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:
HT: West Ham 1-1 Arsenal
Here is West Ham’s equaliser. Jarrod Bowen’s 10th Premier League goal of the season.
HT: West Ham 1-1 Arsenal
Rob Holding gave Arsenal the lead with his first Premier League goal. Here it is.
HT: West Ham 1-1 Arsenal
Half-time: That West Ham goal was the final action of the first half. Mike Dean brings proceedings to a close as the two sides go in level at the break.
Rob Holding’s header canceled out by Jarrod Bowen’s deflected equaliser on the stroke of half-time.
GOAL! West Ham 1-1 Arsenal (Bowen, 45)
45 mins: And there’s the equaliser!
Declan Rice plays a wonderful crossfield pass to Coufal on the right-hand side. He sends it in to Jarrod Bowen and the English forward brings it under control before firing beyond Ramsdale with the help of a deflection off the leg of Gabriel.
West Ham 0-1 Arsenal
44 mins: Nketiah plays a loose pass in his own half and Rice intercepts to get West Ham on the move.
West Ham looking to respond in the closing stages of this first half. It’s been a rather forgettable 45 minutes of football which have come alive in the last few moments.
West Ham 0-1 Arsenal
42 mins: The game is opening up now. About time! Coufal sends a cross in which Holding heads behind for another West Ham corner.
West Ham 0-1 Arsenal
41 mins: CHANCE! West Ham almost immediately level.
Benrahma whips a corner in and as it flicks off a head at the near-post Ramsdale acrobatically flings himself at it and parries the ball away from the top corner.
Great save.
GOAL! West Ham 0-1 Arsenal (Holding, 39)
39 mins: Rob Holding with his first Premier League goal!
West Ham 0-0 Arsenal
38 mins: CHANCE! And we have a shot on target!
It comes for the visitors as Nketiah finds some space on the edge of the box and curls an effort towards the bottom corner which is tipped away by Fabianski.
But hang on...
West Ham 0-0 Arsenal
38 mins: Coufal looks for Bowen down the line... it drifts aimlessly out for an Arsenal goal kick. That sums up both sides in the final third so far.
West Ham probably look the slightly more likely to score. But that’s more a damning indictment of Arsenal. But here the come...
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