Chelsea once again dropped points in their bid to keep pace with leaders Manchester City as they were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Everton.
Chelsea were made to work for their opener despite dominating possession throughout the match.
It wasn’t until the 70th minute Mason Mount broke the deadlock as he fired past Jordan Pickford after being played in through a neat pass from Reece James.
Just four minutes later Jarrad Branthwaite levelled the scores for the visitors, latching onto a deep Anthony Gordon free-kick into the box to score his first ever Premier League goal.
Thomas Tuchel will have learned plenty from another frustrating night at Stamford Bridge and Metro.co.uk takes a look at some of the positives and negatives from the draw.
Lively Ziyech
The talented winger made only his fifth Premier League start of the season tonight but certainly made an impact.
Ziyech has enjoyed mixed fortunes since arriving from Ajax last year but given a chance under Thomas Tuchel he’s proved a useful asset.
Everton’s wing-backs struggled to contain the lively Moroccan and with injuries aplenty in the squad right now, his performance showed Tuchel he can be called upon when needed.
Reliable Loftus-Cheek
One player who has benefitted from a decent run of games amid Tuchel’s injury crisis is the England midfielder.
There has never been any doubt about the 25-year-old’s talent but this season he’s needed to prove he can deliver the goods on a consistent basis.
Showing off his strength and balance in the middle of the park against Everton he made light work of his opponents, even pulling off a neat Cruyff turn to eliminate two players at once at the start of one team move.
Despite not lasting the full 90, Loftus-Cheek looks to finally be quashing those question marks over his reliability and he has Tuchel to thank for putting his trust in him.
Pulisic leads the line
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