Chelsea FC suffers a painful defeat from Everton – SEE LINE-UPS

Gylfi Sigurdsson 22nd minute penalty by Everton FC made hard fighting Chelsea to suffer a 1-0 defeat on Saturday, December 12, 2020.

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Carlo Ancelotti’s side, who hosted 2,000 fans for the first time this season, went ahead when Gylfi Sigurdsson tucked away from the spot following Edouard Mendy’s foul on Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

That woke up Frank Lampard’s side who then drew three saves from Jordan Pickford, one of which saw the goalkeeper brilliantly tip Reece James’ shot onto the post.

Mason Mount also hit the woodwork for the visitors after 81 minutes, yet they struggled to find the fluidity which has made them potential title challengers this season.

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That was in part down to some fine Everton defending, but Ancelotti’s side also had good chances, with Richarlison twice having shots saved and Yerry Mina wasting two headers.

Victory, without the injured James Rodriguez, ended a run of one win in seven games, and lifts them to seventh place in the table, while Chelsea were denied the chance to go top and remain third.

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Line-ups

Everton XI: Sigurdsson, Allan, Pickford, Doucoure, Godfrey, Keane, Iwobi, Mina, Calvert-Lewin, Holgate, Richarlison

Subs: Tosun, R. Olsen, Bernard, Andre Gomes, J.Kenny, Tom Davies, Gordon

Chelsea XI: Thiago Silva, Giroud, Kovacic, Zouma, E. Mendy, Kante, Werner, Mount, Chilwell, Havertz, Reece James

Subs: Azpilicueta, Jorginho, Rudiger, Kepa, Abraham, Gilmour, Anjorin

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