Everton vs Chelsea

17 October 2026 · Premier League · 2026/27 · Referee Paul Tierney

Full time 0 – 2
  • Pedro Neto 46’, 90’

Match summary

Chelsea took a 2-0 win at Everton.

Pedro Neto put Chelsea ahead in the 46th minute and Neto made it 0-2 in the 90th minute.

The chances backed that up: Chelsea created 1.61 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Everton's 0.57 from 6.

Everton hosted Chelsea in a Premier League fixture on matchday 7 that ended in a 0-2 defeat for the hosts after a goalless first half. Chelsea controlled 53 percent of the possession and registered 18 total shots compared to Everton's 6, while the home side recorded 57 dangerous attacks against 43 for the visitors. Both teams accumulated disciplinary cautions throughout the encounter, finishing with 3 yellow cards for Everton and 4 yellow cards for Chelsea, alongside 8 fouls committed by the home side and 15 by the away team.

The first half passed without goals, punctuated only by yellow cards shown to Harrison Armstrong in the 23rd minute, Pedro Neto in the 27th minute, Joshua Kofi Acheampong in the 32nd minute, and both Morgan Rogers and James Tarkowski in the 34th minute. Pedro Neto broke the deadlock immediately after the interval with a left-footed shot in the 46th minute to put Chelsea ahead 0-1. Cole Palmer received a yellow card in the 65th minute before Pedro Neto secured the victory by scoring his second left-footed goal in the 90th minute, establishing the final score of 0-2.

Match stats

47% Possession 53%
6 Shots 18
5 Shots on target 7
5 Corners 7
91 Attacks 94
57 Dangerous attacks 43
402 Passes 454
80% Pass accuracy 85%
7 Tackles 13
8 Fouls 15
3 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 0
4 Offsides 1

Key events

Everton Chelsea
Kick-off
15’
Cole PalmerShot on target
Harrison ArmstrongFoul
23’
Merlin RöhlShot on target
26’
27’
Pedro NetoArgument
Thierno BarryShot on target
27’
Jack GrealishShot on target
30’
32’
Joshua Kofi AcheampongFoul
34’
Morgan RogersArgument
James TarkowskiArgument
34’
Thierno BarryShot on target
37’
Half-time0-0
46’
Pedro NetoLeft foot shot0-1 (Chelsea)
46’
Pedro NetoShot on target
Second half underway
Tyrique Aaron Delali Yusuff GeorgeAinsley Maitland-Niles
55’
65’
Cole PalmerArgument
75’
Mike PendersEmiliano MartínezInjury
82’
João PedroShot on target
Brennan JohnsonJack Grealish
85’
Christian NørgaardHarrison Armstrong
85’
86’
João PedroShot on target
Thierno BarryShot on target
88’
Christian NørgaardFoul
89’
90’
Pedro NetoLeft foot shot0-2 (Chelsea)
90+2’
Roméo LaviaM. Caicedo
90+2’
Marco PalestraJorrel Hato
90+2’
Danny WelbeckJoão Pedro
90+12’
Geovany QuendaPedro Neto
Full-time0-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.57 1.61 46’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), 0-1 46’ 90’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), 0-2 90’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.57 1.61 46’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), 0-1 Neto 46’ 90’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), 0-2 Neto 90’
Everton 0.57 xGChelsea 1.61 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Chelsea attacking Everton attacking 
46’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 86’ João Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 27’ Thierno Barry (Everton), from a corner, 0.27 xG, saved 48’ Maxence Lacroix (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.14 xG, blocked 56’ Morgan Rogers (Chelsea), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 37’ Thierno Barry (Everton), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 87’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 21’ Jordan Henderson (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), set piece, 0.08 xG, goal 90’ Jordan Henderson (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 30’ Jack Grealish (Everton), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 64’ João Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 88’ Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 88’ Thierno Barry (Everton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 82’ João Pedro (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 26’ Merlin Röhl (Everton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 57’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 53’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 56’ Morgan Rogers (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 15’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 86’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 82’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 86’ João Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 27’ Thierno Barry (Everton), from a corner, 0.27 xG, saved 48’ Maxence Lacroix (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.14 xG, blocked 56’ Morgan Rogers (Chelsea), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 37’ Thierno Barry (Everton), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 87’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 21’ Jordan Henderson (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), set piece, 0.08 xG, goal 90’ Jordan Henderson (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, blocked 30’ Jack Grealish (Everton), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 64’ João Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 88’ Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 88’ Thierno Barry (Everton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 82’ João Pedro (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 26’ Merlin Röhl (Everton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 57’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Moisés Caicedo (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 53’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 15’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 56’ Morgan Rogers (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 46’ Pedro Neto (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 82’ Cole Palmer (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Everton 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Pickford
Maitland-Niles 55’
Tarkowski
Branthwaite
Mykolenko
Garner
Armstrong 85’
Röhl
Dewsbury-Hall
Grealish 85’
Barry
Chelsea 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
Martínez 75’
Colwill
Lacroix
Acheampong
Hato 90’
Caicedo 90’
Henderson
Neto 2 90’
Rogers
Palmer
Pedro 90’

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Jordan Pickford GK900 0.000.000
Ainsley Maitland-Niles DEF580 0.000.000
Jarrad Branthwaite DEF901 0.040.000
James Tarkowski DEF900 0.000.061
Vitalii Mykolenko DEF900 0.000.172
James Garner MID900 0.000.000
Harrison Armstrong MID880 0.000.000
Merlin Röhl MID901 0.030.000
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall MID900 0.000.032
Jack Grealish MID881 0.060.271
Thierno Barry FWD903 0.440.000
Tyrique George Sub320 0.000.000
Christian Nørgaard Sub20 0.000.000
Brennan Johnson Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Form going into the game

Everton DDDWD
Chelsea WLDLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Everton 3-0 Chelsea, 21 Mar 26 Next meeting: Chelsea vs Everton, 15 May 27 (upcoming)  All Everton vs Chelsea meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.