English Premier League

Everton vs Chelsea, 2024-25 English Premier League

· English Premier League

Chelsea miss chance to go top with goalless draw at Everton

Chelsea were denied the chance to go top of the Premier League table as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Everton at a blustery Goodison Park on Sunday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Everton).
  • 3': Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolas Jackson.
  • 4': Foul by Jack Harrison (Everton).
  • 4': Malo Gusto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Pedro Neto (Chelsea).
  • 6': Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 8': Delay in match (Chelsea).
  • 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
  • 11': Foul by Pedro Neto (Chelsea).
  • 11': Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Hand ball by Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea).
  • 15': Offside, Everton. Dominic Calvert-Lewin is caught offside.
  • 16': Foul by Enzo Fernández (Chelsea).
  • 16': Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Ashley Young (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 18': Foul by Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton).
  • 18': Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Ashley Young (Everton).
  • 19': Jadon Sancho (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 20': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 20': Foul by Orel Mangala (Everton).
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Jadon Sancho (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 23': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea).
  • 23': Orel Mangala (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton).
  • 24': Malo Gusto (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Malo Gusto (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 29': Foul by Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton).
  • 29': Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Enzo Fernández.
  • 31': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jordan Pickford.
  • 31': Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) hits the right post with a header from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Enzo Fernández with a cross following a corner.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Malo Gusto (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 31': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Vitalii Mykolenko.
  • 32': Offside, Chelsea. Nicolas Jackson is caught offside.
  • 34': Foul by Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton).
  • 34': Tosin Adarabioyo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by James Tarkowski (Everton).
  • 37': Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Orel Mangala (Everton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Abdoulaye Doucouré.
  • 38': Offside, Everton. Dominic Calvert-Lewin is caught offside.
  • 39': Foul by Ashley Young (Everton).
  • 39': Jadon Sancho (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 40': Foul by Iliman Ndiaye (Everton).
  • 40': Pedro Neto (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 40': Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Foul by Levi Colwill (Chelsea).
  • 41': James Tarkowski (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Foul by James Tarkowski (Everton).
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Ashley Young (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Jadon Sancho (Chelsea).
  • 45'+1': Jordan Pickford (Everton) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Everton 0, Chelsea 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Everton 0, Chelsea 0.
  • 47': Hand ball by Iliman Ndiaye (Everton).
  • 50': Attempt saved. Jack Harrison (Everton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Iliman Ndiaye with a cross.
  • 51': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Iliman Ndiaye.
  • 53': Foul by Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea).
  • 53': Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Foul by Ashley Young (Everton).
  • 57': Jadon Sancho (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Ashley Young (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Foul by Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton).
  • 59': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 60': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
  • 64': Cole Palmer (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Foul by Vitalii Mykolenko (Everton).
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Enzo Fernández (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cole Palmer.
  • 66': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
  • 66': Ashley Young (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Axel Disasi (Chelsea).
  • 67': Foul by Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton).
  • 67': Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Tosin Adarabioyo.
  • 73': Substitution, Everton. Beto replaces Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
  • 73': Substitution, Everton. Séamus Coleman replaces Ashley Young.
  • 74': Substitution, Everton. Jesper Lindstrøm replaces Jack Harrison.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 75': Substitution, Chelsea. Christopher Nkunku replaces Nicolas Jackson.
  • 76': Substitution, Chelsea. Noni Madueke replaces Pedro Neto.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 77': Foul by Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton).
  • 77': Noni Madueke (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 78': Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Everton).
  • 79': Foul by Cole Palmer (Chelsea).
  • 79': Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Corner, Everton. Conceded by Malo Gusto.
  • 82': Foul by Axel Disasi (Chelsea).
  • 82': Iliman Ndiaye (Everton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Axel Disasi (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Orel Mangala (Everton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 88': Foul by Beto (Everton).
  • 88': Levi Colwill (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Beto (Everton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Noni Madueke (Chelsea).
  • 90'+1': Idrissa Gueye (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Everton 0, Chelsea 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Everton 0, Chelsea 0.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 20
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 2
4 Saves 4
75 Possession 25
12 SHOTS 5
5 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.8
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
577 Accurate Passes 152
642 Passes 209
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
3 Accurate Crosses 1
18 Crosses 9
0.2 Cross % 0.1
50 Long Balls 55
29 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 1
14 Effective Tackles 11
23 Tackles 30
0.6 Tackle % 0.4
2 Interceptions 10
12 Effective Clearances 21
12 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Goodison Park
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 39,308

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 19 +25 45
2 Manchester City 18 +26 40
3 Aston Villa 19 +7 39
4 Liverpool 18 +4 32
Full Standings

Line-Ups

EVE Everton (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Jordan Pickford (GK) Yellow Card
32 Jarrad Branthwaite
6 James Tarkowski
19 Vitaliy Mykolenko
18 Ashley Young Yellow Card
27 Idrissa Gueye
16 Abdoulaye Doucouré
8 Orel Mangala
9 Dominic Calvert-Lewin
10 Iliman Ndiaye Yellow Card
11 Jack Harrison

CHE Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Robert Sánchez (GK)
6 Levi Colwill
4 Tosin Adarabioyo
27 Malo Gusto
2 Axel Disasi Yellow Card
20 Cole Palmer
8 Enzo Fernández
25 Moisés Caicedo
15 Nicolas Jackson
19 Jadon Sancho
7 Pedro Neto

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