English Premier League

FT Saturday, December 13, 2025
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Chelsea WDLDL 2
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Stamford Bridge · 39,552 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Cole Palmer on scoresheet as Chelsea beat Everton

Cole Palmer scored on his first Stamford Bridge start in almost four months as Chelsea beat Everton 2-0 to move back into the Premier League's top four.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
13
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
7
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
2
42.3
Possession
57.7
11
SHOTS
17
2
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
306
Accurate Passes
473
373
Passes
537
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
3
23
Crosses
10
0.2
Cross %
0.3
51
Long Balls
44
25
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
3
8
Effective Tackles
8
22
Tackles
15
0.4
Tackle %
0.5
8
Interceptions
11
12
Effective Clearances
32
12
Clearances
32

Highlights

01:34 Hislop full of praise for Palmer on his return to Chelsea's starting XI vs. Everton Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

CHE leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

CHE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Robert SánchezG
  2. 23Trevoh ChalobahCD-L
  3. 29Wesley FofanaCD-R
  4. 3Marc CucurellaLB
  5. 27Malo GustoRB
  6. 10Cole PalmerAM
  7. 8Enzo FernándezLM
  8. 24Reece JamesRM
  9. 20João PedroF
  10. 49Alejandro GarnachoAM-L
  11. 7Pedro NetoAM-R

EVE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jordan PickfordG
  2. 5Michael KeaneCD-L
  3. 6James TarkowskiCD-R
  4. 16Vitaliy MykolenkoLB
  5. 15Jake O'BrienRB
  6. 22Kiernan Dewsbury-HallAM
  7. 37James GarnerLM
  8. 27Idrissa GueyeRM
  9. 11Thierno BarryF
  10. 18Jack GrealishAM-L
  11. 10Iliman NdiayeAM-R

Timeline

  1. 16' Substitution, Everton. Charly Alcaraz replaces Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall because of an injury.
  2. 21' Goal! Chelsea 1, Everton 0. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Malo Gusto with a through ball.
  3. 45' Goal! Chelsea 2, Everton 0. Malo Gusto (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pedro Neto following a fast break.
  4. 58' Substitution, Chelsea. Andrey Santos replaces Cole Palmer.
  5. 65' Substitution, Chelsea. Jamie Gittens replaces Alejandro Garnacho.
  6. 68' Substitution, Everton. Beto replaces Thierno Barry.
  7. 76' Wesley Fofana (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 81' Substitution, Chelsea. Estêvão replaces João Pedro.
  9. 84' Substitution, Everton. Tyler Dibling replaces Jack Grealish.
  10. 84' Substitution, Everton. Tim Iroegbunam replaces James Garner.

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