It was a tale of two sides as Chelsea saw themselves go down against Everton. Richarlison and Gylfi Sigurdsson scored second half goals as Everton handed Chelsea a 2-0 setback at Goodison Park yesterday. The loss keeps Chelsea in sixth place, three points behind Arsenal and one shy of Manchester United. Everton is now 11th with 40 points.
The first half was a series of Chelsea chances without finish; Pedro a particularly busy and influential member of the visitors. The Spaniard had the ball in the back of the net off a free kick sent over the top of the Everton back line, but the linesman’s flag was raised for offside.
The second half began with a bang, the noise made when Andre Gomes saw his shot move off the cross bar.
Richarlison then burst toward a loose ball and headed into the Chelsea goal; after Dominic Calvert-Lewin‘s header off a corner was parried by Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Pickford then kept the lead in tact with a terrific low save on a Higuain drive through traffic. Richarlison then won a penalty when he chipped a ball past Marcos Alonso and the Spaniard stepped on his foot. Sigurdsson saw his penalty saved by Arrizabalaga, but rolled in the rebound.
Liverpool now has a two-point lead on Man City. Manchester City has one game advantage though and will be looking to climb atop again. Chelsea is currently 6th while Manchester United is 5th and Arsenal 4th. The race for top four is on and tighter than ever. With only 7 more games to go, Tottenham, Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea will battle tooth and nail for top four.
