Everton vs Chelsea: 5 Key Talking Points
Chelsea had only four points from as many games this season and they were to take on an Everton side that they beat in the corresponding fixture 6-3 last time around. If Chelsea were expecting to reciprocate the scoreline, they only got half of it right. Everton did score three, but Chelsea scored only once.
Jose Mourinho replaced Willian with Obi-Mikel to shore up his midfield, but that didn’t help the blues as a hat-trick by Steven Naismith gave Everton a well-deserved win. Chelsea did come back into the game when Nemanja Matic made it 2-1 in the first half but Naismith sealed all the three points with a late third goal.
With Chelsea now sitting just above the relegation places and Everton flying high in the top half to eh league table, we provide the five talking points from the game.
- Naismith is an underrated player
If someone was to ask you to name some of the best players at Everton currently, they would possible name Stones, Barkley, Lukaku, even Mirallas but no one would name the 28-year-old Scottish international. Naismith though is one of the hardest workers in the field and always is willing to play in any position as well. Naismith displayed great positioning and finishing to score a perfect hat-trick, header, left foot and right foot. He deserves a lot more respect than what he gets at the moment.