Chelsea star Tosin Adarabioyo was superb at Everton | OneFootball

Chelsea have emerged as Liverpool’s main challengers in the Premier League title race, and manager Enzo Maresca will be disappointed with the result at Everton today.

The Blues had won their past eight matches in all competitions before visiting Goodison Park but were held to a goalless draw.

Chelsea had chances to score, but they were not clinical enough. Everton could have scored and won the game, especially in the 77th minute.

Tosin Adarabioyo was one of Chelsea’s best players against Everton. He made the game-winning block to prevent Iliman Ndiaye from scoring a certain goal.

Adarabioyo kept Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin quiet and was a rock at the back. The 27-year-old centre-back showed once again why Chelsea signed him on a free transfer last summer.

The experienced defender was calm and composed in possession. He demonstrated that Maresca could rely upon him in the absence of Benoit Badiashile and Wesley Fofana.

According to SofaScore, Adarabioyo made five clearances, blocked one shot and made tackles for Chelsea against Everton.

The Chelsea centre-back won five ground duels and four aerial duels (headers). He had 131 touches, and 108 of his 118 passes were accurate.

That’s a pass accuracy of 92% – remarkable for a defender. Adarabioyo played 11 long balls, seven of which were accurate. His performance was excellent.