PL: Chelsea 1 - 1 Everton

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Chelsea missed a chance to close the gap on leaders Manchester City as a depleted Everton side earned a fantastic point.

Mason Mount gave Chelsea a deserved lead after 70 minutes. The England midfielder placed a calm finish past Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford following Reece James' pass.

Chelsea 1 - 1 Everton
A very interesting evening at Stamford Bridge

Everton shocked the European champions by equalising four minutes later. The 19-year-old defender Jarrad Branthwaite converted at the back post after Anthony Gordon's free-kick.

Chelsea carried on having the chances to win it but the winning goal never came. Thiago Silva had a great opportunity but saw his powerful header superbly saved by Pickford.

It was an impressive performance from the England international as he also kept out attempts from Christian Pulisic, James, Jorginho and Mount when the score was 0-0. He has come in for some criticism this season from Everton fans and beyond. Any questions about his ability were answered tonight though. 

The immediate reaction

The Everton goalscorer Jarrad Branthwaite told BT Sport: "I can't put it into words, I am buzzing, playing for this club, it means the world and for the those fans, travelling on a Thursday night to come and watch us, we put on a performance for them and I am buzzing - getting a result at a top team like they are.

"We worked on it in training yesterday, I got a few chances round the back, and I said to Anthony Gordon before the game just to keep delivering those balls in. When it was coming in I was like 'right, I better score here."

Premier League news (eurosuperfootball.blogspot.com)

This is how the Chelsea Twitter account responded

One Chelsea fan told us via a quick text message: "We were really poor at times tonight. There was no urgency. Another win for Liverpool means this is a very bad evening." 

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