{"id":1135662,"date":"2020-03-08T15:51:25","date_gmt":"2020-03-08T15:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1135662"},"modified":"2020-03-08T16:14:13","modified_gmt":"2020-03-08T16:14:13","slug":"chelsea-everton-analysis-gilmour-ancelotti-return-pedro","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/chelsea-everton-analysis-gilmour-ancelotti-return-pedro\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea 4-0 Everton: Billy Gilmour does his best Jorginho impression to help ruin Ancelotti return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span id=\"urn:enhancement-39889c97\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/chelsea_f-c\">Chelsea<\/span> tightened their grip on fourth place with a comfortable 4-0 win over <span id=\"urn:enhancement-c11d0645\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/everton_fc\">Everton<\/span> at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Frank <span id=\"urn:enhancement-3ff20565\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/frank_lampard\">Lampard<\/span>&#8216;s men opened the scoring within the first quarter of an hour thanks to a smart Mason Mount finish, while Spanish winger Pedro added the second just seven minutes later.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7523209\/embed\/v4\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Willian was given the freedom of Stamford Bridge to pick his spot and fire low beyond Jordan Pickford just after half-time, putting the result beyond all doubt, while Olivier Giroud added a fourth from a corner.<\/p>\n<p>The result leaves <span id=\"urn:enhancement-b75ee23b\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/chelsea_f-c\">Chelsea<\/span> five points clear of <span id=\"urn:enhancement-91f85f49\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/wolves\">Wolves<\/span> in fifth, while <span id=\"urn:enhancement-c3b3ba33\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/everton_fc\">Everton<\/span> remain stuck down in 12th place, but what did we learn from the match itself?<\/p>\n<h2><strong>1. Unwanted history<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Given their wretched record away at the so-called &#8220;Big Six&#8221;, <span id=\"urn:enhancement-5956874e\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/everton_fc\">Everton<\/span> are clocking up some pretty terrible statistics in these matches. Sunday was no different and, in fact, saw the <span id=\"urn:enhancement-a9473be6\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/everton_fc\">Toffees<\/span> make a pretty unwanted piece of history.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"urn:enhancement-e76022cd\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/everton_fc\">Everton<\/span> haven&#8217;t won a league match away at Stamford Bridge since November 1994 and Saturday&#8217;s latest defeat saw that record extend to a massive 25 games.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1135688 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/08152154\/1135662_1135662_PA-51215082-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/08152154\/1135662_1135662_PA-51215082-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/08152154\/1135662_1135662_PA-51215082-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/08152154\/1135662_1135662_PA-51215082-1024x672.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/08152154\/1135662_1135662_PA-51215082-768x504.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/08152154\/1135662_1135662_PA-51215082-1536x1008.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/08152154\/1135662_1135662_PA-51215082-2048x1344.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/08152154\/1135662_1135662_PA-51215082-66x43.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That equals the <span id=\"urn:enhancement-d2464944\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/premier_league_2\">Premier League<\/span> record for the longest away run without beating a particular opponent, set by <span id=\"urn:enhancement-3ca3e110\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/tottenham_hotspur_f-c\">Tottenham<\/span> against, you guessed it, <span id=\"urn:enhancement-9bf5fbeb\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/chelsea_f-c\">Chelsea<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Given some of the spineless performances put in by <span id=\"urn:enhancement-adad1025\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/everton_fc\">Everton<\/span> at the Bridge over the years, it&#8217;s hard to see them putting an end to that run any time soon.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>2. Gilmour impresses on first Premier League start<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Billy Gilmour seriously caught the eye against <span id=\"urn:enhancement-ccf34c28\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\">Liverpool<\/span> in the FA Cup in midweek and was rewarded with his first Premier League start against <span id=\"urn:enhancement-76ab460f\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/everton_fc\">Everton<\/span> on Sunday. Safe to say, the young Scotsman didn&#8217;t disappoint.