Match Report
3 points and 3 places separated them: Everton 13th with 49, Chelsea 10th with 52. Chelsea ranked just 16th in the league on five-round form despite their 10th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.24/1.32 for Everton and 1.53/1.37 for Chelsea (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.38.
Chelsea arrived off three straight defeats.
The head-to-head ledger counts 40 games: 11 Everton wins, 18 for Chelsea, 11 draws, at 2.58 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Hill Dickinson Stadium (capacity 52,888). Everton led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Everton: Beto (62'), Iliman Ndiaye (76'), Beto (33')
Key stats
Possession: Everton 36% · Chelsea 64% · Total shots: 10-12 · On target: 9-4 · Corners: 3-9