Premier League: Everton halts Chelsea’s streak in best game

Chelsea FC started the game with a lot of possession, but no real opportunities emerged in the early stages. So defensive back Everton FC got their first chance to score.

Richarlison (6th) made his way into the penalty area thanks to a double with Gylfie Sigurdsson, but the Brazilian shot was too imprecise.

Chelsea were left without decisive action and then unlucky when goalkeeper Edouard Mendy came out of his net with a really safe long ball against Dominic Calvert-Lewin and knocked the striker to the ground.

Sigurdsson (21st) took the penalty and turned it into an advantage.

Chelsea did not seem surprised and subsequently stayed in the Everton half. Reece James (25/26) checked Jordan Pickford after a free throw before he hit the post from the next corner.

Just a few minutes later it was Kurt Zouma (28th) who had a great opportunity to tie after another free kick. At point-blank range, the central scorer’s shot was too out of place.

Timo Werner reported for the first time in the 37th minute. Following a cross from Mateo Kovacic, the forward Mason Holgate escaped and directed the cross just above Pickford’s goal.

Everton could have even increased before the break, but Richarlison (40th) closed a promising opportunity too vaguely.

After the break, Chelsea almost returned to the game because of a Pickford error: the goalkeeper made a cross pass with his fist too short, so Kovacic (47.) initiated a lift from distance, but the leather landed in the goal .

Everton befriended the role of being on the lookout for the fast break. Richarlison was about to make it 2-0 like this (52nd), but Mendy directed a shot from the Brazilian to corner.

Ten minutes later, a tight offside position prevented Calvert-Lewins (63.) from receiving the next penalty. However, the VAR intervened correctly.

Subsequently, Chelsea determined the game, but as was the case during long periods of play, there were no great opportunities. So the meeting continued to babble. Everton had a chance or two against chances, but Carlo Ancelotti’s team did not seize the opportunities regularly enough.

Mason Mount had the best chance to equalize (81), but the offensive player hit the post after a free throw.

Chelsea remain third and lose for the first time in the Premier League since September, Everton jump to seventh place and are only two points behind Chelsea.

Gylfie Sigurdsson (FC Everton): “It was a really tough game for us. We had to hold out until the last second, but the most important thing in the end is the three points. We defended hard against a really good Chelsea, who is very dangerous offensively. We did it in training. During the week we did a lot of good things. In general, we can live very well with the result. I am very proud of our team. “

Carlo Ancelotti (FC Everton): “I’m happy that our fans are back. They saw a very good game from our team today. We really did a great game on defense. We were also dangerous on the counterattacks and we just didn’t allow much. It’s a well deserved match.” Victory.”

After Kai Havertz played properly at the start of the season, he has not been in shape since his crown disease at the latest. The otherwise technically strong newcomer had some concentration errors and unnecessary bad passing in his game. When things could go fast, Havertz slowed down. Logically, the 21-year-old was replaced after just under 70 minutes.

In all competitions, Chelsea were undefeated in 14 games. That series started against Everton. The last defeat was on September 29, when the Blues lost in the League Cup to Tottenham Hotspur.

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