Everton 1 – 0 Chelsea

Gylfi Sigurdsson’s first Premier League goal of the season ensured Everton clinched a 1-0 win over Chelsea to end the Blues’ 17-game unbeaten streak in all competitions.

With 2,000 supporters in the stands at Goodison Park, Sigurdsson’s penalty in the 22nd minute, after Edouard Mendy fouled Dominic Calvert-Lewin, proved to be enough to secure three points for Carlo Ancelotti’s team.

Mason Mount hit the wood twice in the second period, while Everton was denied a second penalty after a VAR review showed Calvert-Lewin had been in an offside position in preparation.

The result takes Everton to seventh place in the table after just a second victory in eight Premier League games, while Chelsea remains third, two points behind leader Tottenham.

How Ancelotti beat Lampard

At the end of this home wrestling performance, the 2,000 followers inside sounded like 20,000 when the Great Elder shook for the first time in nine months. Chelsea came to Merseyside with a lot of arrogance, but Lampard warned his team against falling standards ahead of the busy holiday schedule.

Everton shadowed the first 10 minutes with Sigurdsson preparing Richarlison for the first chance of the game, but the Brazilian’s shot was tame and straight for Mendy. Sigurdsson was the provider once again when his corner was led by Yerry Mina as the visitors struggled to find their rhythm.

Everton was compact and limited Chelsea to hopeful crosses in the first half, and halfway through, Carlo Ancelotti’s team had a chance to take the lead on route one. Jordan Pickford’s punt was won in the air by Calvert-Lewin, who then ran to his own dismissal before being eliminated by Mendy.

It was as straightforward a penalty decision as you’re likely to see throughout the season, and Sigurdsson made a bit of a scandal over the penalty that followed, causing Mendy to watch as he swung the ball to his left.

Chelsea sought an immediate response, and nearly restored parity in two minutes when Reece James hit the post when Everton failed to clear a corner, with replays showing that Pickford had received the slightest bit of effort.

Kurt Zouma, on his return to Goodison after his one-year loan period during the 2018/19 season, then held on to the takedown of Olivier Giroud but shot directly at Pickford. Everton were happy to play the counter and Richarlison should have done better when Sigurdsson released him again, but his shot failed to upset Mendy.

With 1,500 on Gwladys Street and another 500 on the Upper Balcony, there was no such semblance of fatigue behind closed doors as Lampard considered a tactical shakeup. Everton had won all six of their previous league games in which they led at halftime, but Mount almost tied a minute after the restart.

Thiago Silva’s long ball was cleared with a punch from Pickford, but with England’s No. 1 out of goal, N’Golo Kante set Mount up, whose shot grazed the crossbar.

Everton then threatened a second when Sigurdsson released Richarlison down the left and his right foot shot was parried by Mendy. The Icelandic international was enjoying himself in the absence of James Rodríguez when Mina took his center out of Calvert-Lewin’s head.

Chelsea continued to press and was on the verge of being punished for his high line when Alex Iwobi released Calvert-Lewin before Ben Chilwell fouled inside the box, but on checking, VAR Andre Marriner correctly overruled the offside decision In the preparation. .

Flash point stopped Chelsea’s momentum when Lampard turned to Tammy Abraham for the final 20 minutes, but it was from a dead ball where the visitors nearly tied. Abdoulaye Doucoure flipped James over, and on the next free throw, Mount slammed the foot off Pickford’s post.

By then, Ancelotti knew it would be his night that Chelsea gave up the opportunity to take the lead.

What the managers said

Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti: “We needed this performance and these points. After a difficult period we can move on and we are showing more consistency. Tonight the performance was really good. You cannot beat Chelsea without a good performance.”

“Defensively we were very good. We did not miss many opportunities, only two outside the area. I think we were very well organized with defenders and midfielders. The way the team fought was first class.

“The fans made a big difference. It was a totally different atmosphere. We only had 2000, but the atmosphere was completely different. I hope the crowd is full as soon as possible. I think we started very well. After that, we lost our confidence a bit. and attitude.

“We have a really tough game on Wednesday so I hope to see the same attitude and spirit. We won today because of the spirit, not because of the way we play. I want to see that spirit again against Leicester.”

Chelsea boss Frank Lampard: “I feel like we could have gotten something out of the game, but we didn’t get their goal. We had a chance to get at least one point, but we weren’t at our best. Once it went 1-0, we had a problem and we didn’t do enough to break them.

“Edouard has been fantastic since he’s been here, but I don’t think it was just his mistake. The mentality of the whole team was not good to cut the ball. When you give them an advantage in this stadium against this team, it is very difficult. It wasn’t really us for the first time in a long time.

“I keep reading that we have the strongest team in the league, but I don’t understand it. The teams that have won the league in recent years have teams full of wingers who have scored a lot of goals, but we are in a position where we are a work in progress. We will have nights like this. I don’t like them, but we will have to recover strong. Let’s see what happens on Tuesday. “

Man of the Match – Michael Keane

Ancelotti highlighted his team spirit as Everton kept their first clean sheet since the first day of the season at Tottenham. Integral to that was Keane’s display alongside Mina.

Giroud has enjoyed prosperous outings in the past at Goodison in the Arsenal colors, but here he was reduced to tatters as the England center-back produced nine punts, more than any other player.

Keane was always in the right place to eliminate danger, but this was a collective back-to-front triumph that Ancelotti will now want to use as a template to move forward, as Duncan Ferguson did at the beginning of his reign as interim manager against Chelsea 12 months ago. .

Mersey Blues – Opta Stats

• Everton have won three consecutive Premier League games against Chelsea for the second time (also from February 2010 to February 2012).
• Chelsea suffered their first Premier League away loss of the season (W3 D2), with their last two losses on the road in Merseyside (also 3-5 against Liverpool in July).
• Everton had 28% possession in this match, the lowest ever recorded in a single Premier League match they won (since 2003-04).
• This was Everton’s first clean sheet in the Premier League since opening day against Tottenham (1-0), and the Toffees conceded in each of their last 10 before today.
• Chelsea were unable to get a single shot on goal in the second half, and their last shot on goal came in the 28th minute courtesy of Kurt Zouma.

Whats Next?

Everton will travel to face Leicester on Wednesday at 6pm while Chelsea will play Wolves the day before; The start in Molineux is at 6 pm