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58. Chelsea are trying to exert some pressure on the final third now.

It does stretch Everton when Chelsea get forward.

Leaving the Chelsea back line with nobody to press them when in possession.

Everton 0-1 Chelsea

56. One thing this game has underpinned so far is that there is no such thing as an 'easy game' in this league.

All the information leading up to this would have even the most ardent Everton fans expecting a heavy defeat today.

While they are behind, all it takes is one moment of magic and they are on level terms here.

Everton 0-1 Chelsea

54. Patterson is fouled and Everton get some breathing space.

Chelsea have not really created anything in the final third in this half so far.

Everton have tried to utilise running at the Chelsea back four.

James is booked for blatant time-wasting at throw ins.

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52. First real chance in front of goal of the second half for the home side.

The corner comes in and Mendy flaps at it a bit.

The ball is squared back to McNeil who shoots but his effort is well blocked by the keeper.

The ball bounces up in the air and the Chelsea keeper gathers the second ball.

Everton 0-1 Chelsea

50. Tuchel monitors things from the touchline now.

The home fans boo and jeer as James takes his time with the throw in.

Kante is seeing a lot of the ball in the centre of the park so far.

Everton 0-1 Chelsea

48. Everton waste their first corner of the second half.

They need to be a lot more clinical with such chances.

You would not expect them to get too many against this Chelsea defence.

Everton 0-1 Chelsea

46. McNeil shows his skill on the ball as he retains possession on the right.

Skipping in and out a few challenges from the visitors.

Struggling to hold onto possession at the moment.

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One lapse of concentration is all it takes to change a game.

When you are playing at the highest level, the opposition are more than capable of punishing your mistakes.

It will be difficult for Everton to find their way back into this game with such limited attacking options available to them.

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Ben Chilwell's first meaningful run forward won the penalty for the visitors.

Doucoure's clumsy challenge cost Lampard's side.

Aside from that, he would have been more than happy with his side's performance in the first half.

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45+8. Mina picks up a silly booking trying to delay the taking of the spot kick.

No need for that when he has had such a solid half.

Everton 0-0 Chelsea

45+6. Gordon comes away on the counter for Everton but Reece James reads his intentions all too easily and manages to dispossess him.

Kante gets a ball into the box and Havertz flicks it on to Sterling.

The England man cannot bring the ball under his spell however.

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45+4. James comes over to take yet another corner.

It is debatable whether he has more corners in training than he has done in this first half.

Sadly for Chelsea too few of them have found their intended targets.

Everton 0-0 Chelsea

45+2. There seems to be space in between the Chelsea midfield and defence for the home side to exploit.

Chelsea counter and cut the ball back to Sterling on the edge of the box but his shot is blocked.

Another corner for the visitors.

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45. We will have an additional 8 minutes of added time.

Gordon chases Kante down and puts in a perfectly timed challenge.

Chilwell tracks the Everton man and clears the ball into touch.

Everton 0-0 Chelsea

43. Everton come forward with Gordon.

He skips passed a couple of challenges before Koulibaly puts in a big challenge.

The ball is adjudged to come off the Everton man last so no corner for the home side.

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41. Tarkowski seems to add an air of calmness to the centre of Everton's defence.

Comfortable in possession, the defender has a good range of passing.

Mount has come out to the right to assist James more.

They work the ball into the box via Kante and Sterling puts the ball in the back of the net.

The home fans cheer as the linesman raises his flag for offside.

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39. Chelsea are knocking on the door now without creating anything of a clear-cut nature in front of goal.

Pickford comes flying out of his goal to cut out a Chelsea cross.

As balls come into the box, Chelsea also playing without a striker do not seem to have a focal point in the area.

Everton 0-0 Chelsea

37. Chelsea's new signing Cucurella looks on from the bench.

As seeming understudy to Chilwell at left-back, £65m seems a lot of money for a backup player.

But as Barcelona have shown this summer, FFP is not interested in book-balancing anymore.

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35. We will have a lot of added time to this first half.

The injury to Godfrey adding the best part of ten minutes on.

Everton are looking to absorb the Chelsea attack and hit them on the counter attack.

Everton 0-0 Chelsea

33. Mina has had a great first half for the home side.

Sterling is starting to come into the game more and more for the visitors.

Currently they seem unable to get a corner passed Mason Holgate at the front post.

James may need an extra hour practising set pieces this week.

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31. Chelsea break on the counter attack as Mount feeds Sterling.

As the winger breaks away from a number of Everton shirts, Iwobi brings him down with a clumsy challenge.

The ball is delivered into the box but Everton are able to clear with ease.

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29. Gray is integral to all of Everton's attacking play today.

Chelsea do not look formidable at the back at all.

New signing Koulibaly has been caught out a couple of times already.

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