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Andy Hunter was at the Hill Dickinson this afternoon. Here\u2019s his report. Thanks for reading this MBM.<\/p>\n
Share<\/a><\/p>\n David Moyes talks to TNT Sports. \u201cNot as good as we would have wanted \u2026 we hung in a little bit \u2026 we got a little bit unlucky with the goals \u2026 the one right after half-time was a blow \u2026 it wasn\u2019t good defending but it takes a couple of deflections before it gets to Neto \u2026 the second one ricochets around \u2026 there was parts of the game we did OK \u2026 but mainly we didn\u2019t offer enough \u2026 didn\u2019t create enough or make enough chances \u2026 I can\u2019t think of many [chances] so that would be the biggest indictment \u2026 Thierno [Barry] got a really good chance with his header \u2026 after that, I couldn\u2019t think of too many more opportunities \u2026 Harrison [Armstrong] had a great tackle \u2026 the best part of the first half \u2026 people who watch football, football supporters, appreciate it \u2026 a big part of the game in our country \u2026 I didn\u2019t see it back \u2026 but didn\u2019t think it was a free kick \u2026 Morgan Rogers\u2019 tackle on Jimmy [Garner] could have been questioned \u2026 I didn\u2019t think the Harrison tackle was refereed correctly \u2026 I thought it was unfair \u2026 there are some positives but Chelsea<\/a> had that little bit more flair and ability \u2026 we should have seen it out \u2026 but we gave away a soft first goal \u2026 we\u2019ll go into the next game [at Arsenal] \u2026 we\u2019ll take it on.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n More from Alonso as he speaks to TNT. \u201cWe are very happy with the result \u2026 the performance \u2026 we needed one of these wins away \u2026 very professional, very serious, looking solid \u2026 it is a very good win \u2026 we looked in control of the game \u2026 the team looked mature \u2026 we got the clean sheet \u2026 we knew it would be a matter of time but we got it \u2026 we need to get many more \u2026 the first one feels good \u2026 we need to keep going this way \u2026 Pedro [Neto] has great qualities \u2026 really happy for him \u2026 we have another three Premier League<\/a> games until the next break \u2026 we go game by game \u2026 Tottenham at home will be a nice game, a nice one.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a010.03 EDT<\/p>\n Alonso: Martinez ‘conscious’ and doing hospital tests<\/p>\n Xabi Alonso gives TNT an update on Emi Martinez. \u201cAs far as I know he left the stadium conscious \u2026 right now he is at the hospital doing precautionary tests \u2026 so let\u2019s see \u2026 but this is what I know so far.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Chelsea\u2019s win sends them fourth in the Premier League<\/a>. They\u2019ll stay there all weekend unless Brentford beat Liverpool in the upcoming 3pms or if Brighton lose 10-0 at home (!) to arch-rivals Crystal Palace (!!) on Sunday.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a009.53 EDT<\/p>\n Pedro Neto speaks to TNT. \u201cWe are really pleased \u2026 a shame for Emi but we wish him all the best \u2026 this win is for him \u2026 a clean sheet in his honour \u2026 in the second half we adjusted some stuff \u2026 we are really happy \u2026 [his calm finishing] comes a little bit from the new coach of the [Portugal] national team [Jorge Jesus] who says when you are near to the area you have to pass to the goal \u2026 we came here with personality and good intention to win the match.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Two calm slots from Pedro Neto bookended the second half, and decided this game. It was a proper scrap in the first half, but once Neto opened the scoring 44 seconds into the second period, Chelsea<\/a> assumed total control. Moises Caicedo nearly scored one of the all-time great volleys, too; the side he captained were deserved winners. The only black spot for Chelsea was the worrying head\/neck injury to Emi Martinez, who has been taken to hospital. Here\u2019s to his full and speedy recovery.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>FULL TIME: Everton 0-2 Chelsea<\/p>\n Chelsea win at Everton! They don\u2019t do that too often.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 90 min +12: Neto, his work bookending this half, makes way for Quenda.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 90 min +11: Palmer goes in late on Branthwaite, clipping the big defender\u2019s toe. Just a ticking off from the referee, which is just as well, because he\u2019s on a booking.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 90 min +10: Chelsea are 60 seconds or so away from their first Premier League<\/a> clean sheet since January! It\u2019ll snap a 23-game run.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 90 min +9: Owen Hargreaves names Pedro Neto as his player of the match. Not a huge surprise.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 90 min +8: Barry crosses deep from the right, forcing Neto into the concession of a corner. Garner swings it into the mixer. Penders flaps and misses. He wants a free kick, but doesn\u2019t get one, and a goal kick will do.