Everton
5 shots on target
0–2
Full time
Chelsea
7 shots on target
Everton
0–2
Chelsea
Premier League | Saturday, 17 October 2026 | Full time
Everton more threatening
Chelsea more threatening
Kick-off
Half time
Full time
47%
Possession
53%
6
Shots
18
5
On target
7
5
Corners
7
Premier League · Matchweek 7 · Saturday, 17 October 2026 at 11:30 UTC
Written before kick-off · preview
Everton v Chelsea: what the records say
Written from our own records. Every number here is one we hold.
Everton host Chelsea on Saturday 17 October in the Premier League, matchweek 7. Everton are unbeaten in six games. They have scored 9 and conceded 9 in those eight games — 1.1 goals a game, 1.1 against, keeping three clean sheets.
Chelsea have won four of their last eight games. They have scored 18 and conceded 16 in those eight games — 2.3 goals a game, 2.0 against.
The only previous meeting we hold, in March 2026, finished Everton 3-0 Chelsea.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall has been Everton's most productive, with two goals and one assist. João Pedro has been Chelsea's most productive, with five goals and three assists.
Commentary
Minute by minute, as it happened.- 1' First half begins.
- 2' Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall from Everton commits a foul. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
- 2' Pedro Neto from Chelsea wins a free kick in the defensive half. Pedro Neto
- 2' Moisés Caicedo from Chelsea wins a free kick in the defensive half. M. Caicedo
- 2' Foul committed by James Garner of Everton. James Garner
- 8' Morgan Rogers from Chelsea commits a handball. Morgan Rogers
- 9' Moisés Caicedo from Chelsea commits a foul.
- 9' Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall from Everton wins a free kick in the defensive half. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
- 10' Foul by Pedro Neto of Chelsea. Pedro Neto
- 10' Vitalii Mykolenko from Everton wins a free kick on the left wing. Vitaliy Mykolenko
- 11' Offside against Everton. Jack Grealish is caught offside. Jack Grealish
- 12' Moisés Caicedo from Chelsea commits a foul.
- 12' Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall from Everton wins a free kick on the left wing. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
- 15' Cole Palmer's left-footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jordan Pickford. The attempt was assisted by Pedro Neto. Pedro Neto
- 16' Everton is awarded a corner after Morgan Rogers concedes. Morgan Rogers
- 21' Attempt blocked. Jordan Henderson's right-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. Pedro Neto provided the assist. Pedro Neto
- 22' João Pedro from Chelsea commits a foul. João Pedro
- 22' James Tarkowski of Everton wins a free kick in the defensive half. James Tarkowski
- 23' Harrison Armstrong from Everton commits a foul. Harrison Armstrong
- 23' Harrison Armstrong from Everton receives a yellow card for a foul. Harrison Armstrong
- 23' Josh Acheampong from Chelsea is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25' Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall is caught offside for Everton. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
- 26' Attempt saved. Merlin Röhl from Everton has a right-footed shot from the right side of the box, but Emiliano Martínez from Chelsea saves it in the center of the goal. The assist comes from Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall. Emiliano Martínez
- 26' Everton wins a corner after Emiliano Martínez concedes. Emiliano Martínez
- 27' Pedro Neto from Chelsea receives a yellow card. Pedro Neto
- 27' Thierno Barry's header from the center of the box is saved by Emiliano Martínez in the center of the goal. The attempt was assisted by Jack Grealish's cross. Emiliano Martínez
- 29' Cole Palmer from Chelsea commits a foul. Cole Palmer
- 29' James Tarkowski from Everton wins a free kick on the right wing. James Tarkowski
- 30' Everton wins a corner after Emiliano Martínez concedes. Emiliano Martínez
- 30' Attempt saved. Jack Grealish from Everton has a right-footed shot from the left side of the box, but it's saved in the top center of the goal by Emiliano Martínez from Chelsea. The assist came from James Tarkowski. Jack Grealish
- 32' Foul committed by Josh Acheampong of Chelsea.
