Soccer-Beto double gives Everton big win over Chelsea in race for Europe


Soccer Football - Premier League - Everton v Chelsea - Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool, Britain - March 21, 2026 Everton's Beto celebrates scoring their second goal with Iliman Ndiaye Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

LIVERPOOL, England, March ⁠21 (Reuters) - Beto scored twice as Everton ⁠completed a comprehensive 3-0 Premier League victory ‌over Chelsea at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday, with the visitors slipping to a fourth consecutive defeat ​in all competitions.

Chelsea remain in ⁠sixth place in the ⁠table on 48 points from 31 games, while ⁠Everton ‌move up to seventh with 46 points from the same number of ⁠matches and are making a big push ​for European ‌football next season.

Beto scored his first on ⁠33 ​minutes after receiving a superb pass from James Garner, who celebrated his first England call-up this ⁠week with an outstanding personal ​display, before firing a second just past the hour mark through the legs of Chelsea goalkeeper ⁠Robert Sanchez.

Iliman Ndiaye added a superb third with 14 minutes left to play as he curled the ball into the top corner ​for Everton’s biggest victory over ⁠Chelsea since 1987, and the first time they ​have recorded back-to-back wins ‌at their new stadium on ​the banks of the River Mersey.

(Reporting by Nick Said; editing by Clare Fallon)

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