<\/p>\n<p>Playing in the pivot role usually occupied by Jorginho, Gilmour played with all the composure and verve usually displayed by his Italian teammate, dropping deep between the lines to gain possession, linking play and progressing <span id=\"urn:enhancement-38c0dbdd\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/chelsea_f-c\">Chelsea<\/span> up the pitch quickly with his precision passing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1135682\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/08150622\/1135662_1135662_PA-48030688-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/08150622\/1135662_1135662_PA-48030688-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/08150622\/1135662_1135662_PA-48030688-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/08150622\/1135662_1135662_PA-48030688-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/08150622\/1135662_1135662_PA-48030688-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/08150622\/1135662_1135662_PA-48030688-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/08150622\/1135662_1135662_PA-48030688-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/08150622\/1135662_1135662_PA-48030688-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It didn&#8217;t take long for Lampard&#8217;s decision to pay dividends, with Gilmour receiving the ball deep before quickly breaking <span id=\"urn:enhancement-268dd675\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/everton_fc\">Everton<\/span> lines with a sharp pass to Mount during the build-up to the first goal, while it was his ball into\u00a0Giroud which proved to be the catalyst for <span id=\"urn:enhancement-a70469b6\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/chelsea_f-c\">Chelsea<\/span>&#8216;s second.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s early days for Gilmour and we&#8217;re all well aware of how a youngster can fall by the wayside if too much pressure is put on him too early. However, the 18-year-old showed a maturity way beyond his years at Stamford Bridge on Sunday &#8212; it looks like Lampard has yet another exciting talent on his hands.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Billy Gilmour misplaced just three passes in the first half against Everton:<\/p>\n<p>\u274d 93% accuracy<br \/>\u274d 44 attempted<br \/>\u274d 41 completed<\/p>\n<p>Making this midfield malarkey look easy. ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iH93T3OpAi\">pic.twitter.com\/iH93T3OpAi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1236665203099664385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>3. Quiet day at the office on Kepa return<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Having started against <span id=\"urn:enhancement-9b0488e\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\">Liverpool<\/span> in the FA Cup last time out, Kepa Arrizabalaga kept his place between the sticks ahead of Willy Caballero here and the Spaniard couldn&#8217;t have wished for an easier afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Dominic Calvert-Lewin sliced a good one-on-one chance wide in the first half which Kepa couldn&#8217;t have been expected to save, while the former Athletic Bilbao man had a couple of long-distance efforts to deal with throughout the match.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1135703 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/08160813\/1135662_1135662_kepa-chelsea-everton.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/08160813\/1135662_1135662_kepa-chelsea-everton.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/08160813\/1135662_1135662_kepa-chelsea-everton-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/08160813\/1135662_1135662_kepa-chelsea-everton-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/08160813\/1135662_1135662_kepa-chelsea-everton-66x43.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That aside, he was merely part of the Stamford Bridge crowd, occasionally receiving the ball as <span id=\"urn:enhancement-22d24b9b\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/chelsea_f-c\">Chelsea<\/span> played out from the back or catching a hopeless <span id=\"urn:enhancement-d2d5ebb0\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/everton_fc\">Everton<\/span> cross.<\/p>\n<p>A confidence-boosting clean sheet with barely a trickle of sweat expended.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>4. Unhappy return for Ancelotti<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span id=\"urn:enhancement-6de8a12\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/carlo_ancelotti\">Carlo Ancelotti<\/span> is held in extremely high esteem around this part of London, thanks to his league and cup double with <span id=\"urn:enhancement-7ad7defc\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/chelsea_f-c\">Chelsea<\/span> back in 2009\/10. This was the first time the Italian has faced the <span id=\"urn:enhancement-d404dcc\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/chelsea_f-c\">Blues<\/span> since leaving the club in May 2011 and it was not a happy return.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to Sunday&#8217;s match, only <span id=\"urn:enhancement-bddfab6\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/liverpool_f-c\">Liverpool<\/span> and <span id=\"urn:enhancement-62058ea9\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/pep_guardiola\">Manchester City<\/span> had taken more <span id=\"urn:enhancement-8eee46e1\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/premier_league_2\">Premier League<\/span> points than <span id=\"urn:enhancement-5a3c3794\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/everton_fc\">Everton<\/span> since <span id=\"urn:enhancement-770e4ada\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/carlo_ancelotti\">Ancelotti<\/span>&#8216;s appointment. Despite taking just one point from games against <span id=\"urn:enhancement-7c5e94c4\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/arsenal_f-c\">Arsenal<\/span> and <span id=\"urn:enhancement-e7e80d9e\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/manchester_united\">Manchester United<\/span> recently, the <span id=\"urn:enhancement-7a446a2e\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/everton_fc\">Toffees<\/span> were unlucky not to come away with more having put in two extremely promising performances.