English Premier League

FT Saturday, August 30, 2014
Chelsea DWWWW 6
–
Everton LWLDD 3
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CHE246
EVE123
Goodison Park · 39,402 att.

Match Report

Diego Costa scores twice as Chelsea beat Everton in nine-goal thriller

Chelsea came out on top in a nine-goal thriller against Everton encapsulated in two frantic goalscoring spells in either half at Goodison Park.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
7
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
8
2
Corner Kicks
8
3
Saves
3
38.7
Possession
61.3
12
SHOTS
16
8
ON GOAL
6
0.7
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
258
Accurate Passes
474
355
Passes
551
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
5
9
Crosses
32
0.1
Cross %
0.2
50
Long Balls
51
19
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
6
25
Effective Tackles
15
30
Tackles
16
0.8
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
31
Effective Clearances
22
31
Clearances
22

Head to Head

CHE leads series 3-2

Lineups

EVE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 24Tim HowardG
  2. 15Sylvain DistinCD-L
  3. 6Phil JagielkaCD-R
  4. 3Leighton BainesLB
  5. 23Seamus ColemanRB
  6. 14Steven NaismithAM
  7. 18Gareth BarryLM
  8. 16James McCarthyRM
  9. 10Romelu LukakuF
  10. 7Aiden McGeadyAM-L
  11. 11Kevin MirallasAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 5Samuel Eto'oSUB
  2. 21Leon OsmanSUB
  3. 17Muhamed BesicSUB
  4. 26John StonesSUB
  5. 1Joel RoblesSUB
  6. 30Antolin AlcarazSUB
  7. 4Darron GibsonSUB

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 26John TerryCD-L
  3. 24Gary CahillCD-R
  4. 28César AzpilicuetaLB
  5. 2Branislav IvanovicRB
  6. 4Cesc FàbregasAM
  7. 21Nemanja MaticLM
  8. 7RamiresRM
  9. 19Diego CostaF
  10. 10Eden HazardAM-L
  11. 22WillianAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 5Kurt ZoumaSUB
  2. 12John Obi MikelSUB
  3. 17Mohamed SalahSUB
  4. 14André SchürrleSUB
  5. 11Didier DrogbaSUB
  6. 1Petr CechSUB
  7. 3Filipe LuísSUB

Timeline

  1. 1' Goal! Everton 0, Chelsea 1. Diego Costa (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cesc Fàbregas with a through ball.
  2. 3' Goal! Everton 0, Chelsea 2. Branislav Ivanovic (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ramires with a through ball.
  3. 45' Goal! Everton 1, Chelsea 2. Kevin Mirallas (Everton) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Seamus Coleman with a cross.
  4. 56' Diego Costa (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 64' Ramires (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 67' Own Goal by Seamus Coleman, Everton. Everton 1, Chelsea 3.
  7. 69' Tim Howard (Everton) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 69' Goal! Everton 2, Chelsea 3. Steven Naismith (Everton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aiden McGeady.
  9. 70' Substitution, Everton. Samuel Eto'o replaces Aiden McGeady.
  10. 74' Goal! Everton 2, Chelsea 4. Nemanja Matic (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ramires.
  11. 75' Substitution, Chelsea. John Obi Mikel replaces Willian.
  12. 76' Goal! Everton 3, Chelsea 4. Samuel Eto'o (Everton) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leighton Baines with a cross following a set piece situation.
  13. 77' Goal! Everton 3, Chelsea 5. Ramires (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nemanja Matic.
  14. 81' Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 83' Substitution, Chelsea. Filipe Luis replaces Eden Hazard.
  16. 89' Substitution, Chelsea. Didier Drogba replaces Cesc Fàbregas.
  17. 89' Substitution, Everton. Muhamed Besic replaces Romelu Lukaku.
  18. 90' Goal! Everton 3, Chelsea 6. Diego Costa (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by John Obi Mikel.

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