Everton v Chelsea, 12 September 2015

Score3-1 to Everton
RefereeAndre Marriner
CompetitionPremier League
VenueGoodison Park
Attendance38,311

View Everton v Chelsea head to head

Kick-off: 12.45pm

3 Everton

1 Chelsea

Goals:

Steven Naismith 17 G
Steven Naismith 22 G
Steven Naismith 82 G

Goals:

Nemanja Matić 36 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Tim Howard
Defender/Midfielder Seamus Coleman
Defender/Midfielder Brendan Galloway
Defender/Midfielder Phil Jagielka
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Gareth Barry
Midfielder Muhamed Bešić
Midfielder James McCarthy
Forward Arouna Koné
Forward Romelu Lukaku

Starting lineup:

Asmir Begović Goalkeeper
Branislav Ivanović Defender
John Terry Defender
Kurt Zouma Defender
César Azpilicueta Defender/Midfielder
Nemanja Matić Defender/Midfielder
Cesc Fàbregas Midfielder
John Obi Mikel Midfielder
Pedro Midfielder
Eden Hazard Midfielder/Forward
Diego Costa Forward

Substitutions:

Steven Naismith for Muhamed Bešić 9
Aaron Lennon for Arouna Koné 72
Ramiro Funes Mori for Seamus Coleman 77

Substitutions:

Kenedy for John Obi Mikel 55
Radamel Falcao for Pedro 70
Willian for Cesc Fàbregas 74

Cards:

Brendan Galloway 65 Y
John Stones 87 Y

Cards:

César Azpilicueta 88 Y
Diego Costa 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joel Robles
Defender Ramiro Funes Mori
Midfielder Aaron Lennon
Midfielder Leon Osman
Forward Gerard Deulofeu
Forward Kevin Mirallas
Forward Steven Naismith

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jamal Blackman
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender/Midfielder Kenedy
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder Willian
Forward Radamel Falcao
Forward Loïc Rémy

Comments:

League position: 5th Steven Naismith became the sixth player to score a hat-trick after coming on as a substitute in a Premier League game. The most recent was his current team-mate Romelu Lukaku for West Bromwich Albion against Manchester United on 19 May 2013. It was their first hat-trick in the Premier League since Louis Saha against Blackpool on 5 February 2011. Everton had failed to score in their two preceding Premier League games. They last failed to score in three in a row in April 2006.

Comments:

League position: 16th With reigning champions Chelsea having posted a win and three defeats from their first five games, only one team has gone on to clinch the English league title after such a poor start (Sunderland in 1912-13). No team with the Blues' current record after five games of a Premier League have finished higher than third. This was their worst start since the 1986-87 season. Steven Naismith's treble was the first hat-trick Chelsea had conceded in the Premier League since Robin Van Persie's in Arsenal's 5-3 win on 30 October 2011. Diego Costa was booked in the third minute of added time in the second half.

3 Everton

Goals:

Steven Naismith 17 G
Steven Naismith 22 G
Steven Naismith 82 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Tim Howard
Defender/Midfielder Seamus Coleman
Defender/Midfielder Brendan Galloway
Defender/Midfielder Phil Jagielka
Defender/Midfielder John Stones
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Gareth Barry
Midfielder Muhamed Bešić
Midfielder James McCarthy
Forward Arouna Koné
Forward Romelu Lukaku

Substitutions:

Steven Naismith for Muhamed Bešić 9
Aaron Lennon for Arouna Koné 72
Ramiro Funes Mori for Seamus Coleman 77

Cards:

Brendan Galloway 65 Y
John Stones 87 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joel Robles
Defender Ramiro Funes Mori
Midfielder Aaron Lennon
Midfielder Leon Osman
Forward Gerard Deulofeu
Forward Kevin Mirallas
Forward Steven Naismith

Comments:

League position: 5th Steven Naismith became the sixth player to score a hat-trick after coming on as a substitute in a Premier League game. The most recent was his current team-mate Romelu Lukaku for West Bromwich Albion against Manchester United on 19 May 2013. It was their first hat-trick in the Premier League since Louis Saha against Blackpool on 5 February 2011. Everton had failed to score in their two preceding Premier League games. They last failed to score in three in a row in April 2006.

1 Chelsea

Goals:

Nemanja Matić 36 G

Starting lineup:

Asmir Begović Goalkeeper
Branislav Ivanović Defender
John Terry Defender
Kurt Zouma Defender
César Azpilicueta Defender/Midfielder
Nemanja Matić Defender/Midfielder
Cesc Fàbregas Midfielder
John Obi Mikel Midfielder
Pedro Midfielder
Eden Hazard Midfielder/Forward
Diego Costa Forward

Substitutions:

Kenedy for John Obi Mikel 55
Radamel Falcao for Pedro 70
Willian for Cesc Fàbregas 74

Cards:

César Azpilicueta 88 Y
Diego Costa 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jamal Blackman
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender/Midfielder Kenedy
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder Willian
Forward Radamel Falcao
Forward Loïc Rémy

Comments:

League position: 16th With reigning champions Chelsea having posted a win and three defeats from their first five games, only one team has gone on to clinch the English league title after such a poor start (Sunderland in 1912-13). No team with the Blues' current record after five games of a Premier League have finished higher than third. This was their worst start since the 1986-87 season. Steven Naismith's treble was the first hat-trick Chelsea had conceded in the Premier League since Robin Van Persie's in Arsenal's 5-3 win on 30 October 2011. Diego Costa was booked in the third minute of added time in the second half.