Chelsea leapt into the Premier League’s top four after a blistering start to the second half helped earn Xabi Alonso’s side all three points at Everton.
Pedro Neto pounced just 47 seconds after the half-time interval then calmly sidefooted home as the clock ticked into stoppage time, to put the game beyond David Moyes’s stubborn Toffees, who have seen their undefeated home record come to an end.
But the Blues have not come away from Merseyside unblemished, with No 1 goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez stretchered off following a sickening head clash with Jarrod Branthwaite at a set piece.
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Pedro Neto broke the deadlock inside the first minute of the second half
Morgan Rogers got in to another off-the-ball bust up this time with the Everton’s James Tarkowski, both recieved a yellow card for their antics
Rogers was lucky not to receive a second yellow moments later after colliding strongly with James Garner
Emi Martinez suffered a nasty blow to the head half way through the second half that forced the Argentinian to leave the pitch on a stretcher
Neto put the game to bed with an calm finish in stoppage time
