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That is Maresca’s view by the way in which. Not one of the best!

Enzo Maresca watches from the stands. {Photograph}: Tony O Brien/Reuters

HALF TIME: Chelsea 1-0 Everton

Not essentially the most thrilling first interval however Chelsea deserve their lead and it was a high quality end from Jackson, who wanted a objective after his drought. Everton have to up it after the break.

45 min +2: Everton win a free-kick within the centre-circle and ship the (extraordinarily) large males up. Oh, cling on, O’Brien has been advised to take a seat again. It doesn’t matter because the half-time whistle goes as Chelsea clear.

45 min +2: Everton pushing because the break nears. Left-back Mykolenko is the one getting area and that may very well be an space to mine within the second half.

45 min: There shall be 4 further minutes.

44 min: Mykolenko will get on the top of a deep cross into the Chelsea field and turns it again into the center. The hosts clear. Everton have it again and Mykolenko once more will get ahead, floating a cross into the centre. The advancing Doucoure tries to get his head on it however can solely get a look, the ball by no means threatening the objective. Everton’s finest second. It’s taken some time.

43 min: The stadium has gone just a little quiet as Chelsea knock the ball round. Once more, Palmer can’t see a lot forward. Is it him being much less decisive than traditional or an absence of motion?

41 min: A drinks break as Sanchez and Mykolenko lastly get to their ft. The 2 gamers embrace which is a pleasant contact and the sport resumes.

39 min: Right here’s one other coming collectively and it is a nasty one as Sanchez clatters into Mykolenko. Each gamers want therapy right here. Sanchez caught the ball, form of, however barged into the Everton full-back on his observe via.

oof! {Photograph}: Tony O Brien/Reuters

38 min: Ouch! Madueke will get in a header, simply picked up by Pickford, however bangs into Patterson as he does so. He’s on his ft pretty shortly.

37 min: That was Jackson’s tenth Premier League objective of the marketing campaign however his first since Chelsea beat Brentford in mid-December.

36 min: Neto will get his skates on down the suitable and Mykolenko is glad the cross is overhit and runs via to Pickford.

35 min: Chelsea utterly dominating the midfield right here, with Enzo Fernandez actually pulling the strings. Cole Palmer nonetheless fairly fairly via as he seems to be to finish his 16-match objective drought.

33 min: Beautiful change out left to Madueke, who holds agency in a problem from Patterson. O’Brien and Branthwaite cope with a cross after which a shot as Chelsea ramp up the strain.

31 min: Can Everton discover a response? There’s little or no coming from their frontmen to this point. Joe Cole says Ndiaye is taking part in too centrally.

29 min: Chelsea are as much as fourth within the stay desk, forward of Nottingham Forest on objective distinction.

GOAL! Chelsea 1-0 Everton (Jackson 27)

Chalobah wins the ball off Beto within the centre-circle. Enzo performs a straight, easy cross forward to Jackson and the centre-forward swivels and, from simply outdoors the world, thumps a low shot into the underside nook. Nice end. 1-0 Chelsea.

Nicolas Jackson lashes house the opening objective for Chelsea! {Photograph}: Tony O Brien/Reuters

It was a objective that had been coming. {Photograph}: Paul Childs/Motion Photos/Reuters

26 min: Jackson dances previous Branthwaite and is fouled, giving Chelsea a free-kick in a central space. Enzo’s cross is flapped at by Pickford, establishing Cucurella about 15 yards out however his bouncing shot drifts broad. However…

24 min: Ndiaye dribbles right into a harmful place and Everton throw a cross into the field which Chalobah does nicely to stretch his neck muscle groups and head clear.

23 min: Midway via the primary half and and the xG depend reads: Chelsea 0.08, Everton 0.00.

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

19 min: Neto drives and wins Chelsea’s fourth nook of the sport. Up come the centre-backs but it surely’s a poor floaty supply to Jackson, who fouls on the sting of the field and the second is gone.

18 min: Joe Cole, on co-comms, spots the banned Maresca sat behind the press field and says they’ve given him an terrible viewing seat.

A restricted view ticket for the Chlesea boss Enzo Maresca. {Photograph}: Tony O Brien/Reuters

17 min: A graphic reveals that Chelsea have taken extra pictures at house than every other group this season: 301 of them. They’ve scored with simply 30 although.

15 min: Everton have a primary actual probability to interrupt with numbers however cross the ball out of play. Only a warning to Chelsea, who’ve simply been the higher facet within the first quarter of an hour.

14 min: Madueke bursts off the left-flank, comes inside and, from contained in the D, thumps a right-foot shot destined for the far nook however Pickford palms it behind. The nook is cleared.

