Sam Allardcyhe’s Everton side defended determinedly to hold Premier League Champions to a scoreless draw at Goodison Park earlier today. Let’s see how the players rated …
Pickford 8 ( MOTM )
Made a string of decent saves and commanded his area superbly.
Kenny 7
Chelsea attacked down his side a lot all game, but the youngster stuck to his task well.
Jagielka 8
Made a crucial double goal-line clearance early in the game, and marshalled his defence brilliantly.
Keane 7
Has been poor since his move from Burnley, but today was a day for backs-to-the-wall defending and the England international was excellent.
Martina 7
Recovered well from a nervy start to contribute to a huge defensive effort by the home side.
Schneiderlin 8
Broke up play brilliantly, a big performance by the much criticised Frenchman.
Lennon 5
Completely ineffective and hooked at the break.
Gueye 7
Was full of energy until injury cut his game short early in the second-half.
Davies 6
Had a couple of decent moments in first-half, but was sacrificed to accommodate a tactical switch in the second period.
Sigurdsson 7
Worked hard, but never really got the ball in good enough areas to hurt Chelsea.
Calvert-Lewin 7
Is a real handful in the lone striker role, although he spurned Everton’s only real chance when he chose to shoot instead of laying it off to Sigurdsson.
Substitutes
Ramírez 5
Worked hard, but doesn’t looked suited to the Premier League at all.
Williams 7
Slotted into the defence nicely and his experience was crucial as Chelsea piled on the pressure.
Baningime 7
Put in a decent shift.
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Chelsea
Courtois 7
Could have stayed at home, Everton didn’t manage a single shot on target all game.
Azpilicueta 7
Solid as always.
Christensen 7
His mistake in the first-half handed Everton their only real chance of the game, but all in all another hugely impressive display.
Rüdiger 7
Dealt with anything that came his way easily.
Moses 6
Got through a huge amount of work down the right flank, although his delivery did let him down at times.
Kanté 7
Covered a huge amount of distance in the centre of the park and passed well.
Bakayoko 3
Poor. Sloppy touch and passing, needs to be improve and fast.
Alonso 7
Another decent shift by one of Chelsea’s most consistent performers.
Willian 5
Just couldn’t get into game.
Pedro 4
When he’s good he’s really good, but when he’s poor he’s really poor, today he was the latter.
Hazard 7
Showed a couple of flashes of brilliance, however he just couldn’t find enough space up against the home sides packed defence.
Substitutes
Zappacosta N/A
No impact.
Batshuayi 5
Conte obviously does not trust the young striker and he did little to change his managers mind during his cameo.
Fàbregas 6
Tired to find that killer pass after his introduction, but came up against a well organised Everton defence.