JAKARTA - The Chelsea vs Everton match must end in a 2-2 draw in the 28th week of the Premier League at Stamford Bridge on Saturday local time (Sunday morning WIB).
The Blues took the lead through Joao Felix's goal, Everton hit back with Abdoulaye Doucoure's goal. Chelsea took the lead again with Kai Havertz's penalty before Ellis Simms forced the match to end in a 2-2 draw.
Launching Antara, this result keeps Chelsea in ninth place in the standings with 40 points from 27 matches. While Everton is still slumped in 17th position with 25 and one point adrift of the relegation zone.
Chelsea immediately appeared pressing since the match and threatened several times, although the Everton defense could still stand.
Kai Havertz had a chance in the 11th minute with a header that greeted the ball from a corner kick. However, the ball was still sideways from the Everton goal.
Havertz threatened again nine minutes later. This time his shot could still be stopped by goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.
In the 34th minute, Chelsea had a golden opportunity in the penalty box. Getting the ball on the right side, Joao Felix then fired a shot into the net. However, Pickford was able to secure the ball because Felix's shot was still too weak.
No goals were scored until the first half ended. The score is still 0-0.
Chelsea managed to take the lead in the second half, to be precise in the 52nd minute through Joao Felix's goal. Starting from Enzo's long pass to Chilwell on the left side, the ball goes into the middle.
Michael Keane failed to throw the ball perfectly and headed for Joao Felix who immediately fired his left foot into the bottom right corner of the Everton goal. The score became 1-0.
Everton could only equalize in the 69th minute. Starting from a corner, Abdoulaye Doucore was able to head the ball into Chelsea's goal after continuing Tarkowski's header. The position is a 1-1 draw.
In the 76th minute, Chelsea can take the lead again through Havertz's penalty. The referee awarded a penalty after Reece James was fouled by James Tarkowski.
Havertz advanced to be the executor and the ball managed to outwit Pickford to get his team back to a 2-1 lead over Everton.
Everton didn't want to just give up. They equalized again in the 88th minute thanks to a substitute, Ellis Simms.
Receiving the ball in Chelsea's defense area, he managed to get past Koulibaly before releasing a close-range shot that Kepa Arrizabalaga failed to stop. The score becomes 2-2.
No additional goals were created until the game was over. The final score is 2-2.
The points are shared tonight.#CheEve pic.twitter.com/IuNDTWx7Pz
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) March 18, 2023
Lineup of players
Chelsea (3-4-2-1): Kepa Arrizabalaga; Wesley Fofana (Trevoh Chalobah 87'), Kalidou Koulibaly, Beniot Badiashile; Reece James, Enzo Fernandez, Mateo Kovacic (Ruben Loftus-Cheek 81'), Ben Chilwell; Christian Pulisic (Conor Gallagher 62'), Joao Felix (Carney Chukwuemeka 86'); Kai Havertz.
Everton (4-5-1): Jordan Pickford; Seamus Coleman (Vitaliy Mykolenko 84 '), Michael Keane, James Tarkowski, Ben wary; Alex Iwobi, Abdoulaye Doucoure, Idrissa Gueye (Ellis Reco Simms 79'), Amadau Onana, Shake McNeil; Demarai Gray.Oleh : Hendri Sukma Indrawan
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