Everton 1-0 Chelsea: Premier League – as it happened

3.33pm EST 15:33

33 min There’s a break in play while Yerry Mina receives treatment. Fair play, I’d forgotten he was on the pitch.

3.32pm EST 15:32

32 min Everton break from a Chelsea free-kick, but Keane overhits his long pass to Calvert-Lewin. That was a chance because there was nobody within 10 yards of Calvert-Lewin.

3.29pm EST 15:29

29 min Reece James is lucky not to be booked for a poor tackle on Godfrey.

3.28pm EST 15:28

28 min Another chance for Chelsea! Havertz’s deep free-kick is headed down by Giroud to Zouna, whose snapshot from eight yards is straight at Pickford.

3.27pm EST 15:27

26 min: James hits the post! The resulting corner is headed away to the edge of the area, where James runs round the ball and hits a deflected shot that is pushed onto the inside of the post by Pickford! That’s a brilliant save. It was a barely perceptible touch, a rare moment of unobtrusive excellence from the oft maligned Pickford. The ball spun all the way across goal and out for a corner on the other side.

Updated at 3.29pm EST

3.25pm EST 15:25

25 min James’ long-range free-kick is pushed away by the diving Pickford. A comfortable enough save, though it was a good strike.

3.24pm EST 15:24

24 min Richarlison is booked for a foul on Reece James. He may have injured himself in the process as well.

3.22pm EST 15:22

GOAL! Everton 1-0 Chelsea (Sigurdsson 22)

Sigurdsson scores with rare nonchalance! He sat Mendy down and passed the ball slowly in the other direction.

Everton’s Gylfi Sigurdsson scores from the spot. Photograph: Jon Super/Reuters

Updated at 3.29pm EST

3.21pm EST 15:21

Calvert-Lewin headed Pickford’s long kick into the penalty area, chased it himself and knocked the ball round Mendy, who was committed and took him out.

Chelsea’s Edouard Mendy fouls Everton’s Dominic Calvert-Lewin and a penalty is awarded. Photograph: Jon Super/Reuters

Updated at 3.26pm EST

3.18pm EST 15:18

18 min Mendy lands awkwardly after coming over Reece James to claim Sigurdsson’s free-kick. There’s a break in play while he receives treatment.

3.17pm EST 15:17

17 min “Kante is scary good,” says Mary Waltz. “Sheesh.”

This season is the best I’ve seen him play since Chelsea last won the title. If he stays fit, they could win the league again; if not, no chance.

Updated at 3.17pm EST

3.16pm EST 15:16

16 min Crikey, Chelsea have had 78 per cent of the possession. I didn’t realise they were that dominant.

3.15pm EST 15:15

15 min Nothing much to report. Chelsea are dominating possession; Everton have defended well so far.

3.12pm EST 15:12

12 min James fires a good low cross into Werner, who tries to make space for the shot but is crowded out.

3.09pm EST 15:09

9 min Mina heads a corner over the bar. He was under plenty of pressure, so it wasn’t much more than a quarter chance.

3.09pm EST 15:09

8 min The 2,000 supporters are making a decent noise, especially when there’s a 50/50. The atmosphere at this game last season, when Everton won 3-1 under the temporary management of Duncan Ferguson, was spectacular.

Calvert-Lewin’s double gives Ferguson dream start at Everton against Chelsea

3.07pm EST 15:07

6 min A half chance for Everton. Richarlison plays a nice give-and-go with Sigurdsson, only to hit a tame shot straight at Mendy from 12 yards.

3.05pm EST 15:05

5 min Chelsea have made a confident start, and look like a team that are unbeaten in 17 matches.

3.03pm EST 15:03

2 min Godfrey makes an excellent block tackle on James, who was in the act of shooting after a reverse pass from Havertz. It wasn’t a great pass from Havertz, in truth, and that gave Godfrey enough of a chance to make the block.

2.55pm EST 14:55

“It’s not a must-win situation for Everton but it is a must-compete,” says Mary Waltz. “I don’t know if they can win without James but they have to show their owner that all the cash he is splashing is not going to waste. COYB.”

2.50pm EST 14:50

“Four centre-backs and, without the energy of Seamus Coleman and the killer passes of James Rodriguez and Lucas Digne, the only change of pace in the side comes from Richarlison’s runs,” weeps Gary Naylor. “Everton will have to make the set pieces count tonight, or we might hear what 2000 people whistling sounds like.”

2.20pm EST 14:20

The Manchester derby ended 0-0, and it was a bit of a stinker.

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2.06pm EST 14:06

Team news

James Rodriguez is out with a calf injury for Everton, while Chelsea are without the injured trio of Christian Pulisic, Hakim Ziyech and Callum Hudson-Odoi. Everton may play a back three, with Ben Godfrey and Alex Iwobi as wing-backs, though I think Carlo Ancelotti might return to a back four.

Everton (possible 4-2-3-1) Pickford; Holgate, Mina, Keane, Godfrey; Doucoure, Allan; Iwobi, Sigurdsson, Richarlison; Calvert-Lewin.Substitutes: Olsen, Kenny, Gomes, Davies, Tosun, Bernard, Gordon.

Chelsea (possible 4-3-3) Mendy; James, Zouma, Thiago, Chilwell; Kovacic, Kante, Mount; Havertz, Giroud, Werner.Substitutes: Kepa, Rudiger, Azpilicueta, Jorginho, Gilmour, Anjorin, Abraham.

Referee Jon Moss.

Everton’s Richarlison waves to the supporters at Goodison. Photograph: Alex Livesey/Danehouse/Getty Images

Updated at 3.04pm EST

1.57pm EST 13:57

Preamble

Hello and welcome to live coverage of Everton v Chelsea from Goodison Park. It’s still too early to say whether Chelsea are serious title contenders, but a win here would put them top of the Premier League overnight and there are literally 19 worse places to be.

They will be strongish favourites against a Everton side that has lost their way since winning the first seven games of the season in all competitions. At that stage they were being talked about as outsiders in the title race; one win in the last seven has seen to that. And yet, if Everton win tonight they will move within two points of Chelsea.

In short, nobody knows anything, not in 2020-21. But it’ll be fun finding out.

Kick off 8pm.

Updated at 2.00pm EST