12 min: Chelsea win the primary nook of the sport, down the suitable. They go quick to Palmer, whose angled cross is met by Colwill’s head on the again publish however nodded behind for an additional nook. Enzo takes this one from the alternative facet however Branthwaite will get his nut on it. The hosts press once more and Neto’s cross solely simply evades Madueke.

11 min: Colwill performs a cross excessive for Palmer and it seems to be harmful however he’s smothered after briefly getting goalside of the Everton defence. Chelsea prepared to go lengthy right here.

9 min: Neto will get a dash on down the suitable, heading the cross into the world however Pickford is out to gather earlier than the winger can get his subsequent contact.

8 min: Chelsea go lengthy however balls like which might be meat and drink for the Everton centre-backs. Branthwaite heads that one away.

7 min: Cole Palmer will get a primary actual contact however sees nothing forward and goes sideways.

5 min: First second for Everton as Lavia, maybe rusty, makes a slipshod problem on Mykolenko. From the free-kick, Harrison’s supply bounces deep into the world and the ball ends again close to the midway. However Everton will need to check Sanchez they usually pump a ball into the field which the Chelsea goalkeeper nearly grabs from Beto whereas trying removed from convincing within the course of.

Robert Sanchez drops on the ball after fumbling a excessive catch underneath strain from Beto. {Photograph}: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Photos

4 min: Enzo spreads a ball out to the suitable however Ndiaye is alert and heads again to his goalkeeper. As anticipated, Chelsea bossing the early possession.

2 min: Little bit of a bizarre first kick-out from Pickford though Everton find yourself with a throw.

1 min: An early foul as Beto fouls Cucurella close to the sting of the Chelsea space. From the free-kick, Nicolas Jackson seems to be to search out area via the center however Everton have him coated.

Everton get the ball rolling. We’re off!

Right here come the groups. A heat handshake between Chelsea’s Reece James (a sub as we speak) and Everton’s Jordan Pickford, England teammates of ccourse.

Kick-off 5 minutes away now. In the meantime…

Nicholas Means: “Mourinho may need been Macbeth earlier in his profession, however nowadays he’s extra like King Lear.”

John Cox: “Mourinho needs to be lago, absolutely?”

David Moyes’ Premier League document at Stamford Bridge reveals no wins from 19 video games. He has just a few like this at large grounds, doesn’t he? Anfield springs to thoughts. Right here he’s chatting with TNT’s Darren Fletcher, who begins by wishing the Everton boss a contented birthday (62) for yesterday.

Moyes on his gamers: “They’ve picked themselves up utterly, acquired some sensible outcomes, acquired themselves in place the place we’re protected now within the Premier League. They’ve all stepped up. Their type has been nearly as good as groups on the prime finish of the league in the mean time. We clearly lack some high quality, we have to change some issues in the summertime however I’ve to say this group of gamers have executed very well.”

Cormac Culkeen writes: “Absolutely if we’re speaking about soccer and Shakespeare, Joseph Mourinho is the best Macbeth? Matches the idea completely, I believe.”

Enjoyable truth: there was a South African soccer referred to as MacBeth Sibaya.

Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella has additionally been chatting with TNT Sports activities: “The morale is sweet. Right now is a vital recreation for us. We had a very good comeback final weekend so as we speak now we have a very good alternative to get one other three factors and be prepared for the final video games.

“The followers want to stick with us. We may have moments that we have to endure but when we keep collectively we will do it. We have now ready nicely for the sport and we all know it’s large for us. We’re going all out for every thing.”

Enzo Maresco celebrates his fiftieth recreation in control of Chelsea by being banished from the touchline. “I shall be watching within the stand behind the bench,” he explains, trying barely sheepish. “We have now 5 video games to go and we’re going to try to win all of the video games. For certain, we will begin as we speak.”

On Cole Palmer’s objective drought, he says: “I’ve a sense as we speak that it will likely be a very good day for Cole and hopefully I’m not unsuitable.”

Gary Naylor writes: “In Stratford Upon Avon for the matinee of A lot Ado About Nothing. “Beatrice and Benedick in Shakespeare’s unique rom-com set on the planet of top-flight soccer and superstar tradition, the place scandal-filled rivalries are the most well liked new factor and lads and WAGs collide.” Would possibly work… and won’t. This Beatrice is a journo and Benedick a participant (which kinda is smart), however which different characters from Shakey’s canon map on to footballers? Gazza is Falstaff after all, Enzo Maresca shall be holding an eye fixed out for a Cassius and Brutus if he loses as we speak and I’m more and more inclined to forged Reuben Amorim as Prospero, trying to find the outdated magic on his lonely Previous Trafford island.”

