Everton 0 Chelsea 0: Blues fluff chance to temporarily leapfrog Liverpool into top spot but unbeaten run continues
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Sponsored by. CHELSEA blew the chance to go top, albeit temporarily, as Everton did neighbours Liverpool a favour for the second-straight week. It was Arsenal left frustrated at the Emirates last weekend, and this time it was Enzo Maresca’s team that failed to find a way past the tough Toffees backline.
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Chelsea were chasing a sixth-successive Premier League win since November 2019, but instead they fired their first blank since the opening weekend. It was not just the weather that was miserable on Merseyside as Cole Palmer and his fellow attackers failed to find their spark.
![[Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford clashed with Chelsea ace Levi Colwill]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/jordan-pickford-everton-collides-levi-959220657.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
And they were left thanking giant centre-half Tosin Adarabioyo at the end for being able to escape back to the capital with a share of the spoils following his brilliant clearance at the death. It started with new blue hope all around the locals at Goodison for the first game under the ownership of the Friedkin Group, and even the horrendous wind and rain failed to put a dampener on it.
![[Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca saw his players struggle at Everton]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/chelsea-manager-enzo-maresca-reacts-959219709.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Although Enzo Maresca’s high-flying side threatened to once the action got underway. It only took three minutes for Cole Palmer to get his first sniff when he drove forward and pulled a shot wide. And the early pressure continued as Nicolas Jackson almost rounded Jordan Pickford only to run out of room to set more nerves jangling.
Despite having the wind behind them, a Dominic Calvert-Lewin header straight at Robert Sanchez was Everton’s best early offering. BEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERS. And even that led to the visitors responding with Pedro Neto forcing Pickford into a routine save.