- 32' Thierno Barry from Everton wins a free kick on the left wing. Thierno Barry
- 32' Josh Acheampong from Chelsea receives a yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33' Moisés Caicedo from Chelsea wins a free kick in the defensive half. M. Caicedo
- 33' Foul committed by James Tarkowski of Everton. James Tarkowski
- 34' Morgan Rogers from Chelsea receives a yellow card. Morgan Rogers
- 34' James Tarkowski from Everton receives a yellow card. James Tarkowski
- 37' Attempt saved. Thierno Barry from Everton has a right-footed shot from the center of the box, but Emiliano Martínez from Chelsea makes the save in the center of the goal. The assist comes from Vitalii Mykolenko. Emiliano Martínez
- 38' Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
- 38' The match is delayed due to an injury to Thierno Barry of Everton. Thierno Barry
- 40' Moisés Caicedo from Chelsea hits the bar with a right-footed shot from the right side of the box, assisted by Jordan Henderson after a corner. M. Caicedo
- 40' Chelsea win a corner after Harrison Armstrong concedes. Harrison Armstrong
- 40' Maxence Lacroix from Chelsea commits a foul. Maxence Lacroix
- 40' Vitalii Mykolenko from Everton is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Vitaliy Mykolenko
- 43' The match is delayed due to an injury to James Garner from Everton. James Garner
- 44' Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
- 45' Morgan Rogers from Chelsea is awarded a free kick on the left wing. Morgan Rogers
- 45' Ainsley Maitland-Niles commits a foul for Everton. Ainsley Maitland-Niles
- 45+1' Chelsea win a corner after Jordan Pickford concedes. Jordan Pickford
- 45+1' Attempt saved. Pedro Neto's left-footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top center of the goal by Jordan Pickford. The assist came from Cole Palmer. Cole Palmer
- 45+1' The fourth official has indicated there will be 3 minutes of added time.
- 45+2' Chelsea win a corner after Vitalii Mykolenko concedes. Vitaliy Mykolenko
- 45+2' Chelsea win a corner after Vitalii Mykolenko concedes. Vitaliy Mykolenko
- 45+3' Maxence Lacroix's header from close range for Chelsea is blocked. The attempt was assisted by a cross from Jordan Henderson. Maxence Lacroix
- The first half ends with the score at Everton 0, Chelsea 0.
- Half time · Everton 0 Chelsea 0
- 46' The second half begins with the score at Everton 0, Chelsea 0.
-
46'
⚽ Goal
Goal! Chelsea takes the lead 1-0 against Everton as Pedro Neto scores with a left-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom right corner. Pedro Neto3Neto goals this season - 52' Chelsea win a corner after Harrison Armstrong concedes. Harrison Armstrong
- 53' Attempt blocked. Cole Palmer's left-footed shot from outside the box for Chelsea is blocked, with an assist from Pedro Neto. Cole Palmer
- 55' Morgan Rogers from Chelsea wins a free kick in the defensive half. Morgan Rogers
- 55' Ainsley Maitland-Niles from Everton commits a foul. Ainsley Maitland-Niles
- 55' Substitution for Everton: Tyrique George comes on for Ainsley Maitland-Niles. Ainsley Maitland-Niles
- 56' Chelsea win a corner after Merlin Röhl concedes. Merlin Röhl
- 56' Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers from Chelsea takes a right-footed shot from outside the box but misses to the right. He was assisted by Moisés Caicedo after a corner. Morgan Rogers
- 56' Morgan Rogers' right-footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. He was assisted by Pedro Neto. Pedro Neto
- 57' Attempt missed. Cole Palmer from Chelsea takes a left-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes too high. Morgan Rogers provided the assist. Cole Palmer
- 61' Foul committed by Pedro Neto of Chelsea. Pedro Neto
- 61' Vitalii Mykolenko from Everton wins a free kick on the left wing. Vitaliy Mykolenko
- 63' Jack Grealish is caught offside for Everton. Jack Grealish
- 64' Attempt missed. João Pedro from Chelsea takes a left-footed shot from outside the box, but it goes wide to the left. He was assisted by Pedro Neto. Pedro Neto
- 65' Moisés Caicedo from Chelsea commits a foul.
- 65' Harrison Armstrong from Everton wins a free kick on the left wing. Harrison Armstrong
- 65' Cole Palmer from Chelsea receives a yellow card. Cole Palmer
- 66' The match is delayed due to an injury to Emiliano Martínez from Chelsea. Emiliano Martínez
- 66' Emiliano Martínez from Chelsea wins a free kick in the defensive half. Emiliano Martínez
- 66' Foul committed by Jarrad Branthwaite of Everton. Jarrad Branthwaite
- 66' The match is delayed due to an injury to Jarrad Branthwaite from Everton. Jarrad Branthwaite
- 75' Substitution for Chelsea: Mike Penders comes on for Emiliano Martínez due to an injury. Emiliano Martínez
- 75' Delay is over, and they are ready to continue.
