Everton 0-2 Chelsea: Pedro Neto's brace ends the stalemate
AI-written review based on match data · How we make it
Key numbers
- 6 shots: Everton's fewest in 8 matches
- Pedro Neto: 5 key passes, the most on show
- 46' goal worth +0.9 FN xPts to Chelsea
Neto breaks the deadlock in the 46th minute
Chelsea won 2-0 at Everton, with Pedro Neto scoring both goals. The first half finished goalless, and Neto made the breakthrough in the 46th minute. Everton then trailed for roughly 44 minutes before Neto added a second in the 90th, which put the result beyond doubt.
Plenty of Chelsea shots, little extra quality
Chelsea piled up the attempts, but their xG per shot of 0.09 matched Everton's. Cole Palmer had six efforts yet only one found the target, and many of Chelsea's shots came from outside the box. Volume did not translate into better chances.
Everton's shot count hits a season low
Everton managed six shots, the fewest in their eight matches this season, while the number they conceded was the highest. The few they did create were mostly on target, though. Emiliano Martínez and Mike Penders made five saves between them, and Thierno Barry put all three of his efforts on target.
The goal that turned 0-0 into a lead
Neto's 46th-minute opener was worth +0.9 FN xPts to Chelsea and cost Everton −0.8. Combined, that was the biggest shift of the match, because it turned a goalless game into a lead. The second goal in the 90th minute was more of a full stop on a contest that had already tilted.
FN MOM
Highest FN Score · our own pick by a published formula, not the official Player of the Match
Pedro Neto 8.9Dominant
He scored twice, put all three shots on target and created five chances.
Neto is the FN MOM, and nearly all his value came from attacking output. All three of his shots hit the target and his five key passes were the most by anyone on the pitch. The first goal broke a 0-0 deadlock in the 46th minute, and the second, in the 90th, sealed the 2-0 scoreline. He now has three league goals and one assist this season.
Game state
0-10-2
Everton ahead 0 min · level 46 min · Chelsea ahead 44 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. The value next to a team code is what the same moment did to the other side's expected points; the decisive moment is the one with the largest combined change for both teams.
46'
Pedro Neto
Goal · EVE −0.8
+0.9
90'
Pedro Neto
Goal · EVE −0.2
+0.3
Everton
Expected (last two seasons) 1.4Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −1.0Time effect −0.4→ League points won 0
Chelsea
Expected (last two seasons) 1.3Own moments +1.2Opponent moments 0.0Time effect +0.5→ League points won 3
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.
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Match stats
EvertonChelsea
0.54Expected goals (xG)1.59
Compared with usual
Everton
8 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 0 | 1.6 | |
| Conceded | 2 | 0.63 | |
| xG | 0.54 | 1.5 | |
| xG against | 1.59 | 1.4 | |
| Shots | 6 | 17.5 | low |
| On target | 5 | 5.8 | |
| Shots faced | 18 | 11.1 | high |
| xG per shot | 0.09 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 47% | 51.6% | |
| Passes | 402 | 489.8 | |
| Corners | 5 | 5.3 | |
| Fouls | 8 | 7.9 | |
Chelsea
8 matches this season, all competitions baseline
| This match | Avg | |
|---|
| Goals | 2 | 2.9 | |
| Conceded | 0 | 2 | |
| xG | 1.59 | 1.7 | |
| xG against | 0.54 | 1.5 | |
| Shots | 18 | 15.5 | |
| On target | 7 | 5.9 | |
| Shots faced | 6 | 13.3 | low |
| xG per shot | 0.09 | 0.1 | |
| Possession | 53% | 49% | |
| Passes | 454 | 468.9 | |
| Corners | 7 | 5.8 | |
| Fouls | 15 | 8.4 | |
Timeline
- 23'
Yellow
Harrison Armstrong
- 27'
Yellow
Pedro Neto
- 32'
Yellow
Joshua Kofi Acheampong
- 34'
Yellow
James Tarkowski
- 34'
Yellow
Morgan Rogers
- 46'
Goal
Pedro Neto league goal #2
- 55'
Sub
Ainsley Maitland-Niles → Tyrique George
- 65'
Yellow
Cole Palmer
- 75'
Sub
Emiliano Martínez → Mike Penders
- 85'
Sub
Harrison Armstrong → Christian Nørgaard
- 85'
Sub
Jack Grealish → Brennan Johnson
- 89'
Yellow
Christian Nørgaard
- 90'
Goal
Pedro Neto league goal #3
- 90+2'
Sub
João Pedro → Danny Welbeck
- 90+2'
Sub
Jorrel Hato → Marco Palestra
- 90+2'
Sub
Moisés Caicedo → Roméo Lavia
- 90+12'
Sub
Pedro Neto → Geovany Tcherno Quenda
Category leaders
- Key passesPedro Neto5
- Duels wonJames Tarkowski10/14
- DribblesJorrel Hato2/2
- Defensive actionsMorgan Rogers5
- ShotsCole Palmer6 (on target 1)
- Fouls wonVitaliy Mykolenko4
#Chelsea#Everton#Premier League#Pedro Neto#Emiliano Martínez#FN Score
This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.