Chelsea vs Everton LIVE: Premier League result, latest updates and reaction

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·13. Dezember 2025

Chelsea vs Everton LIVE: Premier League result, latest updates and reaction

Blues out to arrest recent slump

Chelsea vs Everton

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Chelsea beat Everton 2-0 on Saturday to return to the Premier League's top four, as well worked first-half goals from talisman Cole Palmer and France fullback Malo Gusto stemmed a run of four games in all competitions without a victory.

Palmer, who returned to action his month after missing most of the season through injury, drilled the ball between Jordan Pickford and the near post after a pinpoint pass by Gusto. Gusto switched from provider to scorer in the 46th minute when he poked a Pedro Neto cross home after the Portuguese winger outpaced marker Vitalii Mykolenko.

The result lifted Chelsea to 28 points, five behind leaders Arsenal, who play bottom club Wolverhampton Wanderers later on Saturday and two ahead of Crystal Palace who face second-placed Manchester City on Sunday. �Everton dropped to eighth on 24. Read our live blog below, featuring expert insight and analysis from Dom Smith at Stamford Bridge!