Everton vs Chelsea
Match pulse
EVEAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVE | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| CHE | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Who won: Chelsea 2-1
Chelsea beat Everton 2-1 on Sunday, December 30, 2012 at Goodison Park. Goals for Everton: Steven Pienaar (2'). Goals for Chelsea: Frank Lampard (42', 72').
Play by play
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The Chelsea fans chant for Roman Abramovich to sign the midfielder up, and certainly the Blues' record with Lampard in the side this season would suggest he deserves another year.
The whistle is met with boos from the Everton fans, who may well feel hard done by, but Frank Lampard's double was decisive in the end.
- 95'
<b>FULL TIME</b>
- 93'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/images/2012/1230/franklampardcelebratesateverton_275x155.jpg"><br>Frank Lampard looks to have won it for Chelsea
- 93'
The free-kick is taken short, and ends up with Baines out on the left. He puts it into the centre for Jelavic, but the striker scuffs his shot!
- 93'
Oscar fouls Osman in the centre circle.
- 92'
Vellios does brilliantly to find Jagielka but the move breaks down. Everton are struggling to force anything, with Chelsea defending resolutely.
- 91'
From the ensuing corner, Oscar attempts to run down the clock.
- 91'
Torres looks set to wrap it up before Distin races back to make a superb last-ditch tackle!
- 90'
Oviedo hooks a ball right across the face of goal but Chelsea survive!
- 90'
Osman goes down just outside the area, but the ref waves play on.
- 89'
Heitinga frustrates the home fans as he gives the ball away with Everton players loaded into the box.
- 88'
Oscar plays the corner shot to Lampard, receives the return pass and then angles a shot just over the bar.
- 88'
Torres looks to hook the ball back into the centre but eventually has to settle for a corner.
- 87'
Oscar's corner is headed away at the near post.
- 87'
Jagielka makes an important clearance over his own goal as Ramires puts in a cross.
- 86'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Cole gets a yellow card for time-wasting.
- 86'
Barkley unleashes a shot from distance, but it's over the bar.
- 85'
Mata's slow exit is booed by the home fans, who have been booing a lot today.
- 85'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Oscar finally makes an entrance, replacing Mata.
- 84'
Baines sends a deep cross to the far post, but Jelavic can't make a firm connection and the ball goes skywards.
- 83'
Vellios sends a fine cross into the centre but Everton can't make anything of it.
- 82'
Ramires goes down, perhaps a little easily, as Heitinga leans on him and gets nothing from the ref.
- 82'
Heitinga makes an important block as Moses gets a shot away.
Leaders
EVECHE 
