Premier League Gameweek 31 Sat, Mar 21 2026 · 17:30 Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside
Everton
3–0 Full time · HT 1–0 xG 1.18 – 0.93
Chelsea
  • Beto 33’, 62’
  • I. Ndiaye 76’
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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.

Everton cruise past Chelsea

Chelsea entered as narrow favourites, but Everton won 3–0 through goals from Beto and Ndiaye. The chances were even, with xG of 1.18 and 0.93. On the chances created, Chelsea deserved more: 1.2 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Everton ✓34%
Draw24%
Chelsea41%

Model vs reality

Everton goals
3
Model 1.53 · xG 1.18
Chelsea goals
0
Model 1.70 · xG 0.93
Total goals
3
Model 3.24 · xG 2.11
Score 3–0
2%
Most likely 1–1 (11%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 63%
Both scored
No
Model 65%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchBetoEverton · 2 goals · 1 assist
9.0
  • RefereeSamuel Barrott
  • VenueHill Dickinson Stadium
  • Table before kick-offEverton 10th · Chelsea 6th

Timeline

  1. Beto 1–0Assist J. Garner
    33’
  2. Half time · 1–0
  3. ⇄ A. GarnachoFor M. Gusto
    46’
  4. ⇄ Andrey SantosFor R. Lavia
    57’
  5. Beto 2–0Assist I. Gueye
    62’
  6. A. GarnachoYellow card · Argument
    69’
  7. ⇄ EstêvãoFor Pedro Neto
    70’
  8. I. Ndiaye 3–0Assist Beto
    76’
  9. ⇄ J. BranthwaiteFor D. McNeil
    78’
  10. ⇄ T. AdarabioyoFor M. Caicedo
    78’
  11. ⇄ L. DelapFor João Pedro
    78’
  12. ⇄ T. BarryFor Beto
    81’
  13. W. FofanaYellow card · Foul
    87’
  14. ⇄ T. IroegbunamFor K. Dewsbury-Hall
    89’
  15. ⇄ M. RöhlFor I. Ndiaye
    89’
  16. Full time · 3–0

Team stats

Everton10 shots · 9 in box, 1 outside
Chelsea12 shots · 9 in box, 3 outside
EvertonChelsea
36% Possession 64%
1.18 Expected goals (xG) 0.93
1.54 Expected points (xPts) 1.16
10 Shots 12
9 Shots on target 4
0 Shots off target 4
1 Blocked shots 4
9 Shots inside the box 9
1 Shots outside the box 3
392 Passes 690
81% Pass accuracy 89%
3 Corners 9
4 Goalkeeper saves 5
6 Fouls 7
0 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
7.59 Team rating 6.41

Line-ups

Everton 4-2-3-1

17.9 J. Pickford(G)
167.3 V. Mykolenko 57.9 M. Keane 67.2 J. Tarkowski 156.9 J. O'Brien
377.7 J. Garner A 277.6 I. Gueye A
108.0 I. Ndiaye ↓89’ 227.3 K. Dewsbury-Hall ↓89’ 77.0 D. McNeil ↓78’
99.0★ Beto A↓81’
  • 1J. Pickford (G)7.9
  • 16V. Mykolenko7.3
  • 5M. Keane7.9
  • 6J. Tarkowski7.2
  • 15J. O'Brien6.9
  • 37J. GarnerA7.7
  • 27I. GueyeA7.6
  • 10I. Ndiaye↓89’8.0
  • 22K. Dewsbury-Hall↓89’7.3
  • 7D. McNeil↓78’7.0
  • 9Beto ★A↓81’9.0

Substitutes used

  • 11T. Barry↑81’6.2
  • 32J. Branthwaite↑78’6.7
  • 42T. Iroegbunam↑89’
  • 34M. Röhl↑89’

