Barclays Premier League, Thursday April 17th 2008 at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea (4-3-3): Cech; Ferreira, Carvalho, Terry (c), A Cole; Wright-Phillips (Makelele 80), Mikel, Essien; J Cole (Malouda 71), Anelka, Kalou.
Manager Avram Grant
Everton (4-4-2): Howard; Hibbert, Yobo, Jagielka, Lescott; Pienaar (Anichebe 61), Carsley, Fernandes, Neville (c); Johnson (Gravesen 61), Yakubu.

Manager David Moyes
Referee Martin Atkinson
Crowd 37,112
Environment Mild and dry. 8pm kick-off. Live on Sky.
Kit Everton - blue shirts, white shorts and socks. Chelsea - electricity yellow shirts, black shorts and socks.

First-half.
Kick-off Everton.
15 Save It had been a most uneventful opening but then Cech executes a save of good technique to push wide Fernandes's awkward bouncing free-kick.
22 Booked Carvalho for tripping Lescott who was bursting past down the left wing.
31 Tackle Essien vitally stretches a leg and dispossesses Johnson 10 yards out after Lescott and Pienaar work a chance, with an offside missed on the former.
34 Move Wright-Phillips is played through by a perfectly-weighted Kalou pass but as he works the ball onto his right to shoot, Jagielka tackles.
40 CHELSEA GOAL Essien finishes from close range as a fortunate rebound fall his way as Wright-Phillips is challenged. Kalou and Essien do good work earlier in the move.
42 Shot Mikel takes Essien's lay-off and unleashes a 35-yard rocket that Howard finger-tips over.
Stoppage time: 1 min.

Half-time Everton 0 Chelsea 1

Second-half.
Kick-off Chelsea
56 Booked Ferreira for dissent after he is whistled up for what looked a perfectly fair tackle on Pienaar.
61 Everton substitutions Gravesen for Johnson, Anichebe for Pienaar.
67 Escape Fernandes's free-kick from a central position curves just inches wide of the left-hand post.
74 Shot Essien dips a shot wide after an industrious Wright-Phillips retrieves possession.
77 Chelsea substitution Malouda for J Cole.
80 Chelsea substitution Makelele for Wright-Phillips.
Stoppage time 4 mins.

Unused subs Chelsea:. Hilario, Alex, Shevchenko. Everton: Wessels, Baines, Rowell.

Shots on target Chelsea 2 Everton 2
Corners Chelsea 4 Everton 3
Fouls Chelsea 9 Everton 9
Offsides Chelsea 2 Everton 1

Comment For the second game running, the two leading scorers Drogba and Lampard are unavailable. Ballack also remains in London but Carvalho and Joe Cole are restored to the starting line-up, as are full-backs Ferreira and Ashley Cole plus Wright-Phillips, on this occasion in midfield. The game rarely looks like catching alight but it is a composed win for the Blues, making it 20 unbeaten against Everton. Essien's goal, his sixth of the season, takes us to within two points of Man United. They have four to play, Chelsea three.

See the full game on Chelsea TV from midnight tonight with highlights on Chelsea Plus.