Ellis Simms scored his first Everton goal to earn Sean Dyche’s side a precious point as they came from behind twice to draw against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Everton’s improved resilience under Dyche was on show again and 22-year-old local product Simms was the hero with a superb late equaliser to wreck Chelsea’s hopes of a fourth straight win.
Chelsea broke down Everton’s resistance seven minutes after the break when the excellent Joao Felix drilled home a low drive, but they were pegged back when Abdoulaye Doucoure scrambled home an equaliser from a corner after 69 minutes.
Everton were only on level terms for seven minutes until Kai Havertz scored from the spot after Reece James was fouled by James Tarkowski – but there was to be a late twist in the tale.
Dyche had put Simms on to rescue a point and he delivered in style with a powerful run and finish a minute from time.
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Chelsea
Starting XI
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Squad number1Player nameArrizabalaga
Average rating5.13
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Squad number33Player nameFofana
Average rating6.00
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Squad number26Player nameKoulibaly
Average rating5.13
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Squad number4Player nameBadiashile
Average rating5.39
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Squad number24Player nameJames
Average rating5.99
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Squad number5Player nameFernández
Average rating5.99
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Squad number8Player nameKovacic
Average rating6.05
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Squad number21Player nameChilwell
Average rating6.46
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Squad number10Player namePulisic
Average rating5.66
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Squad number29Player nameHavertz
Average rating6.03
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Squad number11Player nameJoão Félix
Average rating6.83
Substitutes
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Squad number12Player nameLoftus-Cheek
Average rating4.56
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Squad number14Player nameChalobah
Average rating4.13
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Squad number23Player nameGallagher
Average rating4.88
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Squad number30Player nameChukwuemeka
Average rating4.38
Everton
Starting XI
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Squad number1Player namePickford
Average rating6.56
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Squad number23Player nameColeman
Average rating6.58
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Squad number5Player nameKeane
Average rating6.41
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Squad number2Player nameTarkowski
Average rating6.56
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Squad number22Player nameGodfrey
Average rating6.63
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Squad number17Player nameIwobi
Average rating6.64
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Squad number16Player nameDoucouré
Average rating7.04
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Squad number27Player nameGueye
Average rating6.43
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Squad number8Player nameOnana
Average rating6.78
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Squad number7Player nameMcNeil
Average rating6.78
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Squad number11Player nameGray
Average rating7.07
Substitutes
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Squad number19Player nameMykolenko
Average rating6.81
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Squad number50Player nameSimms
Average rating8.08
Line-ups
Chelsea
Formation 3-4-3
- 1Arrizabalaga
- 33FofanaSubstituted forChalobahat 87′minutes
- 26KoulibalyBooked at 57mins
- 4Badiashile
- 24JamesBooked at 74mins
- 5Fernández
- 8KovacicSubstituted forLoftus-Cheekat 81′minutes
- 21Chilwell
- 10PulisicSubstituted forGallagherat 62′minutes
- 29Havertz
- 11João FélixSubstituted forChukwuemekaat 86′minutes
Substitutes
- 7Kanté
- 12Loftus-Cheek
- 13Bettinelli
- 14Chalobah
- 15Mudryk
- 23Gallagher
- 30Chukwuemeka
- 31Madueke
- 32Cucurella
Everton
Formation 4-5-1
- 1Pickford
- 23ColemanSubstituted forMykolenkoat 84′minutes
- 5Keane
- 2Tarkowski
- 22Godfrey
- 17Iwobi
- 16Doucouré
- 27GueyeBooked at 29minsSubstituted forSimmsat 79′minutes
- 8Onana
- 7McNeilBooked at 45mins
- 11Gray
Substitutes
- 4Holgate
- 13Mina
- 15Begovic
- 19Mykolenko
- 20Maupay
- 26Davies
- 30Coady
- 37Garner
- 50Simms
- Referee:
- Darren England
- Attendance:
- 40,025
Match Stats
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Match ends, Chelsea 2, Everton 2.
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