Premier League Gameweek 16 Sat, Dec 13 2025 · 15:00 Stamford Bridge, London
Chelsea
2–0 Full time · HT 2–0 xG 2.20 – 1.03
Everton
  • C. Palmer 21’
  • M. Gusto 45’
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Chelsea beat Everton

Chelsea entered as favourites and won 2–0 through goals from Palmer and Gusto. Chelsea finished with the higher xG (2.20 vs 1.03).

Chelsea ✓57%
Draw23%
Everton20%

Model vs reality

Chelsea goals
2
Model 1.93 · xG 2.20
Everton goals
0
Model 1.08 · xG 1.03
Total goals
2
Model 3.01 · xG 3.23
Score 2–0
9%
Most likely 1–1 (11%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 58%
Both scored
No
Model 57%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchM. GustoChelsea · 1 goal · 1 assist
8.6
  • RefereeThomas Bramall
  • VenueStamford Bridge
  • Table before kick-offChelsea 5th · Everton 7th

Timeline

  1. ⇄ C. AlcarazFor K. Dewsbury-Hall
    16’
  2. C. Palmer 1–0Assist M. Gusto
    21’
  3. M. Gusto 2–0Assist Pedro Neto
    45’
  4. Half time · 2–0
  5. ⇄ Andrey SantosFor C. Palmer
    58’
  6. ⇄ J. GittensFor A. Garnacho
    65’
  7. ⇄ BetoFor T. Barry
    68’
  8. W. FofanaYellow card · Foul
    76’
  9. ⇄ EstêvãoFor João Pedro
    81’
  10. ⇄ T. DiblingFor J. Grealish
    84’
  11. ⇄ T. IroegbunamFor J. Garner
    84’
  12. Full time · 2–0

Team stats

Chelsea17 shots · 11 in box, 6 outside
Everton11 shots · 9 in box, 2 outside
ChelseaEverton
58% Possession 42%
2.20 Expected goals (xG) 1.03
2.11 Expected points (xPts) 0.69
17 Shots 11
5 Shots on target 2
9 Shots off target 5
3 Blocked shots 4
11 Shots inside the box 9
6 Shots outside the box 2
537 Passes 373
88% Pass accuracy 82%
4 Corners 7
2 Goalkeeper saves 3
13 Fouls 11
0 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
7.32 Team rating 6.50

Line-ups

Chelsea 4-2-3-1

17.5 Robert Sánchez(G)
37.2 Marc Cucurella 237.3 T. Chalobah 297.7 W. Fofana 278.6★ M. Gusto A
87.7 E. Fernández 247.2 R. James
496.2 A. Garnacho ↓65’ 107.7 C. Palmer ↓58’ 77.3 Pedro Neto A
206.3 João Pedro ↓81’
  • 1Robert Sánchez (G)7.5
  • 3Marc Cucurella7.2
  • 23T. Chalobah7.3
  • 29W. Fofana7.7
  • 27M. Gusto ★A8.6
  • 8E. Fernández7.7
  • 24R. James7.2
  • 49A. Garnacho↓65’6.2
  • 10C. Palmer↓58’7.7
  • 7Pedro NetoA7.3
  • 20João Pedro↓81’6.3

Substitutes used

  • 11J. Gittens↑65’6.9
  • 17Andrey Santos↑58’6.7
  • 41Estêvão↑81’6.3

Unused: F. Jørgensen, B. Badiashile, Marc Guiu, T. Adarabioyo, J. Hato, J. Acheampong

Everton 4-2-3-1

15.9 J. Pickford(G)
166.6 V. Mykolenko 56.3 M. Keane 66.5 J. Tarkowski 156.2 J. O'Brien
377.2 J. Garner ↓84’ 277.2 I. Gueye
186.7 J. Grealish ↓84’ 226.6 K. Dewsbury-Hall ↓16’ 106.3 I. Ndiaye
116.2 T. Barry ↓68’
  • 1J. Pickford (G)5.9
  • 16V. Mykolenko6.6
  • 5M. Keane6.3
  • 6J. Tarkowski6.5
  • 15J. O'Brien6.2
  • 37J. Garner↓84’7.2
  • 27I. Gueye7.2
  • 18J. Grealish↓84’6.7
  • 22K. Dewsbury-Hall↓16’6.6
  • 10I. Ndiaye6.3
  • 11T. Barry↓68’6.2

Substitutes used

  • 9Beto↑68’6.9
  • 24C. Alcaraz↑16’6.2
  • 20T. Dibling↑84’6.6
  • 42T. Iroegbunam↑84’6.7

Unused: M. Travers, N. Patterson, A. Aznou, D. McNeil, E. Campbell

Player stats

Top rated
M. GustoChelsea8.6
2nd
W. FofanaChelsea7.7
3rd
E. FernándezChelsea7.7

Chelsea

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Robert Sánchez G 90 0 0 2 sv 1 67% 36 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.5
Marc Cucurella D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 94% 71 1 2 0/0 2/0 7.2
T. Chalobah D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 97% 69 4 0 0/0 0/0 7.3
W. Fofana D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 97% 61 2 3 1/1 1/0 7.7
M. Gusto D 90 1 1 2 (2) 2 90% 67 0 1 0/0 0/1 8.6
E. Fernández M 90 0 0 1 (1) 1 84% 43 1 2 0/2 2/2 7.7
R. James D 90 0 0 1 (1) 1 87% 69 1 2 0/1 0/3 7.2
A. Garnacho F 65 0 0 4 (0) 0 80% 20 0 1 0/1 1/0 6.2
C. Palmer M 58 1 0 1 (1) 2 79% 29 0 0 0/3 2/1 7.7
Pedro Neto F 90 0 1 1 (0) 2 85% 27 2 0 2/4 2/2 7.3
João Pedro F 81 0 0 1 (0) 1 81% 21 0 0 2/3 2/1 6.3
J. Gittens F 25 0 0 1 (0) 0 80% 10 3 0 1/2 0/1 6.9
Andrey Santos M 32 0 0 1 (0) 1 100% 10 1 0 0/1 1/0 6.7
Estêvão F 9 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 4 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.3

Everton

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
J. Pickford G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 70% 33 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.9
V. Mykolenko D 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 87% 30 2 2 2/3 0/1 6.6
M. Keane D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 81% 32 0 2 0/0 0/0 6.3
J. Tarkowski D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 86% 49 1 0 1/1 1/1 6.5
J. O'Brien D 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 65% 48 2 0 0/0 0/1 6.2
J. Garner M 84 0 0 0 (0) 2 95% 41 2 1 1/1 2/3 7.2
I. Gueye M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 33 9 0 0/1 2/1 7.2
J. Grealish M 84 0 0 3 (1) 0 100% 17 0 0 1/1 3/3 6.7
K. Dewsbury-Hall M 16 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 5 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
I. Ndiaye F 90 0 0 2 (1) 0 81% 32 2 1 1/3 2/1 6.3
T. Barry F 68 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
Beto F 22 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 3 1 0 0/1 0/0 6.9
C. Alcaraz M 74 0 0 0 (0) 4 78% 40 1 2 0/1 1/1 6.2
T. Dibling M 6 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 5 1 0 0/1 0/1 6.6
T. Iroegbunam M 6 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.