Unused: M. Travers, N. Patterson, T. Dibling, H. Armstrong, S. Coleman

Chelsea 4-2-3-1

16.2 Robert Sánchez(G)
35.9 Marc Cucurella 216.7 J. Hato 296.2 W. Fofana 276.7 M. Gusto ↓46’
256.9 M. Caicedo ↓78’ 456.6 R. Lavia ↓57’
76.2 Pedro Neto ↓70’ 86.7 E. Fernández 106.3 C. Palmer
206.3 João Pedro ↓78’
  • 1Robert Sánchez (G)6.2
  • 3Marc Cucurella5.9
  • 21J. Hato6.7
  • 29W. Fofana6.2
  • 27M. Gusto↓46’6.7
  • 25M. Caicedo↓78’6.9
  • 45R. Lavia↓57’6.6
  • 7Pedro Neto↓70’6.2
  • 8E. Fernández6.7
  • 10C. Palmer6.3
  • 20João Pedro↓78’6.3

Substitutes used

  • 49A. Garnacho↑46’6.2
  • 17Andrey Santos↑57’6.5
  • 41Estêvão↑70’6.6
  • 4T. Adarabioyo↑78’7.0
  • 9L. Delap↑78’6.3

Unused: T. Sharman-Lowe, M. Sarr, Dário Essugo, J. Acheampong

Player stats

Top rated
BetoEverton9.0
2nd
I. NdiayeEverton8.0
3rd
J. PickfordEverton7.9

Everton

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
J. Pickford G 90 0 0 4 sv 0 67% 33 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.9
V. Mykolenko D 90 0 0 0 (0) 3 74% 43 3 0 0/1 1/0 7.3
M. Keane D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 46 3 0 1/1 0/0 7.9
J. Tarkowski D 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 85% 40 0 0 0/0 2/1 7.2
J. O'Brien D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 64% 25 1 1 0/0 0/1 6.9
J. Garner M 90 0 1 1 (1) 1 96% 48 4 1 0/0 0/0 7.7
I. Gueye M 90 0 1 0 (0) 1 82% 45 3 5 2/2 0/1 7.6
I. Ndiaye F 89 1 0 2 (2) 0 96% 26 2 0 1/1 1/2 8.0
K. Dewsbury-Hall M 89 0 0 1 (1) 0 78% 36 4 0 3/3 0/1 7.3
D. McNeil F 78 0 0 0 (0) 2 83% 24 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.0
Beto F 81 2 1 3 (3) 2 59% 17 1 0 0/2 2/0 9.0
T. Barry F 9 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.2
J. Branthwaite D 12 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 5 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
T. Iroegbunam M 1 0 0 1 (1) 0 — 0 0 0 1/1 0/0 —
M. Röhl M 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 2 1 0 0/0 0/0 —

Chelsea

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
Robert Sánchez G 90 0 0 5 sv 0 82% 28 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.2
Marc Cucurella D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 95% 63 1 2 0/0 2/0 5.9
J. Hato D 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 93% 91 2 1 0/1 0/0 6.7
W. Fofana D 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 89% 82 1 0 0/0 1/0 6.2
M. Gusto D 46 0 0 0 (0) 0 74% 23 0 1 0/0 0/0 6.7
M. Caicedo M 78 0 0 1 (0) 0 93% 86 3 1 0/2 1/2 6.9
R. Lavia M 57 0 0 1 (0) 0 89% 54 2 1 1/1 1/0 6.6
Pedro Neto F 70 0 0 0 (0) 0 95% 38 0 0 2/3 0/0 6.2
E. Fernández M 90 0 0 3 (3) 2 90% 94 0 0 2/3 0/1 6.7
C. Palmer M 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 84% 38 2 0 1/2 0/1 6.3
João Pedro F 78 0 0 1 (1) 1 71% 17 0 0 0/0 2/0 6.3
A. Garnacho F 44 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 29 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.2
Andrey Santos M 33 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 24 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
Estêvão F 20 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 9 1 1 3/5 0/0 6.6
T. Adarabioyo D 12 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 11 2 0 0/0 0/0 7.0
L. Delap F 12 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 3 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.3

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.