In the 35th round of the Premier League, all five giants all took three points, only Chelsea lost 0-1 away to Everton, the Blues once again sent warmth to the relegation team after the 11 away unbeaten record, Chelsea is still in third place in the table, but only three points more than Arsenal, and the subsequent game will be equalized by opponents once they lose, which is also a very dangerous situation. There are currently four rounds left in the league and the Blues must win all of them to secure a third place. Everton, led by Lampard, won the precious three points on the relegation road to Chelsea in this round, and is still in the relegation zone with one less round, and if the make-up wins, it can be promoted to the fourth-to-last position, and the team is still promising for relegation.
Lampard was once a meritorious player for Chelsea, and won many trophies for the team during his time with the team, the most valuable thing is that the team fell into the transfer ban period, he served as manager, and promoted young players such as Mount, and also qualified for the Champions League for the team that season, that season was extremely important for the team, so the Blues fans are very grateful to him. The following season, Lampard was dismissed because of poor performance, and the fans also had a lot of reluctance in their hearts, so before this round of matches, some people thought that the team would send points, and many fans gladly accepted the result of the loss, because they did not want to see Lampard lead the team to relegation. However, Chelsea are also a professional team and do not deliberately lose to opponents, but these three points are really important for Everton.
Everton have never been relegated in the Premier League, and the Toffee has repeatedly upset the giants in history, so most Premier League fans do not want this team to be relegated. Lampard is also under a lot of pressure as the manager who took over the team halfway through, so it can also improve morale by taking all three points in this campaign. Everton have been unbeaten in the previous two league rounds, with the team losing 1-1 to Leicester City and 0-2 to Liverpool respectively, so the win in this round is timely. However, the team's ability to win Manchester United and Chelsea twice in recent times with 1-0 scores also shows that the team's state has picked up, which is also beneficial for relegation.
Everton's next league opponents are Leicester City, Watford, Brentford, Crystal Palace and Arsenal, which are ranked 11th, 19th, 14th, 12th and 4th in the Premier League respectively, except for Watford, which is a PK between relegation teams, and both teams will fight for points. In addition, the game against Arsenal is likely to determine the ranking of the Gunners, and the Gunners will spare no effort to win. The other games Everton have a better chance of winning, and Lampard needs to take advantage of them. Because these opponents are all undesirable teams, the current situation is not able to enter the European zone, there is no relegation worry, so Everton's possibility of relegation has increased.
Chelsea's first half against Everton was a bit unusual, as captain Azpilicueta clashed with Coleman and was not controlled for a short time, and the scene was chaotic, but in fact, this situation was actually not good for Chelsea, because the most important thing needed in the away game against the Iron Barrel team was calm. As the captain, he will control the scene in the game and refuse to clash, and the blue captain is persuaded by multiple teammates to calm down in this game, which is worrying because the captain is unstable And the team is difficult to win.
Because of the impulsiveness of the captain, the emotions of the teammates also had some impact. Mount also received a yellow card after a physical confrontation, so it was inevitable that the first half would not be harvested. Weak teams that want to score points in the Premier League will strengthen their defenses, and the action will often become larger and larger, at this time, unless the referee controls it in time, it also needs to be reasonably dealt with by the opponent. The first is to avoid injuries, and the second is not to be impatient, because the emotional loss of control can not play normally is what the weak brigade hopes to see, but also waiting for the opportunity to counterattack and get points.
This game is like this, the Blues have a 75% possession rate in the first half, but unfortunately the advantage of the scene did not score goals, Werner, Havertz, Mount all missed some opportunities, the latter's opening long-range shot is also high, which also shows that the opponent's defense is in place, in the front field The Blues players can not tear open the defense line through passing, so they will choose to try their feet from long range. Coleman's break through the sideline was then killed by Rudiger, who received a yellow card for it.
Everton stepped up their defence inside the penalty area, so Chelsea's crosses were always cleared, so they had to opt for long-range shots. Because the scene was scorching, there was emotion on both sides, and the yellow cards were also increasing, and Havertz had a skirmish because Ofa Challison tried to serve the set-piece quickly, and the former was also heavily guarded in this game, so there was also some depression. Have been in less form lately than in the previous period, and players also need to adjust themselves to perform efficiently.
Chelsea conceded a goal shortly after the start of the second half, Thiago Silva crossed from the back, Azpilicueta made a mistake and was snatched, Gray assisted Richardson's one-handed goal, emotional problems and lax opening of the second half caused the goal to be conceded, Everton then strengthened the defense, Chelsea also had several excellent shooting opportunities, but unfortunately bad luck.
Alonso's cross from the left was given to Havertz, who helped Mount finish his shot, but unfortunately hit the upright and Azpilicueta's shot was saved by the goalkeeper. Lüdiger then took advantage of a corner kick opportunity to almost head the goal, and Pickford used his face to block the ball out. Pulisic and Ziyech did not create a chance to score from the bench, and the Blues' most threatening was the two shots of Havertz and Kovacic.
Everton won with strict defense and fouls and delays, and Pickford was indeed able to defuse dangerous situations repeatedly with divine help. Chelsea's game revealed the team's problems on the offensive end, although it was bad luck not to score, but this is definitely not an excuse to lose, Pulisic, Kovacic and Ziyech appeared earlier, the next league may also get the starting opportunity, the players who did not appear in this game are Kepa, Chaloba, Sal, Saul, Lukaku, in fact, Chaloba and Lukaku should still get the opportunity to appear in the next round, not rotating will cause a vicious circle, and players who do not get rest will continue to slump.
Chelsea shot 12-8 on goal, shot 5-4, corner kicks 8-3, offside 2-0, possession rate of 78% to 22%, but also the data dominant but lost, Lampard for Chelsea's current players are also very knowledgeable, can win the game inside should also have some contradictions. Chelsea are next coming home to face Wolves, with the away side losing three in a row to Newcastle, Burnley and Brighton, so they also need to go all out. The Blues then play Leeds United in the FA Cup final against Liverpool, and Chelsea do need to maintain a winning streak to win the cup.