- 76' Vitalii Mykolenko from Everton wins a free kick in the defensive half. Vitaliy Mykolenko
- 76' João Pedro from Chelsea commits a foul. João Pedro
- 77' Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall from Everton wins a free kick in the defensive half. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
- 77' Foul by Jordan Henderson of Chelsea. Jordan Henderson
- 80' Morgan Rogers is caught offside for Chelsea. Morgan Rogers
- 81' Chelsea win a corner after James Tarkowski concedes. James Tarkowski
- 82' Attempt saved. João Pedro's header from the left side of the six-yard box is saved in the top left corner by Jordan Pickford. The assist came from Jordan Henderson's cross. João Pedro
- 82' Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) had a left-footed shot from outside the box that went wide to the left. He was assisted by Josh Acheampong after a corner. Cole Palmer
- 83' Corner awarded to Everton after Maxence Lacroix concedes. Maxence Lacroix
- 85' Substitution for Everton: Brennan Johnson comes on for Jack Grealish. Brennan Johnson
- 85' Substitution for Everton: Christian Nørgaard comes on for Harrison Armstrong. Christian Nørgaard
- 86' Attempt saved. João Pedro's right-footed shot from the center of the box is saved by Jordan Pickford in the center of the goal. Cole Palmer provided the assist. Cole Palmer
- 86' Attempt missed. Cole Palmer (Chelsea) heads the ball from the center of the box, but it goes close and misses to the left after a fast break. Cole Palmer
- 87' Cole Palmer's left-footed shot from a tough angle on the left is blocked. Morgan Rogers provided the assist. Cole Palmer
- 88' Thierno Barry's header from the center of the box is saved by Mike Penders in the top center of the goal. The attempt was assisted by Vitalii Mykolenko's cross. Thierno Barry
- 88' Attempt missed. Jarrad Branthwaite from Everton has a right-footed shot from the center of the box that goes wide to the left. Jarrad Branthwaite
- 89' Christian Nørgaard of Everton receives a yellow card for a foul. Christian Nørgaard
- 89' Cole Palmer of Chelsea wins a free kick in the attacking half. Cole Palmer
- 89' Foul committed by Christian Nørgaard of Everton. Christian Nørgaard
-
90'
⚽ Goal
Goal! Chelsea lead 2-0 after Pedro Neto scores with a left-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom left corner following a set piece. Pedro Neto3Neto goals this season - 90' Attempt blocked. Jordan Henderson (Chelsea) has a right-footed shot from outside the box that is blocked. Jordan Henderson
- 90+1' The fourth official has indicated there will be 11 minutes of added time.
- 90+2' Substitution for Chelsea: Roméo Lavia comes on for Moisés Caicedo. Roméo Lavia
- 90+2' Substitution for Chelsea: Marco Palestra comes on for Jorrel Hato. Jorrel Hato
- 90+2' Substitution for Chelsea: Danny Welbeck comes on for João Pedro. Danny Welbeck
- 90+7' Everton win a corner after Pedro Neto concedes. Pedro Neto
- 90+8' Foul committed by Morgan Rogers of Chelsea. Morgan Rogers
- 90+8' James Tarkowski from Everton wins a free kick in the defensive half. James Tarkowski
- 90+9' Offside against Everton. James Tarkowski is caught offside. James Tarkowski
- 90+9' Maxence Lacroix from Chelsea commits a foul. Maxence Lacroix
- 90+9' Thierno Barry of Everton wins a free kick in the defensive half. Thierno Barry
- 90+11' Foul committed by Cole Palmer of Chelsea. Cole Palmer
- 90+11' Jarrad Branthwaite from Everton is awarded a free kick in the defensive half. Jarrad Branthwaite
- 90+12' Substitution for Chelsea: Geovany Quenda comes on for Pedro Neto. Pedro Neto
- The second half ends with Everton losing 0-2 to Chelsea.
- Match ends with Chelsea winning 2-0 against Everton.
Expected goals
Everton
Chelsea
0.51
Expected goals
1.38
what the chances were worth
0.61
On target
2.15
what the shots on target were worth
0.25
From open play
0.80
0.27
From set plays
0.57
Chelsea created the better chances, 1.38 to 0.51.
Expected goals is SportMonks' model: what a chance of that kind is worth, on average,
across a season of them. It says what the chances added up to, not what should have happened.
Pressure, minute by minute
Everton
Chelsea
Kick-off
Half time
Full time
Pressure is SportMonks' index, not ours: a measure of how close each side was to
scoring in a given minute, published after full time. The marks are the goals.
Match statistics
Everton on the left, Chelsea on the right.
The game
47%
Ball possession
53%
91
Total attacks
94
57
Dangerous attacks
43
Attack
6
Shots total
18
5
Shots on target
7
1
Shots off target
6
0
Shots blocked
5
6
Shots inside the box
10
0
Shots outside the box
8
0
Hit the woodwork
1
2
Big chances created
2
2
Big chances missed
1
5
Corners
7
4
Offsides
1
Build-up
402
Passes
454
323
Accurate passes
384
80%
Pass accuracy
85%
20
Crosses
15
3
Accurate crosses
3
12
Dribble attempts
10
6
Successful dribbles
6
21
Throw-ins
20
4
Goal kicks
10
Defence
4
Saves
5
7
Tackles
13
4
Interceptions
4
40
Duels won
47
8
Fouls
15
3
Yellow cards
4
2
Injuries
1
3
Substitutions
5
Player statistics
Every number on this table is the number the fantasy game scored from. Scroll for more columns.
