This time there was no late penalty to spare Chelsea’s blushes. The pressure was aimless and Thomas Tuchel made no attempt to hide his displeasure as the minutes ticked away. Carelessness had afflicted his side once again and unless
Chelsea find a ruthless streak soon, it will not be long before they have fallen out of the title race. On current form Tuchel’s side, who have won three of their last seven games, do not look ready to fight with
Manchester City and Liverpool. The killer instinct is missing. Champions do not squander this many opportunities.
The harsh reality is that City and
Liverpool would not have drawn with Rafael Benítez’s spirited but depleted Everton side, especially after going ahead. Chelsea could have no excuses, even though they were without four forwards because of positive Covid-19 tests. There were far too many missed chances again and although Tuchel argued that Everton scored from their sole chance, Chelsea had only themselves to blame after failing to build on Mason Mount’s 70th-minute goal 20 minutes from time.