Chelsea defeat Everton to maintain their top position of the Premier League

Blues leader Terry slid in with goalkeeper Tim Howard to fulfill Honest Lampard's inswinging free-kick, doubting Everton a completely well deserved factor against their lacklustre serves. Neither part designed many obvious possibilities but the Toffees seemed clearer for much of the experience, only to reduce out in agonising fashi the group management was missing communication, despite an appealing beginning and a noticeable enhancement in the ultimate levels. But the success, their Twelfth in 14 house group activities this year, indicates they are one factor obvious of Collection and three factors before Birmingham Town, though the latter have one activity inside. Everton's desires of finishing Jose Mourinho's amazing house group history, which now appears at 74 activities unbeaten as Blues administrator, were worked a strike in the warm up. Lacina Traore had to be modified at the beginning line-up because of a hamstring muscle damage, but modify seemed to unnerve the serves more. The fit-again Terry, Grettle Cahill and their protecting co-workers fought to cope with Everton's activity and deficiency of an out-and-out striker. Traore's stand-in Steven Naismith, a scorer in both his previous two activities against the Blues - such as the champion in the Goodison Recreation area in Sept, satisfied while Leon Osman and Kevin Mirallas also captured the eye.

But for all their excellent build-up perform, they did not consistently analyze goalie Petr Cech. Morales mis-kicked a great opportunity and also had a deflected attempt go extensive, while Phil Jagielka seemed headlines off focus on. The nearest they came before the crack was when Osman pressured an amazing tip-over from coach with an intense 20-yard attack. Chelsea with Eden Threat again their primary risk, were sketchy and poor in ownership for most of the first interval, though Samuel Eto'o confronted with several events and Willian had a number of control photos quickly handled. But the service was missing indictment and it was no shock when a disappointed Mourinho modified factors at the crack. Ramires modified the worthless and harmed Oscar, and his release led to a minor enhancement, but still little in the way of objective risk. At the other end Cech had to make an amazing snorkeling response preserve to keep out an Osman has taken that took a chip off Mirallas. But just as Everton, who have not won at Stamford Link since 1994, seemed to have survived an interval of delayed stress, Lampard's magnificently hit set-piece permitted Terry to generate his partial success.