action. The Chelsea goalkeeper was a relative spectator for most of the game, with Burnely forwards Chris Wood and Matt Vydra largely on the periphery.
The visitors also failed to make the most of their set-piece opportunities and Sean Dyche will be massively disappointed with how his side performed at Stamford Bridge.
The Clarets had shown great determination to come from behind and defeat Aston Villa 3-2 in their last game. They were also on a three-game winning run that included ending Liverpool's Anfield 'invincibility'.
However, they put up a no-show against Chelsea and were deserved losers.
#2 Chelsea defenders step to the fore in place of misfiring forwards
Chelsea spent a considerable amount to beef up their attack last summer, but so far, most of their marquee arrivals have failed to turn up.
After firing blanks against Wolves last week, Chelsea made a shake-up in attack, with all three frontmen changed for the visit of Burnley.
It was, however, the same story, as Timo Werner and Tammy Abraham struggled to contribute anything of note.
It took the efforts of two defenders to get the first goals of the Tuchel era, and the technique deployed in both goals belied the fact that they were defenders.
The best player on the day was also technically a defender, casting further aspersion on Chelsea's expensively-assembled attack.
#1 Tammy Abraham could have fitness issues
Tammy Abraham was handed his first start under Thomas Tuchel in place of Olivier Giroud.
The England international, however, struggled to impose himself on the game. His hold-up play was weak, considering he was playing against physical defenders, while he also failed to take advantage of a few promising positions.
At the start of the second half, the 23-year-old did not follow his teammates onto the field, with Christian Pulisic coming on in his stead.
There did not appear to have been any physical complaints in the first half, but Tammy Abraham's poor performance might have warranted the change.
Thomas Tuchel has a history of being ruthless with underperforming players; although no official confirmation has been given for the change, this might have been an indication of his no-nonsense approach to management.
