Everton vs Chelsea 0-2

Chelsea left Liverpool with a 2-0 win after Pedro Neto struck twice, once just after the restart and again in stoppage time. Everton stayed level until half-time, but Chelsea settled it with the two finishes.

The first half brought bookings rather than goals. Harrison Armstrong was booked for Everton in the 23rd minute, then Pedro Neto, Josh Acheampong and Morgan Rogers were all booked for Chelsea before James Tarkowski also went into the referee’s notebook on 34 minutes. It was 0-0 at the break.

Chelsea broke through in the 46th minute when Pedro Neto opened the scoring to make it 1-0. Everton made a change on 55 minutes, sending on Tyrique George for Ainsley Maitland-Niles, while Chelsea then protected the lead and added late changes of their own. Neto sealed it in the 90th minute with his second of the match, making it 2-0. Everton made two changes on 85 minutes, with Christian Nørgaard replacing Harrison Armstrong and Brennan Johnson coming on for Jack Grealish, but they never found a reply.

The numbers pointed to a Chelsea edge. They had 53% of the possession, 453 passes to Everton’s 402, 18 shots to 6 and 1.55 expected goals to 0.53. Chelsea also led 7-5 for shots on target and 7-5 for corners, while Everton had 4 offsides to Chelsea’s 1 and the home side made 4 saves to Chelsea’s 5.

There were three bookings for Everton and four for Chelsea. Armstrong, Tarkowski and Christian Nørgaard were booked for the home side, with Nørgaard’s caution arriving on 89 minutes. Chelsea’s cautions went to Pedro Neto in the 27th minute, Josh Acheampong in the 32nd, Morgan Rogers in the 34th and Cole Palmer on 65 minutes.