Chelsea travelled to Goodison Park today hoping to continue their winning streak, and Diego Costa his scoring streak.
It took just 35 seconds for Diego Costa to latch onto a Cesc Fabregas pass and fire home under the helpless Tim Howard. Phil Jagielka’s decision to step out of the defence proved costly, and one he would immediately regret.
Three minutes gone and it was two, the unusual combination of Ramires and Ivanovic providing the goods. This goal was arguably offside, but I wasn’t complaining and neither was Mourinho.
On eight minutes Eden Hazard had a claim for Tim Howard to be sent off for preventing a goalscoring opportunity when the American goalkeeper handled the ball two yards outside of his 18-yard box. Replays show Hazard had a case, and you got the feeling this evened out the decision to allow the Ivanovic goal to stand.
Everton thought they had pulled one back on sixteen minutes, when former Chelsea man Romelu Lukaku headed onto the bar and Distin followed up at the back post, but it was correctly ruled offside.
Both teams had their fair share of chances, but it was looking like Chelsea were going to see out the remainder of the game.
Costa was ruled offside after he rounded Howard, and then Everton hit back through Kevin Mirallas right on half-time. Chelsea saw out a nervy two minutes of stoppage time and at half time the scoreline stood at 2-1 to Chelsea.
Referee Jon Moss was booed of by the home crowd.
Lukaku had a great chance to equalise, but fired straight over the bar what looked like a simple chance.
By this time, the game was open and challenges were flying in left, right and centre.
Costa had a great chance to put Chelsea further ahead, but Howard made a heroic save to keep the scoreline close.
Samuel Eto’o came on for his Everton debut but shortly after Eden Hazard ran in behind the opposition defence, fired across goal, and the ball found its way in off the foot of Seamus Coleman.
Steven Naismith replied immediately with a toe poke down to Courtois’ right, and the score was pulled back again to 3-2.
Nemanja Matic got in on the act, hitting one off the post from 20 yards. It was his first competitive goal for the club. 4-2, sealed surely.
No, Eto’o heads home and Goodison erupts.
The game was becoming a ridiculously scrappy goal fest. Ramires fired Chelsea in front, Matic assisting.
In the last ten minutes Everton were on top, but after a quick breakaway substitute John Obi Mikel fed Costa for his second goal of the game.
Filipe Luis made his Premier League debut. Diego Costa has scored four goals in three Premier League games. Cesc Fabregas has made five assists in three games.
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