Everton delivered one of their sharpest performances of the Premier League season on Saturday, sweeping aside Chelsea 3-0 at Hill Dickinson Stadium in front of 52,547 supporters. Despite seeing less of the ball, the hosts were ruthless where it mattered, with Beto striking in the 33rd and 62nd minutes before Iliman Ndiaye sealed the result with a 76th-minute goal.
Chelsea controlled possession for long spells, finishing with 63.8 percent of the ball and earning nine corners, but Everton were the far more efficient side on the day. The home side put nine of their 10 shots on target and punished Chelsea repeatedly in transition, turning a disciplined defensive display into a convincing victory.
The breakthrough arrived in the 33rd minute, when Beto gave Everton the lead and capped a first half in which the hosts looked increasingly dangerous whenever they broke forward. That goal sent Everton into the interval 1-0 up and gave the match a clear shape: Chelsea probing, Everton compact and ready to spring.
Any hope of a Chelsea response after the restart was damaged by Beto’s second goal in the 62nd minute. With a two-goal cushion, Everton were able to defend with confidence and force Chelsea into frustration, even as the visitors continued to see plenty of the ball without finding the cutting edge needed to get back into the fixture.
Ndiaye then put the result beyond doubt in the 76th minute, finishing off another Everton attack to make it 3-0 and spark celebrations around the stadium. By that stage, Chelsea’s afternoon had unraveled, and bookings for Alejandro Garnacho in the 69th minute and Wesley Fofana in the 87th minute reflected a growing lack of composure from the visitors.
For Everton, this was a performance built on structure, intensity, and clinical finishing. For Chelsea, it was a frustrating outing in which territorial control counted for little. The final scoreline was emphatic, and Everton fully deserved all three points.
Scorers: Beto 33′, Beto 62′, Iliman Ndiaye 76′.
