Chelsea vs Everton
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
 CHE | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 EVE | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Who won: Chelsea 3-1
Chelsea beat Everton 3-1 on Saturday, October 15, 2011 at Stamford Bridge. Goals for Chelsea: Daniel Sturridge (31'), John Terry (45'+2') and Ramires (61'). Goals for Everton: Apostolos Vellios (81').
Play by play
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Keegan describes Mata as the "Juan" of the moment. Not funny, Kevin...
Mata. meanwhile, admits he has settled down so quickly because of his debut girl, which gave him confidence. Sturridge praises Mata's contribution. Mata - deservedly - named man of the match.
Post-game comments: Sturridge admits he's in his finest Chelsea form and says Chelsea played a "good team game". Says Chelsea were under orders from AVB to play as much one-touch football as possible...
Chelsea up to third and three points off of first-placed Manchester City. Everton are now 13th but just two points off of 9th-placed QPR, over whom they have a game in hand.
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The biggest loser? David Moyes. Deserves more than to have to resort to damage limitation. It'd be a huge loss for Everton for he's by far their biggest asset, but he deserves a bigger budget which looks unlikely at Everton. Anywhere in the top half is a good season for Moyes.
Will be no complaints from Everton at the result. The win ends the sequence of five consecutive draws in this fixture. A good win for Chelsea as they look to challenge for the top spot, but not a huge disappointment for Everton who will have to make sure their ambitions are kept in check.
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Full-time: 3-1 to Chelsea.
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Drenthe with another cross - a good one, too - but caught by Cech. Good, authoritative goalkeeping.
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Bosingwa now clears for an Everton throw-in.
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Romeu defending well from Fellaini. Quite the presence, that young Spaniard...
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A similar move again. Anelka crosses to Drogba who chests the ball, lays back to Lampard who then shoots first time. Saved by Howard, but nice effort and nice move.
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Not quite sure where those came from, but still...
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Game enters extra-time. 4 more to be played.
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Anelka crosses towards Drogba who chests the ball down but can't get the shot away. Could have been four, if he had.
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Ivanovic, Terry and Cech exchanging passes regularly. Likely to be a familiar sight until the game's end.
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Otherwise, Sturridge is likely to be dropped and owuld be unfair given his form and the fact that that would mean either Torres or Drogba being out of position.
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Chelsea currently looking Manchester United's biggest title rivals. Will be interesting to see if Torres comes back in or if Drogba's dropped. Would personally like to see Torres come straight in for Drogba.
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Drogba overhits a cross, collected by Howard.
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Anelka fouls Baines. Free-kick to Everton.
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Sturridge with some good play until the final touch lost possession. Impressive today for the young striker.
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Chelsea clearly don't want to give Everton an opportunity to score a second so could well be even more conservative, now. They won't want a frantic finish to the game.
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Velios had only been on the pitch for 18 seconds before scoring. Quite the impact.
