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Abdoulaye Doucoure scored his sixth goal of the season for EvertonEverton claimed three consecutive Premier League victories for the first time since 2021 as they saw off Chelsea at Goodison Park.
Abdoulaye Doucoure and substitute Lewis Dobbin both fired home first-time efforts in the second half as Sean Dyche's side moved four points clear of the relegation zone.
It was a tight and tense first half with Jordan Pickford making decent saves to deny Enzo Fernandez's rasping shot and Cole Palmer's dipping drive from range.
Jack Harrison's acrobatic volley which flew narrowly wide was Everton's most presentable opportunity in the opening period and Dwight McNeil forced visiting goalkeeper Robert Sanchez into an excellent stop at the start of the second half.
Chelsea's attacks were breaking down in the final third and they were punished on the break as Doucoure smashed in and Dobbin smacked home in stoppage time for the in-form Toffees.
The loss is Chelsea's seventh in the league under Mauricio Pochettino this season, dropping them one place to 11th, as they were leapfrogged by neighbours Fulham's thrashing of West Ham.
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Dyche stamping his mark
Everton have galvanised superbly since their 10-point deduction and are making light work of the sanction, now winning nine of their past 13 games.
Sunday's victory made it three consecutive top-flight wins under Dyche for the first time - they previously achieved the feat in the Covid-affected 2020-21 season under Carlo Ancelotti.
The measure of improvement since Dyche was appointed at the turn of the year is clearly evident, a solid team that is now becoming difficult to beat, much like his tenure at Burnley.
Had it not been for their punishment for breaching financial rules, Everton would now be in 10th position, four points in front of Chelsea.
The hosts rode their luck at times, needing Pickford to make crucial saves in front of England manager Gareth Southgate, as the Three Lions number one kept his third consecutive clean sheet.
Everton had failed to test Sanchez in the first half but managed to keep Chelsea at bay and they were worthy of the points after Doucoure's coolly taken opener on 54 minutes and Dobbin's thumping finish in stoppage time.
But the hectic December period of games looks to be taking a toll with Ashley Young hobbling off injured and the excellent Jarrad Branthwaite being nursed through the contest after a knock to his knee.
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Everton
Squad number1Player namePickford
Squad number18Player nameYoung
Squad number6Player nameTarkowski
Squad number32Player nameBranthwaite
Squad number19Player nameMykolenko
Squad number11Player nameHarrison
Squad number27Player nameGueye
Squad number37Player nameGarner
Squad number7Player nameMcNeil
Squad number16Player nameDoucouré
Squad number9Player nameCalvert-Lewin
Squad number2Player namePatterson
Squad number8Player nameOnana
Squad number14Player nameBeto
Squad number61Player nameDobbin
Chelsea
Squad number1Player nameSánchez
Squad number24Player nameJames
Squad number2Player nameDisasi
Squad number5Player nameBadiashile
Squad number3Player nameCucurella
Squad number8Player nameFernández
Squad number25Player nameCaicedo
Squad number20Player namePalmer
Squad number23Player nameGallagher
Squad number10Player nameMudryk
Squad number19Player nameBroja
Squad number7Player nameSterling
Squad number15Player nameJackson
Squad number26Player nameColwill
Squad number28Player namePetrovic
Squad number29Player nameMaatsen
Line-ups
Everton
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 1Pickford
- 18YoungSubstituted forPattersonat 41'minutes
- 6Tarkowski
- 32BranthwaiteBooked at 59mins
- 19Mykolenko
- 11HarrisonSubstituted forDobbinat 86'minutes
- 27GueyeBooked at 15minsSubstituted forOnanaat 45'minutes
- 37Garner
- 7McNeil
- 16Doucouré
- 9Calvert-LewinSubstituted forGomes Betuncalat 67'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Patterson
- 8Onana
- 10Danjuma
- 12Neves Virgínia
- 14Gomes Betuncal
- 22Godfrey
- 28Ramalho Chermiti
- 58Hunt
- 61Dobbin
Chelsea
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1SánchezSubstituted forPetrovicat 84'minutes
- 24JamesSubstituted forColwillat 27'minutes
- 2Disasi
- 5Badiashile
- 3CucurellaSubstituted forMaatsenat 84'minutes
- 8FernándezSubstituted forSterlingat 66'minutes
- 25Caicedo
- 20PalmerBooked at 20mins
- 23Gallagher
- 10MudrykBooked at 73mins
- 19BrojaSubstituted forJacksonat 67'minutes
Substitutes
- 6Thiago Silva
- 7Sterling
- 15Jackson
- 26Colwill
- 28Petrovic
- 29Maatsen
- 42Gilchrist
- 52Matos
- 54Castledine
Referee:Michael Oliver
Attendance:39,280
Live Text
Match ends, Everton 2, Chelsea 0.
Second Half ends, Everton 2, Chelsea 0.
Goal! Everton 2, Chelsea 0. Lewis Dobbin (Everton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
Corner, Everton. Conceded by Axel Disasi.
Foul by Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea).
Lewis Dobbin (Everton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mykhailo Mudryk.
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Nathan Patterson.
Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Amadou Onana (Everton).
Substitution, Everton. Lewis Dobbin replaces Jack Harrison.
Foul by Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea).
Amadou Onana (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Chelsea. Ian Maatsen replaces Marc Cucurella.
Substitution, Chelsea. Djordje Petrovic replaces Robert Sánchez because of an injury.
Foul by Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea).
Jordan Pickford (Everton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Nathan Patterson.
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by James Tarkowski.
Attempt blocked. Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Levi Colwill.
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