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 90 min +6: Chelsea<\/a> sit back, holding their shape. Everton knock it hither and yon, but there\u2019s nothing doing right now and time\u2019s running out.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 90 min +4: George slips Dewsbury-Hall into space down the left. Dewsbury-Hall chops past the cold-starting Lavia, and teases the ball through the six-yard box. Johnson extends a leg, but can\u2019t connect. That was a fine move, so close to putting this match back in the balance. But here we are.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 90 min +2: Chelsea<\/a> make a triple change. Pedro, Hato and Caicedo make way for Welbeck, Palestra and Lavia.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 90 min +1: There will be 11 added minutes.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>GOAL! Everton 0-2 Chelsea (Neto 90)<\/p>\n The free kick is in Palmer Country. Pretty central, 25 yards out. Palmer\u2019s delivery isn\u2019t all that, clanking into the wall. The ball drops in a crowded box to Neto, who takes a beat before passing carefully into the bottom left. A lucky break, but an exquisite finish!<\/p>\n Pedro Neto passes in his and Chelsea\u2019s second! Photograph: Robbie Jay Barratt\/AMA\/Getty Images Photograph: Robbie Jay Barratt\/AMA\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a009.36 EDT<\/p>\n 89 min: Norgaard tugs at Palmer\u2019s shirt as the Chelsea<\/a> attacker advances down the inside-right channel. Into the book he goes. An inauspicious start to his Everton career.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 88 min: Mykolenko throws long from the left. Penders catches then drops, but eventually tidies up his mess. \u201cOne of recent changes for the better in football is that concussions are taken much more seriously than they were,\u201d writes K\u00e1ri Tulinius. \u201cI don\u2019t have to think far back to remember watching players keep going with clear signs of confusion, and them being treated as figures of fun. Hopefully Martinez recovers quickly from his injury.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 86 min: With Everton pressing for the equaliser, Chelsea<\/a> launch a three-on-one counter. They butcher it, Pedro eventually bashing a shot from a tight angle straight at Pickford.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 85 min: Everton<\/a> make a double change. Grealish and Armstrong make way for Johnson and, making his Everton debut, Norgaard. \u201cThe booing by the Evertonions whilst Martinez was being stretchered off is infuriating,\u201d writes Rob Coughlin. \u201cIt makes me want to turn off the match. I won\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 84 min: Penders passes the test with flying colours. The corner\u2019s half cleared, then Garner swings in from the left. Penders takes command, racing to the edge of his box and punching powerfully clear.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 83 min: George nicks the ball off Acheampong down the left, and wins a corner. Big test for Penders coming up, because he\u2019s got a lot of blue shirts around him.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 82 min: A speculative ball bouncing down the left. Rogers brings it down and looks to turn Tarkowski, who catches him from behind, just inside the box \u2026 but neither referee nor VAR show any interest in awarding a spot kick. That\u2019s pretty strange. Chelsea<\/a> have to make do with a corner, from which Palmer tries to curl into the top left from close range. Wide, but not by much. Everton have got away with one there.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 80 min: TNT report that Martinez has been taken to hospital. There\u2019s no other news of his condition.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 78 min: That lengthy stoppage has understandably dampened the mood at the Hill Dickinson. The game\u2019s restarted \u2026 but it\u2019s not really got going again.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 76 min: Branthwaite has clearly passed concussion protocols, because he\u2019s continuing to play. TNT didn\u2019t show the collision in close detail, which is for the best, but the aforementioned Owen Hargreaves reports that it was a big one.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 74 min: Martinez is finally put onto the stretcher. He\u2019s moving his arms, which is a good sign, but the poor man\u2019s face is etched in serious pain as he\u2019s carried down the tunnel. A smattering of boos, which is both odd and unwelcome. On comes Penders.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a009.27 EDT<\/p>\n 73 min: The Chelsea<\/a> fans aren\u2019t exactly covering themselves in glory right now, with the old poverty chanting.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 72 min: Martinez will be replaced by the highly-rated young Belgian keeper Mike Penders. On TNT, Owen Hargreaves compares him to Thibaut Courtois. No pressure in meeting those expectations, then.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n 70 min: Pickford ambles up the pitch to see how Martinez is. The goalkeepers\u2019 union in action. The medical staff of course cutting no corners in their duty of care to the stricken keeper.<\/p>\n