Chelsea 2-0 Everton
Key numbers
- Possession 58% – 42%
- Shots 17 (5 on target) – 11 (2)
- Decisive moment: 21' Cole Palmer, FN xPts +0.7
Cole Palmer 21'
Malo Gusto 45'
Malo Gusto 45'
HT 2:0
Chelsea 5th → 4th · 28 pts|Everton 7th · 24 pts
Chelsea won on the scoreboard and on xG (2.2–1.03).
Player of the matchMalo GustoDecisive moment21' Cole Palmer+0.7
Player of the match
Malo Gusto Dominant
Highest FN Score on the pitch: 9.0 (Dominant)
Game state
Chelsea ahead 69 min · level 21 min · Everton ahead 0 min
FN xPts — what each moment was worth
How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.
21'
Cole Palmer
Goal · scorer +0.5 · assist Malo Gusto +0.2
+0.7
45'
Malo Gusto
Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Pedro Neto +0.1
+0.3
Chelsea
Expected (last two seasons) 2.1Own moments +1.0Opponent moments 0.0Time effect −0.1→ League points won 3
Everton
Expected (last two seasons) 0.7Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.7Time effect 0.0→ League points won 0
Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.
How FN Score and FN xPts work →Match stats
ChelseaEverton
58%Possession42%
2.2Expected goals (xG)1.03
0.13xG per shot0.09
17Shots11
5Shots on target2
29%Shots on target %18%
11Shots in box9
537Passes373
88%Pass accuracy82%
4Corners7
2Saves3
13Fouls11
1Yellow cards0
0Offsides1
Compared with usual
Chelsea
23 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 2 | 1.9 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1.2 | |
| xG | 2.2 | 1.6 | |
| xG against | 1.03 | 1.3 | |
| Shots | 17 | 13.7 | |
| On target | 5 | 5 | |
| Shots faced | 11 | 10.3 | |
| xG per shot | 0.13 | 0.12 | |
| Possession | 58% | 58.7% | |
| Passes | 537 | 527 | |
| Pass accuracy | 88% | 86.7% | |
| Corners | 4 | 5.3 | |
| Fouls | 13 | 12.2 |
Everton
17 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.2 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1.1 | |
| xG | 1.03 | 1.1 | |
| xG against | 2.2 | 1.2 | |
| Shots | 11 | 11.2 | |
| On target | 2 | 3.3 | |
| Shots faced | 17 | 12.4 | |
| xG per shot | 0.09 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 42% | 45.4% | |
| Passes | 373 | 398.8 | |
| Pass accuracy | 82% | 79.8% | |
| Corners | 7 | 4.5 | |
| Fouls | 11 | 10.5 |
Timeline
- 16' Sub Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall → Carlos Alcaraz
- 21' Goal Cole Palmer league goal #2 assist Malo Gusto
- 45' Goal Malo Gusto league goal #2 assist Pedro Neto
- 58' Sub Cole Palmer → Andrey Santos
- 65' Sub Alejandro Garnacho → Jamie Gittens
- 68' Sub Thierno Barry → Beto
- 76' Yellow Wesley Fofana
- 81' Sub João Pedro → Estêvão
- 84' Sub Jack Grealish → Tyler Dibling
- 84' Sub James Garner → Tim Iroegbunam
Category leaders
- Key passesCarlos Alcaraz4
- Duels wonIdrissa Gueye10/13
- DribblesPedro Neto2/4
- Defensive actionsIdrissa Gueye10
- ShotsAlejandro Garnacho4 (on target 0)
- Fouls wonReece James3
Past-season matches are summarised from match data (API-Football) without a written review. FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.