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Everton 3-1 Chelsea FC (Dec 7th 2019)

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Richarlison 5' | Dominic Calvert-Lewin 49' | 84' Mateo  Kovačić 52' It wasn't an away day to remember for Frank Lampard's young side Head to Head Stats • This was Chelsea's 58th game against Everton in the Premier League, having beaten them 24 times previously (41% win rate) • The Blues £15m signing Ross Barkley was unfit to play against his former club ( calf) • Chelsea won the inaugural encounter 0-1 at Goodison Park back in November 1992 • Frank Lampard scored the winner as Chelsea beat Everton 2-1 in the 2009 FA Cup Final The Build-Up Everton manager Marco Silva was sacked just 24 hours before the Chelsea game, having been  steamrollered 5-2 earlier in the week by Liverpool. Duncan Ferguson was placed in temporary charge, amid rumours of a certain Carlo Ancelotti being installed as the next Toffees boss. Chelsea had beaten Aston Villa in the Premier League three days earlier, but were in fixture congestion hell. Three days after their