FT: Everton 0-0 Chelsea
The referee brings the first half to a close.
It is another goalless draw for The Toffees.
Chelsea will see this as two points dropped.
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90. Gueye looks to head it down to a teammate but gifts possession to Chelsea.
The Toffees midfielder does well to get back and prevent the break.
We are going to have two added minutes.
82. Lindstrom whips a cross into the box.
He cannot beat the first man and Chelsea are able to counter.
Fernandez has limited help until Sancho arrives but they cannot make anything of it.
78. Palmer goes down under pressure from the Everton defence.
He is looking for a free kick but the referee is not interested.
This game is starting to get a little feisty now.
74. Chelsea are really struggle to breakdown this Toffees’ defence.
As a result, Maresca decides to make some changes.
Jackson and Neto are replaced by Madueke and Nkunku.
72. Sean Dyche is making a triple substitution.
Coleman, Lindstrom and Beto all join the game.
Young, Calvert-Lewin and Harrison are the players to make way.
70. Everton have managed to deal with the Chelsea threat so far.
The Toffees break and as Sanchez gets a weak punch to cross, Ndiaye looks to make something happen.
He lays it off to Doucoure but the pass is too short and the vistors manage to clear their lines.
64. Fernandes does well before feeding it into Palmer.
He runs at the Everton defence and is bundled over on the edge of the box.
Big chance for the visitors to work Pickford here.
60. Palmer drives the free kick into the wall as it deflects wide for a corner.
Chelsea cross into the box but it is headed clear.
The recycle it well but cannot find anyone in the penalty area as it runs out harmlessly for a goal kick.
58. Fernandez drifts a cross towards the back post.
Jackson cannot control it on the byline and it runs out for a goal kick.
Moments later Doucoure is penalised for a foul on Caicedo, with the referee awarding The Blues a free-kick in a dangerous position.
52. Moments earlier Ndiaye fed a cross into the path of Harrison at the back post.
With only the keeper to beat, Harrison’s effort was not convincing and Sanchez makes the block.
The Toffees are giving their fans something to get behind in this second-half.
43. It has not been a classic game so far at Goodison Park.
Everton are frustrating The Blues, before Tarkowski and Fernandes have a coming together just outside the box.
The referee awards a free kick to the visitors.
31. Massive chance comes and goes for Chelsea.
As the cross comes in, Jackson has a free header at the far post.
He can only head it against the post and the hosts manage to clear their lines.
27. Chelsea are guilty of too many misplaced passes so far.
The football looks good until Caicedo plays it straight to Ndiaye.
Everton need to start asking more questions of Sanchez in The Blues goal.
25. Quick break from Chelsea sees Palmer play a neat ball into the path of Jackson.
The striker is six yards from goal but his shot is saved by the feet of Pickford.
He really should be scoring from there.
21. Neto finds some space out wide and Fernandes finds him.
He shifts it onto his left foot and puts a teasing cross into the box.
Everton are struggling to clear their lines at the moment.
17. Young looks to test the Chelsea keeper but it is a routine save for him at the near post.
It would take some strike to beat him from that distance.
First shot on goal by Dyche’s side this afternoon.
15. Fernandes look to play a ball through the Everton backline.
Mykolenko was quick to react and intercept the pass.
Ndiaye is bundled over by Fernandes and The Toffees are awarded a free-kick.
11. Dyche is barking orders to his players from the touchline.
As Everton look to clip a free-kick into the box, it is easily headed clear by the visitors.
Maresca will want his team to ask more questions of the hosts in the final third.
9. The visitors look to pass it around but it almost cut out by Calvert-Lewin as they pass it back to the centre-back.
Chelsea look to break with pace but the ball runs through to Pickford in the Everton goal.
It is a tight affair in the early stages here, neither side able to get a foothold in the game.
5 – Ndiaye looks to break down the left wing.
Neto tracks him but is penalised for a foul.
Chance for The Toffees to get some quality ball into the box.
3 – Pretty subdued start to proceedings at Goodison Park as both sides just try to settle into the game.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin did have a chance to stretch his legs but the pass forced him wide.
But it hasn’t taking long for Idrissa Gueye to make himself familiar with Cole Palmer as he rattles into the back of the Chelsea man.
Players stepping out at Goodison
The alarm is ringing around the stadium as the players line-up in the tunnel.
Goodison Park is ready, the fans are ready and there is a roar as the players step out on the pitch.
We are moments away from kick-off in what could be another crucial day in the title race.
Even if Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca maintains the Blues are not in one.
With four yellow cards each, both Nicolas Jackson and Robert Sanchez are the Chelsea players in immediate danger as they need to avoid a booking against Everton, Fulham and Ipswich to avoid a one-game ban.
Moises Caicedo, Cole Palmer, Levi Colwill, Romeo Lavia and Noni Madueke are all on three yellow cards, so they too need to be careful over the next three matches.
Meanwhile, Malo Gusto, Joao Felix and Renato Veiga have more breathing room on two and therefore just have to avoid a booking against the Toffees to no longer be a suspension risk.
Four yellow cards: Nicolas Jackson and Robert Sanchez
Three yellow cards: Moises Caicedo, Cole Palmer, Levi Colwill, Romeo Lavia and Noni Madueke