Everton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | xG | KP | Pass | Pass% | Touch | Drb | Tkl | Int | Duel% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrad Branthwaite | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 0.13 | – | 51 | 88 | 62 | – | 1 | – | 38 | 6.73 |
| James Tarkowski | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 51 | 67 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 71 | 6.86 |
| Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 36 | 83 | 49 | – | – | – | 50 | 6.92 |
| Thierno Barry | 90 | – | – | 3 | 3 | 0.28 | – | 6 | 50 | 21 | – | – | – | 50 | 6.72 |
| Vitaliy Mykolenko | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 55 | 89 | 81 | 2 | 1 | – | 80 | 7.16 |
| Merlin Röhl | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0.04 | – | 18 | 78 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 6.80 |
| James Garner | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 51 | 92 | 64 | – | 1 | 1 | 33 | 6.67 |
| Jack Grealish | 85 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0.06 | 1 | 30 | 77 | 42 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.99 |
| Harrison Armstrong | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 82 | 29 | – | 1 | – | 20 | 6.61 |
| Ainsley Maitland-Niles | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 19 | 74 | 35 | – | – | – | 14 | 6.10 |
| Tyrique Aaron Delali Yusuff George sub | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 96 | 35 | 2 | – | – | 29 | 6.43 |
| Brennan Johnson sub | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.31 |
| Christian Nørgaard sub | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 80 | 13 | – | – | – | – | 6.30 |
Goalkeeper
| Player | Min | Saves | In box | Conceded | Prevented | Claims | Pass | Pass% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Pickford | 90 | 4 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 33 | 55 | 6.66 |
Chelsea
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | xG | KP | Pass | Pass% | Touch | Drb | Tkl | Int | Duel% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxence Lacroix | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0.32 | – | 42 | 93 | 53 | – | 1 | 1 | 50 | 7.09 |
| Levi Colwill | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 48 | 81 | 59 | – | – | – | 50 | 6.76 |
| Pedro Neto | 90 | 2 | – | 3 | 3 | 0.18 | 5 | 32 | 84 | 47 | – | 2 | – | 43 | 9.14 |
| João Pedro | 90 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 0.37 | – | 21 | 71 | 35 | – | 1 | – | 50 | 6.62 |
| Cole Palmer | 90 | – | – | 6 | 1 | 0.18 | 2 | 35 | 89 | 54 | 1 | 1 | – | 43 | 7.45 |
| Jordan Henderson | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | 0.18 | 3 | 64 | 91 | 73 | – | – | – | 33 | 7.16 |
| Morgan Rogers | 90 | – | – | 2 | – | 0.09 | 2 | 42 | 86 | 68 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 7.24 |
| Jorrel Hato | 90 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 31 | 87 | 51 | 2 | 1 | – | 67 | 6.98 |
| M. Caicedo | 90 | – | – | 1 | – | 0.04 | 1 | 63 | 92 | 72 | 1 | – | 1 | 57 | 7.13 |
| Joshua Kofi Acheampong | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 29 | 93 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 7.08 |
| Marco Palestra sub | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 100 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 6.47 |
| Danny Welbeck sub | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 100 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 6.46 |
| Roméo Lavia sub | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 86 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 100 | 6.57 |
| Geovany Quenda sub | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Goalkeeper
| Player | Min | Saves | In box | Conceded | Prevented | Claims | Pass | Pass% | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emiliano Martínez | 75 | 4 | 4 | – | – | 2 | 23 | 57 | 7.71 |
| Mike Penders sub | 15 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 12 | 42 | 6.91 |
Player cards
Pedro Neto had the best game by the SAM rating. These are his numbers.
Pedro Neto
Passing
Premier League | Everton 0-2 Chelsea | 17 October 2026
27 successful
5 unsuccessful
5
key passes
5
chances created
32
passes
84%
accuracy
Form
Results each side took into this game, most recent on the right.
Everton
DDDWD
| Played | 8 |
| Won · drawn · lost | 2–4–2 |
| Goals for · against | 9–9 |
Chelsea
WLDLW
| Played | 8 |
| Won · drawn · lost | 4–1–3 |
| Goals for · against | 18–16 |
Head to head
Last 1 meeting: Everton 1 · drawn 0 · Chelsea 0.
| 21 Mar 2026 |
Everton v Chelsea
Premier League
|
3–0 | W |
Who to watch
Goals and assists this season, across every competition we cover.
Everton
|
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
2 goals · 1 assist
|
3 |
|
Thierno Barry
3 goals
|
3 |
|
James Tarkowski
1 goal · 1 assist
|
2 |
Chelsea
|
João Pedro
5 goals · 3 assists
|
8 |
|
Cole Palmer
2 goals · 3 assists
|
5 |
|
Morgan Rogers
4 goals · 1 assist
|
5 |