Chelsea 2-2 Everton LIVE! Premier League result, match stream, latest reaction and updates today
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Chelsea‘s momentum was halted heading into the international break as Ellis Simms struck late on to give Everton a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge. The pressure has been eased on Graham Potter in recent weeks, and with a Champions League quarter-final to come next month, the priority for the rest of the season is very much not the Premier League.
But this result will be frustrating, with Chelsea just a few minutes away from making it four wins in a row. Joao Felix gave Chelsea a second-half lead, and although Abdoulaye Doucoure equalised for the Toffees, Kai Havertz swiftly restored the lead from the penalty spot as he continued his recent goalscoring form.
However, in the 89th minute, Simms proved too strong for Kalidou Koulibaly and then produced the finish to earn Everton a crucial point, one that lifts them up to 15th in the table.
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Graham Potter had started to get Chelsea firing on all cylinders, but the Premier League is an unpredictable beast.
Everton came to Stamford Bridge, sat back, and held their hosts to a 2-2 draw. Potter’s players looked dejected when the Toffees levelled in the 89th minute. And they were right to be — their defending let them down in the end and cost them two points.
FT: Chelsea 2-2 Everton
Everton hold on!
That’s a huge point for them, lifts them up to 15th in the table. Chelsea’s winning run is over, another setback heading into the international break.
90+4 mins: Another corner for Chelsea… and another.
They’re piling on the pressure in the final seconds!
90+2 mins: Corner Chelsea. Chilwell swings it in, good from Pickford. Off his line and punches it away.
Away fans in fine voice now, they’re a few minutes away from a massive point.
90 mins: Five minutes added on.
Chelsea are going to have to respond to a setback once again!
GOAL! Chelsea 2-2 Everton | Ellis Simms 89′
OR NOT! SIMMS HAS EQUALISED!
Too strong for Koulibaly, into the box and he squirms a finish under Kepa!
88 mins: Gray tracks back to close down Chilwell, ends up giving away a foul and hurting himself in the process. Probably won’t bother next time.
Chelsea doing a good job of seeing this out, Everton unable to pile any late pressure on at the moment.
86 mins: We will not get a return for Kante this evening.
Two final changes for Chelsea, he is not one of them. Felix and Fofana the two to make way, with Chukwuemeka and Chalobah introduced.
82 mins: Loftus-Cheek on for Kovacic.
Everton very nearly equalise again, McNeil fires the ball across the six-yard box. Something between a cross and a shot, just skids wide of the far post.
