In the early morning of December 17, Beijing time, the 17th round of the Premier League continued to play: Chelsea vs Everton. In the first half, the two teams did not score; in the second half, Mount scored and Branswaite scored. In the end, Chelsea drew 1-1 with their opponents.
Ahead of this match, Chelsea officially announced: Lukaku, Hudson-Odoi, Werner, Chilwell are positive, and Havertz is waiting for the result. On everton's side, due to injuries and other reasons, 8 people were absent. You can see how tough this game is.
In the first half, Chelsea had 80% possession and 13 shots on goal. Unfortunately, he never broke through the opponent's city. In the second half, time passed minute by minute, and it seemed that it would be a flat. At this time, a person stepped forward.
In the 70th minute of the game, Reece James assisted Mount to break the deadlock on the field.
In the 74th minute, Branswitt helped Everton equalize.
After that, the two teams attacked and defended each other, but neither scored. 1-1, Chelsea shook hands with Everton.
In their previous 28 home games against Everton, Chelsea have remained unbeaten. Today, they extend that record to 29 games. However, this draw is something that Tuchel does not want to see. In this round, Manchester City won 7-0 in United. In this way, they have reached 41 points, and Chelsea are 37 points, already four points behind.
In this game, there is one person who has to be mentioned: Chick. It started the game and was replaced in the 64th minute. In 2021, he has completed 43 shots on goal in the Premier League, but has not scored a single goal, which is the most shots from Premier League players who have not scored. You say, embarrassing no? According to previous media reports, Jose Mourinho's Roma would love to bring him in. Cheek, or change places, may bring good luck.
Chelsea starters: 16-Mendy, 28-Azpilicueta, 6-Thiago Silva, 2-Rudiger, 24-Rees James, 12-Cheek, 5-Jorginho, 3-Alonso, 22-Ziyech, 10-Pulisic, 19-Mount
Everton starters: 1 Pickford, 2 Jon Joe Kenny, 4 Holgate, 5 Michael Keane, 22 Godfrey, 32 Branswaite, 16 Dukure, 17 Iwobi, 21 Andre Gomez, 24 Anthony Gordon, 50 Sims