Everton routs Chelsea

Attendance at the Hill Dickinson Stadium was 52,547, matching the figure published in the official match report for Everton’s Bramley-Moore Dock home. (espn.com) (espn.com) All three goals were struck in a concentrated spell — the scoring moments came in the 33rd, 62nd and 76th minutes — with Everton’s opener fashioned from a James Garner through ball just after the half hour. (vavel.com) (vavel.com) Idrissa Gana Gueye’s midfield interception directly started the sequence that led to the second goal, and the night’s decisive strike followed a cut-back created by the home side’s frontman that allowed Iliman Ndiaye to curl a finish into the top corner. (evertonfc.com) (evertonfc.com) Statistically the visitors dominated possession (around 64%) and out‑passed Everton, but the home side registered a highly efficient night on shots and expected goals — the match xG was roughly 1.11 for Chelsea and 0.98 for Everton. (foxsports.com) (foxsports.com) The result left Chelsea on 48 points from 31 matches while Everton moved to 46 from the same number of games, taking them to the fringes of the European places and leaving the sides two points apart in the table. (espn.com) (espn.com) Jordan Pickford’s performance featured key saves either side of half‑time and the club reported the outing brought his total to 100 clean sheets for Everton, a milestone highlighted in the club’s post‑match summary. (evertonfc.com) (evertonfc.com)