stanford bridge is the venue i must say the weather has certainly cooperated it's
beautiful here today my name is derrick ray and with me is my commentary partner lee dixon
and we've got premier league action coming right up it's chelsea facing everton yeah
great to be here how lucky are we derek we get paid for this astonishing really
looking forward to a fabulous game i'm sure the fans are too should be great
well he's a striker who improves with each passing year timo vienna in the context of
this game what do you expect to see from him lee well he's got all sorts going on
for him this player trickery i don't mind that i can play against trickery pace is a bit more
of a problem as soon as you got a play like that you now have to manage him a lot closer
okay
here's the lineup for chelsea and gono kante starts alongside matteo kovacich
in central midfield and it's an interesting
looking attacking constellation with three forwards listed from the start
and here's how everton line up jordan pickford is the keeper michael keane plays alongside
yetimina in central defense abdullah dukury plays alongside alan in central midfield
and the idea is to have just the one striker up there trying to pose problems for the opposition
and now they get the ball rolling mount reese james and christensen
werner
james
corte
and christensen mateo kovacich given away by chelsea
homage rodriguez and a clear foul but the referee letting the play flow jukure there's a slide draw
pass and tonight by the post and you've got to say he's made a right mess of that
he's tried to place it derek but he couldn't place it farther from the goal if he tried
timo verna pulisic now
and fed forwards and an astute piece of defending
calvert-lewin sustained pressure and they have the ball now timo burner pulisic chill well
very alert defending to cut off the supply
and the corner has been given played into the center of the box
cover ch
a spot on with that challenge
lucadina and showing fine vision just couldn't capitalize there
calvert-lewin it is to be a throw-in
aspie liqueta
mount
room to maneuver on the wing
could cross it in here a really committed challenge and it's gone out for a throw-in
mount now the attack fizzled out
good idea that particular move but not to
space for them here
can they find a gap in the defense
pulisic teammates available
and they could face difficulties here terrific block there
now kante excellent assessment of the situation at the back
well let's see what they have in store for them on the break
and we will have just one additional minute sigurdsson it's a measured pass
for james rodriguez that's a nice looking ball but the keeper takes command
and the first 45 minutes have come and gone here at stamford bridge
as anticipated plenty of talking points so far and now the second half is underway
the ball with james rodriguez
alan
and sigurdsson with it
alan as clean as a whistle that challenge
so tight this game who's going to break the deadlock be brave be a hero take chances
timo verna timo verno's greatest asset is his electrifying pace but is can he give them the lead
absolutely magnificent goalkeeping oh he's almost turning away thinks he scored
the goalkeeper doesn't they've decided that now is the time to go to the bench
and over comes the corner well as a defender that will suit you down to the ground aspirin creta
defensively fine reaction from the keeper yeah it looked like
a good opportunity to be fair but the keeper was more than equal to it
mount
there's a slide draw pass able to get his body in the way body in the way again good stop from
the keeper not an opportunity here for them to get their noses in front from the corner
and firing it into the area and you need your defender to take charge
we're trying to get right into his face no good vision is this the moment wonderful block
over the touch line for a throw-in well you can tell what the fans think of that decision
they're certain it should have been a penalty and got our conte and returned to cover change
still pushing for the goal that would put them ahead but not forcing it
and the referee has pointed to the spot a penalty it is and a chance for them to forge
ahead a little lucky to get away without a card might be his last warning though
and it goes calmly conversing
well here's the replay and it's a gem of a penalty so difficult for
the keeper to get down low and he's right in the corner too great stuff
well a dramatic moment near the end and that might well be the decider
yerry mina here is andre gomes andre gomes
and it's a matter of what occurs in the final 15 minutes
showing patience looking for the equalizer excellent assessment of the situation at the back
well just listen to these chelsea fans the crowd very much behind the team
it's been a tough game but not long to go now to see this out jumas rodriguez
and across the byline a goal kick as a result
christensen kante pavettes and giving the ball away
to an attacking position it's not too late for them considerable freedom for james rodriguez well
they would have been in a decent position there but offside oh what a wasted opportunity that is
kante
chance to run at them that's a nice looking ball
well sadly from his point of view wayward to say the least
well it's a shocker i wasn't very good at heading derrick but i could have done better than that
well the electronic board showing three additional minutes
on and on he goes defensive efficiency personified
and that is that the referee brings this match to an end
and chelsea get the three points lee what did you make of their performance as a whole
just nudging ahead when they did has won it for him in the end really tight affair that was
well he is a player with the capacity to enthrall timo werner lee let's get your assessment as
regards his performance in this game well he's always a danger isn't he no more so
when he grabbed that goal he never disappoints me when i watch him he's just too good simple