Everton v Chelsea, 23 December 2017

Score0-0
RefereeBobby Madley
CompetitionPremier League
VenueGoodison Park
Attendance39,191

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Kick-off: 12.30pm This was the first goalless draw in 24 meetings in all competitions since April 2009.

0 Everton

0 Chelsea

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford
Defender Michael Keane
Defender Cuco Martina
Defender/Midfielder Phil Jagielka
Defender/Midfielder Jonjoe Kenny
Defender/Midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin
Midfielder Tom Davies
Midfielder Idrissa Guèye
Midfielder Aaron Lennon
Midfielder/Forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin
Midfielder/Forward Gylfi Sigurdsson

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois
Defender Andreas Christensen
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Midfielder Tiemoué Bakayoko
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Pedro
Midfielder Willian
Midfielder/Forward Eden Hazard
Midfielder/Forward Victor Moses

Substitutions:

Sandro Ramírez for Aaron Lennon 46
Ashley Williams for Tom Davies 46
Beni Baningime for Idrissa Guèye 51

Substitutions:

Cesc Fabregas for Pedro 63
Michy Batshuayi for Willian 71
Davide Zappacosta for Victor Moses 81

Cards:

Dominic Calvert-Lewin 10 Y
Cuco Martina 21 Y
Michael Keane 57 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joel Robles
Defender Ashley Williams
Defender/Midfielder Mason Holgate
Midfielder Beni Baningime
Midfielder/Forward Yannick Bolasie
Forward Oumar Niasse
Forward Sandro Ramírez

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Gary Cahill
Defender Davide Zappacosta
Midfielder Danny Drinkwater
Midfielder Cesc Fabregas
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Forward Michy Batshuayi

Comments:

League position: 9th In their last home game of the year, this was the first draw in the Premier League at Goodison Park in 2017 (played 20). Everton had now kept three clean sheets in their five Premier League games under recently appointed manager Sam Allardyce; the same total they had kept in their previous 18 games in the competition. This was the Toffees' first goalless draw in the Premier League at Goodison Park since the visit of Liverpool on 7 February 2015.

Comments:

League position: 3rd Chelsea had now lost one of their last 11 games in the Premier League (won eight). This was the Blues' first goalless draw in an away game in the Premier League since their visit to Watford on 3 February 2016. They failed to score for the second time in their last 12 away games in the Premier League.