Match Report: Embarrassing Chelsea smashed by Everton

The team are far too open, yet don’t even manage to leverage that to make good chances. They are exposed horribly the moment the opposition have the ball, but don’t threaten at all when they have it.

It’s the worst of both worlds – at least Mauricio Pochettino had some attacking promise, and Enzo Maresca some defensive control.

The players are making horrible defensive errors, but there are ways of mitigating that. Asking them to play out from the back is quite the opposite.

Teams

Everton Jordan Pickford Jake O’Brien James Tarkowski Michael Keane Vitaliy Mykolenko James Garner Idrissa Gueye Dwight McNeil Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall Iliman Ndiaye Norberto Beto

Substitutes Mark Travers Nathan Patterson Thierno Barry (s 81′) Tyler Dibling Seamus Coleman Jarrad Branthwaite (s 78′) Merlin Rohl (s 89′) Timothy Iroegbunam (s 89′) Harrison Armstrong

Chelsea Robert Sanchez Malo Gusto Wesley Fofana Jorrel Hato Marc Cucurella Romeo Lavia Moises Caicedo Cole Palmer Enzo Fernandez Lomba Pedro Neto de Jesus Joao Pedro

Substitutes Teddy Sharman-Lowe Tosin Adarabioyo (s 78′) Liam Delap (s 78′) Dario Essugo Andrey Santos (s 57′) Mamadou Sarr Josh Acheampong de Oliveira Estevao (s 70′) Alejandro Garnacho (s 46′)

Stats

This table clearly organizes the provided match data. Team A had more shots and better xG, while Team B had higher possession.

Quote of the game

“The most disappointing evening so far in terms of the things we’ve spoken about, not gifting goals away and making sure we’re in the game, getting control of the game,” – Liam Rosenior is honest about Chelsea disaster.