The Senegal international awkwardly lowered Dominic Calvert-Lewin which enabled Gylfi Sigurdsson to score the definitive 22nd-minute penalty.
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard declined to lay the blame of their first defeat in 18 matches at the feet of goalkeeper Edouard Mendy after his mistake caused Everton‘s match- winning penalty.
The Senegal international awkwardly lowered Dominic Calvert-Lewin which enabled Gylfi Sigurdsson to score the definitive 22nd-minute spot- kick and cause the club’s 3rd succeeding loss at Goodison Park.
It was his second error in 2 games as his mistake also caused a goal against Leeds last week however there were failings somewhere else with just 10 shots tried in the game and not one on target after the 28th minute.
Gylfi Sigurdsson rolled in a cool penalty to end Chelsea’s unbeaten run (Jon Super/ PA)
“He has been fantastic since he has been here and I don’t think it was just clearly his mistake,” stated Lampard after coming off second- best against his former Chelsea manager.
” The mindset of the team to deal with second balls in the early part of the game was not good.
” This was a team that was well organised and who wished to stop us playing and when you provide that head start it is challenging.
” I do not think we always was worthy of to lose the game however if we are truthful it was not the ‘us’ of recently.
Edouard Mendy has delighted in an effective start to Chelsea since his move from Rennes (Peter Powell/PA)
” I think we might have got something out of the game, I would not state we were unfortunate however I do not think we were at our best tonight.
“We have been on a really good run and we knew what was coming with Everton physically and we didn’t handle that well. We didn’t show enough to break them down.”
Need was the mom of innovation for Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti as injuries indicated he needed to field a quartet of main protectors in his back 4, while Sigurdsson was only playing due to playmaker James Rodriguez‘s calf problem.
Pleased with this essential triumph, however even more so for commemorating it with our fans in the stands. Your energy makes the distinction. #COYB pic.twitter.com/UG8d1VUChn
— Carlo Ancelotti (@MrAncelotti) December 12, 2020
However that in fact operated in their favour as when they got ahead they had the ability to safeguard resolutely– his side had just 28 percent possession– on their way to only a second triumph in 8 matches and first Premier League tidy sheet since the opening day of the season.
“We needed this performance, we needed these points,” he stated.
” After a tough duration we had the ability to move on, we are now revealing more consistency, a minimum of tonight the efficiency was truly good.
” You can not win against Chelsea if you do not have a good efficiency.
|For the 2,000 singing happy and loud here this evening. For all of you, all over.
#EVECHE pic.twitter.com/8HyAvj2KwP
— Everton (@Everton) December 12, 2020
“Defensively we were really good. We didn’t concede opportunities, only set-pieces to shoot from outside the box but in (open) play we were really good because I think we were well organised with defenders and midfielders.”
The match was the first which confessed fans to Goodison Park since March and the Italian felt that assisted his side.
” It made a great deal of distinction, an absolutely different environment. We had only 2,000 however the environment was totally different.
“We are really happy for this. I hope all the crowd will be (back) soon as possible.”
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