Ship in any Bard banter right here. I’m not a lot use, having tuned out a bit throughout English Lit though I did go on a sixth-form journey to Stratford to see Shakey’s work. Hassle is, my principal recollection is shopping for a New Order album in an area document store. ‘Brotherhood’ I believe.

Peter Crouch on TNT now cracking a gag about his tan. It’s as a result of he’s nearer the solar because of being tall, he quips.

Beto had a spurt of 5 targets in 5 video games again in February however the Everton striker has misplaced his scoring contact since. Throw in a pair of video games for his nation, Guinea-Bissau, to make this stat stand out extra and he’s gone 9 video games with out a objective.

That Chelsea entrance 4 definitely has baggage of expertise. Neto has been a bizarre one this season. The worry was that he’d spent half of it on the sidelines having executed his hammy however the backside line is that he’s simply not been superb: 5 targets in 39 apperances and solely 4 within the league. Perhaps the contact, flip, bang winner he fired house in injury-time in opposition to Fulham final weekend is an indication of issues to return.

Yara El-Shaboury

Yara El-Shaboury is our roving reporter at Stamford Bridge as we speak and he or she brings you this…

Yesterday, Enzo Maresca mentioned Chelsea’s switch plans in the summertime will hinge on the group qualifying for the Champions League subsequent season and as we speak’s early kick-off in opposition to Everton shall be an enormous think about whether or not that dream will come to fruition.

The house facet have struggled in entrance of objective of late, with a number of of their forwards off form. That hasn’t deterred the Chelsea followers outdoors of Stamford Bridge although. A pack of followers are in full voice, singing ‘Cole Palmer, he’s going to attain’ whereas ready for the group bus. Not a very artistic chant however one which reveals how a lot perception supporters have within the 22-year-old who’s on a 16-game objective drought. He begins alongside Noni Madueke, Pedro Neto and Nicolas Jackson.

For Chelsea, that is Romeo Lavia’s first begin since January. It’s a good truth however nothing in comparison with the stat that Cole Palmer hasn’t scored for 16 video games. With Lavia partnering Enzo Fernandes in central midfield, Moses Caicedo is shunted to right-back, that means skipper Reece James solely begins on the bench.

How bizarre to record an Everton group with out writing the title Tarkowski. A hamstring damage has dominated the defender out for the season and his absence right here ends a run of 109 consecutive Premier League video games.

Groups

Chelsea: Sanchez, Caicedo, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella, Lavia, Enzo, Madueke, Palmer, Neto, Jackson.
Subs: Jorgensen, Acheampong, Badiashile, Tosin, James, Dewsbury-Corridor, George, Sancho, Nkunku.

Everton: Pickford, Patterson, O’Brien, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Gana, Garner, Doucoure, Harrison, Ndiaye, Beto.
Subs: Virginia, Begovic, Keane, McNeil, Chermiti, Younger, Coleman, Alcaraz, Iroegbunam.

Referee: Chris Kavanagh (Lancashire).

Preamble

Chelsea have performed 49 matches in all competitions this season and simply two have ended goalless. The primary was in opposition to Everton three days earlier than Christmas, a outcome which ended an eight-game successful streak and sparked a decline in fortunes. Enzo Maresca’s facet misplaced their subsequent two matches. In fact, that Everton stalemate might be a turning level from which they’ve by no means actually recovered. Chelsea nonetheless have hopes of a top-five end and a Champions League spot subsequent season but it surely’s completely within the steadiness. With Liverpool and Arsenal taking on two locations, it’s now a five-horse race for the remaining three between Man Metropolis (61pts), Nottingham Forest (60), Newcastle (59), Chelsea (57) and Aston Villa (57). Chelsea, Forest and Newcastle have a recreation in hand following Man Metropolis’s dramatic 2-1 in win over Villa in midweek.

For Everton, the David Moyes new supervisor bounce has gone reasonably flat. The returning hero led his facet to a flurry of factors to instantly rule out any fears of relegation however a present thermometer verify reveals only one league win in eight. A kinder take is that they’ve drawn 5 of these video games and the one defeats had been to Liverpool and Manchester Metropolis.

If all that implies Everton may simply nick one other level right here, the final assembly between the pair at Stamford Bridge doesn’t. Rewind to April 2024 and Chelsea thrashed the Toffees 6-0, a younger chap referred to as Cole Palmer ending with 4 targets after finishing a hat-trick inside half-hour.

With every thing nearly rubber-stamped on the prime and backside of the desk, the battle for European spots is the place it’s at now. Let’s get this factor on! Kick-off is at 12.30pm.

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