Chelsea v Everton: Premier League – live (2025)

59 min: Palmer crowded out as he looks to jink and work space for a shot. Everton now prearing a triple change.

58 min: Reece James warming up for Chelsea. Lavia likely to make way with Caicedo going back into midfield. Dwight McNeil warming up for Everton.

56 min: Everton’s most likely route to goal seems to be pumping a ball into the box and hoping Sanchez flaps at it. To be fair, he often does.

54 min: Sloppy at the back from Everton as Jackson almost pounces on Patterson’s weak backpass. Pickford to the rescue. Chelsea launch another attack and Madueke stands a cross up that’s headed behind for a corner. It’s a dangerous one and Branthwaite gets a vital headed flick to divert it for another.

52 min: The ref just having a chat with Jackson and Branthwaite, who have been getting a bit physical. It lands on deaf ears as Jackson then wrestles the defender to the ground as Everton prepare to take a throw-in. All something and nothing.

51 min: Everton lost 6-0 in this fixture last year so at least they’re doing better than that. Much better. But it’s not obvious where their goal is coming from just yet.

50 min: Everton break but Harrison’s cross is blocked. Gueye then hoofs an awful cross straight behind. Everton need to do much better and Moyes looks frazzled.

48 min: Another Chelsea corner down the right. Neto takes and goes to the near post. The ball drops down to Madueke, who swivels and hits a low shot which Pickford deflects behind off his leg.

47 min: Neto takes it himself back to Palmer but Branthwaite has been a bit of a magnet and heads away again.

46 min: Everton are the draw specialists this season so Chelsea will want a second. They start brightly as Neto wins a corner.

Chelsea get the second half underway. Everton have brought on Alcaraz for the ineffective Ndiaye.

This is Maresca’s view by the way. Not the best!

Not the most exciting first period but Chelsea deserve their lead and it was a fine finish from Jackson, who needed a goal after his drought. Everton need to up it after the break.

45 min +2: Everton win a free-kick in the centre-circle and send the (extremely) big men up. Oh, hang on, O’Brien has been told to sit back. It doesn’t matter as the half-time whistle goes as Chelsea clear.

45 min +2: Everton pushing as the break nears. Left-back Mykolenko is the one getting space and that could be an area to mine in the second half.

45 min: There will be four additional minutes.

44 min: Mykolenko gets on the end of a deep cross into the Chelsea box and turns it back into the middle. The hosts clear. Everton have it back and Mykolenko again gets forward, floating a cross into the centre. The advancing Doucoure tries to get his head on it but can only get a glance, the ball never threatening the goal. Everton’s best moment. It’s taken a while.

43 min: The stadium has gone a little quiet as Chelsea knock the ball around. Again, Palmer can’t see much ahead. Is it him being less decisive than usual or a lack of movement?

41 min: A drinks break as Sanchez and Mykolenko finally get to their feet. The two players embrace which is a nice touch and the game resumes.

39 min: Here’s another coming together and this is a nasty one as Sanchez clatters into Mykolenko. Both players need treatment here. Sanchez caught the ball, sort of, but barged into the Everton full-back on his follow through.

38 min: Ouch! Madueke gets in a header, easily picked up by Pickford, but bangs into Patterson as he does so. He’s on his feet fairly quickly.

37 min: That was Jackson’s 10th Premier League goal of the campaign but his first since Chelsea beat Brentford in mid-December.

36 min: Neto gets his skates on down the right and Mykolenko is glad the pass is overhit and runs through to Pickford.

35 min: Chelsea completely dominating the midfield here, with Enzo Fernandez really pulling the strings. Cole Palmer still pretty quite through as he looks to end his 16-match goal drought.

33 min: Lovely switch out left to Madueke, who holds firm in a challenge from Patterson. O’Brien and Branthwaite deal with a cross and then a shot as Chelsea ramp up the pressure.

31 min: Can Everton find a response? There’s very little coming from their frontmen so far. Joe Cole says Ndiaye is playing too centrally.

29 min: Chelsea are up to fourth in the live table, ahead of Nottingham Forest on goal difference.

Chalobah wins the ball off Beto in the centre-circle. Enzo plays a straight, simple pass ahead to Jackson and the centre-forward swivels and, from just outside the area, thumps a low shot into the bottom corner. Great finish. 1-0 Chelsea.

26 min: Jackson dances past Branthwaite and is fouled, giving Chelsea a free-kick in a central area. Enzo’s cross is flapped at by Pickford, setting up Cucurella about 15 yards out but his bouncing shot drifts wide. But…

24 min: Ndiaye dribbles into a dangerous position and Everton throw a cross into the box which Chalobah does well to stretch his neck muscles and head clear.

23 min: Halfway through the first half and and the xG count reads: Chelsea 0.08, Everton 0.00.

21 min: Some Everton possession but only fleeting as Chelsea win back the ball. Madueke tries a cross from the left but O’Brien hacks clear.