Everton beat Chelsea 3-0 as Beto double deepens Liam Rosenior crisis
Everton moved to within two points of the Premier League top six as Beto scored twice in a dominant 3-0 victory over struggling Chelsea at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.
The emphatic win represents back-to-back home victories for the first time at the Merseyside club’s new ground.
Defeat leaves the visitors reeling after a fourth consecutive loss under manager Liam Rosenior.
Iliman Ndiaye added a spectacular third goal late on to cap a miserable evening for the West London side.
Pickford shines as Sanchez struggles
The match highlighted a stark contrast between the two goalkeepers on display.
England’s first-choice stopper Jordan Pickford produced a string of superb saves to deny Enzo Fernandez.
At the other end, Robert Sanchez endured a torrid time and was heavily at fault for the second goal.
The Spanish goalkeeper allowed a firmly struck shot from the Portuguese forward to slip through his grasp after being played in by Idrissa Gueye.
European ambitions shift
David Moyes has quietly steered the Toffees to seventh place in the table.
They now sit just three points behind city rivals Liverpool and firmly on the fringes of the Champions League qualification race.
Conversely, the Blues missed a crucial opportunity to climb into fourth.
Rosenior’s sluggish squad remain stranded in sixth position as their hopes of returning to Europe’s elite competition fade rapidly.
The impressive result was sparked by James Garner, who celebrated his maiden call-up to the national team by threading a sublime assist for the opening goal.
