Everton vs Chelsea LIVE: Premier League result and final score as Jordan Pickford makes stunning save
Everton 1-0 Chelsea: Follow for reaction as Everton claimed a vital win at Goodison Park
Everton moved two points away from Premier League safety as Richarlison’s goal earned Frank Lampard a priceless victory against former side Chelsea at a raucous Goodison Park.
Burnley’s victory over Watford yesterday left the Toffees five points adrift in the relegation zone but Everton responded in style in front of their own fans to boost their relegation hopes, as Leeds were dragged into the fight.
Everton made life difficult for Chelsea in a heated first half that saw five yellow cards but few goalscoring chances. Richarlison then punished Cesar Azpilicueta as the Chelsea captain was caught in possession, before finishing beyond Edouard Mendy.
Vitaliy Mykolenko wasted a golden chance to double Everton’s lead, before Jordan Pickford made a series of stunning saves to rescue Everton at the other end. The England goalkeeper somehow kept the ball out as he scrambled across his goalline to reach Antonio Rudiger’s shot from close range.
It saved Everton, who missed the chance to seal the win as Demarai Gray wasted an opportunity on the breakaway. Lampard needed to wait through seven minutes of additional time but the Toffees held on to claim a vital victory to boost their survival hopes.
Relive the drama of Everton vs Chelsea below, ahead of Arsenal’s visit to West Ham:
West Ham 1-2 Arsenal
This is how Gabriel put Arsenal back in front with his head.
West Ham 1-2 Arsenal
57 mins: Incidentally, the commentators felt that Ramsdale/Bowen moment was handled correctly. I could not disagree more.
Moments later Arsenal are back in front.
Terribly unlucky for West Ham.
GOAL! West Ham 1-2 Arsenal (Gabriel, 55)
55 mins: And moments later Arsenal are back in front!
A corner is swung in and West Ham deal with the first ball. But as it comes back in from the other side Gabriel is waiting at the back post to nod home from close range.
West Ham 1-1 Arsenal
54 mins: Wow, well that is a strange one?!
Bowen gets set off down the right and Ramsdale comes charging out of his penalty area to meet him. Bowen gets there first to touch the ball around Ramsdale and then goes down. The Arsenal keeper didn’t make contact with Bowen but clearly went straight through him and got none of the ball.
Mike Dean chooses to book Bowen for diving! I’m sorry, but that was not a dive. Ramsdale has got away with one there.
West Ham 1-1 Arsenal
53 mins: Saka sends Nketiah away on the break down the right-hand side. But the Arsenal man has no support and has to go back towards his own goal.
West Ham 1-1 Arsenal
51 mins: Holding tries a crossfield ball towards Saka which Fredericks deals with by heading back to Cresswell.
Safe to say the start of this second half has not picked up where the end of the first left off. The tempo has dropped again.
West Ham 1-1 Arsenal
49 mins: YELLOW! Bowen chests the ball down and wriggles clear of Saka in the middle of the pitch. The Arsenal man brings him down and goes in the book for his troubles.
West Ham 1-1 Arsenal
48 mins: No changes for either side at half-time. Mikel Arteta clearly believes his starting XI deserve another opportunity to prove themselves after that drab first period. David Moyes probably has more than one eye on Thursday.
West Ham enjoying possession of the ball in the opening moments of the second half. Fornals slides a pass into Benrahma on the edge of the box. He goes for goal but Holding blocks it well.
West Ham 1-1 Arsenal
46 mins: Back underway! West Ham resume for the second period of this London derby.
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