Everton vs Chelsea LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Everton face Chelsea today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Everton vs Chelsea
Certainly not short of options to call upon from the bench, Maresca has a list of choices that would make most coaches jealous, including Felix, Madueke and Nkunku. Any one of those options could operate in support of Jackson, with Sancho the least involved of the attacking starters in the first 45 minutes. Everton will be happy with the score at half-time and will see a point against Chelsea as a positive result, though they’ll know the match is there to be won should it remain 0-0. Beto has scored a couple late goals this season and could come in for Calvert-Lewin, while Patterson may provide fresh legs in defence on the wing.
Everton vs Chelsea
A first half at Goodison Park dominated by the visitors comes to a close with nothing to split the two sides - at least on the score sheet - with Everton and Chelsea level at 0-0 after 45 minutes. Finishing the period with more than 75 per cent possession, Maresca’s side were in the ascendancy from the first minute, looking to build attacks through quick interchanges between Jackson and Palmer. The former had two gilt-edged chances to give his side the lead but failed to beat Pickford from four yards out ahead of the half-hour mark, before seeing his header clatter the post a half-dozen minutes later. Everton, for their part, failed to make the most of what little time they did have on the ball, but eventually managed to test Sanchez twice from outside the penalty area, for an expected goals of just 0.04 (compared to Chelsea’s 0.65).
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The fourth official indicates one minute will be added to the end of the half for stoppages.
Everton vs Chelsea
Gusto puts a high, hanging cross to the edge of Everton’s 18-yard box but the only person in the area is Mykolenko, with the left-back taking no chances, volleying the danger clear at the first time of asking.
Everton vs Chelsea
Palmer fires the free-kick from the right into the penalty area, looking to pick out Adarabioyo inside the six-yard box but Calvert-Lewin is back to do his defensive duties, putting in a convincing header despite the pace of the travelling ball.
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Neto looks to get past both Ndiaye and Mykolenko on his way into the penalty area but he’s cynically tugged back by the former, who is shown a yellow card.
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GOOD SAVE! Doucoure reaches the edge of Chelsea’s penalty area, laying the ball off to Mangala just before being cleared out by Adarabioyo’s tackle. Referee Chris Kavanagh allows play to continue - with Mangala taking the opportunity to hit a skipping shot to the far post, which is pushed aside by the outstretched arm of Sanchez!
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