Chelsea 1-0 Everton: prevails over 1-0 with a goal scored by Jorginho
LIVERPOOL. Chelsea tops Everton 1-0 after Jorginho scored a penalty (45').
LIVERPOOL. Chelsea tops Everton 1-0 after Jorginho scored a penalty (45′). Chelsea was vastly superior ball possession (66%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Goodison Park stadium in Liverpool on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Craig Pawson who was helped by Marc Perry and Scott Ledger. The 4th official was Graham Scott. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 18.4 degrees Celsius or 65.12 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 61%.
Match Statistics
Chelsea was in firm control of the ball 66% while Everton was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Chelsea was more aggressive with 85 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 6 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Chelsea won the match.
Everton shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Chelsea shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Everton received 3 yellow cards (Y. Mina, V. Mykolenko and M. Holgate). On the other side, Chelsea received 2 yellow cards (R. James and M. Cucurella).
After this match, Everton stays with 0 points to occupy the 11th place in the standings. while Chelsea has 0 points (10th).
Match Events
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18'18'
M. Holgate
B. Godfrey
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45'45'
Y. Mina
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45'45'
Jorginho (Penalty)
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56'56'
R. James
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61'61'
D. Alli
D. McNeil
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64'64'
R. Loftus-Cheek
R. James
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65'65'
C. Pulisic
M. Mount
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70'70'
R. Vinagre
Y. Mina
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74'74'
A. Broja
K. Havertz
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75'75'
M. Cucurella
K. Koulibaly
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80'80'
V. Mykolenko
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90'90'
C. Gallagher
Jorginho
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90'90'
Mason Holgate
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90'90'
M. Cucurella
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Everton will play away against Aston Villa on the 13th of August with a 10-8 head to head statistic in favor of Aston Villa (11 draws).
Chelsea will host Tottenham Hotspur on the 14th of August with a 20-7 head to head stats in favor of Chelsea (11 draws).
Everton: Formation and Lineups
Everton started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
The manager Frank Lampard chose to play with the following team: Jordan Pickford , Nathan Patterson , Ben Godfrey , Yerry Mina , James Tarkowski , Vitaliy Mykolenko , Demarai Gray , Abdoulaye Doucouré , Alex Iwobi , Dwight McNeil and Anthony Gordon .
Substitutes
Everton made 3 changes: B. Godfrey for M. Holgate (18′), D. McNeil for D. Alli (61′) and Y. Mina for R. Vinagre (70′).
Top player: Dwight McNeil
The player who no doubt impressed Everton the most was Dwight McNeil.
His rating is with 20 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.
Chelsea: Formation and Lineups
Chelsea started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
On the opposite side, Thomas Tuchel played with: Edouard Mendy , César Azpilicueta , Thiago Silva , Kalidou Koulibaly , Reece James , N’Golo Kanté , Jorginho , Ben Chilwell , Mason Mount , Raheem Sterling and Kai Havertz .
Substitutes
Chelsea made 5 changes: R. James for R. Loftus-Cheek (64′), M. Mount for C. Pulisic (65′), K. Havertz for A. Broja (74′), K. Koulibaly for M. Cucurella (75′) and Jorginho for C. Gallagher (90′).
Top player: Reece James
The player who no doubt impressed Chelsea the most was Reece James even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 61 passes (93% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 16 crosses.
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