Palmer, Neto, Gusto 8/10 in Everton win
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Cryptic Enzo Maresca playing a dangerous game
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Chelsea ended a three-game winless run in the Premier League, and four overall, with an occasionally nervy 2-0 defeat of Everton on Saturday. The highlight of the first half for the home side was undoubtedly Cole Palmer’s return to the scoresheet.
Everton suffered a 2-0 loss to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge after failing to make their chances count.The Toffees, chasing a first win at this venue since 1994, were struck with a major blow early on.
Cole Palmer scored his first goal since September as Chelsea ended a four-game winless run with a 2-0 victory over in-form Everton at Stamford Bridge. The 23-year-old forward, still managing a groin injury that kept him out for more than two months, opened the scoring after 21 minutes in front of England manager Thomas Tuchel.
The Blues snapped a four-game winless streak—three disappointing performances after the impressive 1–1 draw with Arsenal—with a routine 2–0 triumph over the Toffees on Saturday as the returning Cole Palmer and Malo Gusto found the back of the net for Chelsea.
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Chelsea enters Saturday on a bit of a whimper on all fronts. After beating Barcelona in UEFA Champions League action last month, the club has gone winless in its past four matches. Along with losing to Leeds United earlier this month, the Blues only have draws against Arsenal and Bournemouth.
Chelsea takes on Everton on Saturday, Dec. 13, at Stamford Bridge in west London, with kickoff set for 3 p.m. GMT. That makes it a 10 a.m. ET or 7 a.m. PT start in the US and Canada, and a 2 a.m. AEDT kickoff in Australia.
Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has revealed why Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca may leave the side. Last week, Maresca described the period before the weekend win over Everton as "the worst 48 hours" of his time in charge in a statement which shocked many fans who now fear for the Italian’s future in West London.
Paul: This game showed the importance of Dewsbury-Hall, both in attack and defence. Midfield were found wanting I'm afraid. Tyler Dibling should have been brought on earlier and given a chance. However, we are making steady progress and believe we can get something out of the Arsenal game under the floodlights.