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1135705\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/chelsea-4-0-everton-player-ratings-mount-willian-gilmour-holgate\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1135705\" class=\"wp-image-1135705 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/08160954\/1135646_1135646_CHELSEA-4-0-EVERTON-FEATURED-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/08160954\/1135646_1135646_CHELSEA-4-0-EVERTON-FEATURED-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/08160954\/1135646_1135646_CHELSEA-4-0-EVERTON-FEATURED-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/08160954\/1135646_1135646_CHELSEA-4-0-EVERTON-FEATURED-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/08160954\/1135646_1135646_CHELSEA-4-0-EVERTON-FEATURED-66x37.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/08160954\/1135646_1135646_CHELSEA-4-0-EVERTON-FEATURED-620x350.jpg 620w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/08160954\/1135646_1135646_CHELSEA-4-0-EVERTON-FEATURED-940x530.jpg 940w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/03\/08160954\/1135646_1135646_CHELSEA-4-0-EVERTON-FEATURED.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1135705\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/chelsea-4-0-everton-player-ratings-mount-willian-gilmour-holgate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Full player ratings as the Blues batter Everton 4-0 at the Bridge<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Sunday, however, was a complete contrast. <span id=\"urn:enhancement-b6d621b1\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/carlo_ancelotti\">Ancelotti<\/span>&#8216;s side enjoyed just 39.3% possession at Stamford Bridge, completing only 79% of their passes and managing just one shot on target throughout the 90 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>They barely laid a glove on <span id=\"urn:enhancement-81908805\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/chelsea_f-c\">Chelsea<\/span> who, at times, looked like they were merely toying with the Merseysiders.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"urn:enhancement-a5a7fc35\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/frank_lampard\">Lampard<\/span> may be the managerial protege and <span id=\"urn:enhancement-bcfa6f2\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/chelsea_f-c\">Chelsea<\/span> may be the young, exciting side, but it looked like they were men playing against boys on Sunday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chelsea have won each of their last two games, scoring six and conceding none against the red and blue halves of Merseyside.<\/p>\n<p>The common denominator? Man of the Match displays from 18-year-old Billy Gilmour. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UnXdr33VYb\">pic.twitter.com\/UnXdr33VYb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1236684483832819712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>5. Pedro back into the fold<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Having seemingly been frozen out throughout much of this season, it now appears that Pedro is once again a key figure for <span id=\"urn:enhancement-6df43280\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/chelsea_f-c\">Chelsea<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/chelsea-pedro-play-important-role-frank-lampard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lampard hinted recently<\/a> that the Spanish veteran is set to play an important role for the <span id=\"urn:enhancement-eace5707\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/chelsea_f-c\">Blues<\/span> between now at the end of the season and Sunday was a wonderful example of why.<\/p>\n<p>Pedro used all his nous and experience to get in-between Michael Keane and Djibril Sidibe before being picked out by Ross Barkley and firing home <span id=\"urn:enhancement-abf69e08\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/chelsea_f-c\">Chelsea<\/span>&#8216;s second goal, all after providing the assist for Mount&#8217;s opener. The 32-year-old was a menace throughout and whether playing on the right or left, caused <span id=\"urn:enhancement-a3c10a4c\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/carlo_ancelotti\">Ancelotti<\/span>&#8216;s defence no end of problems on a ruthlessly efficient afternoon.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pedro&#39;s first half by numbers against Everton:<\/p>\n<p>1 chance created<br \/>1 assist<br \/>1 shot<br \/>1 goal<\/p>\n<p>Ruthless efficiency. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nAd9kE5hm8\">pic.twitter.com\/nAd9kE5hm8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1236665979326922753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>That made it two direct goal involvements in just 22 minutes &#8212; more than Pedro managed in his previous 21 <span id=\"urn:enhancement-b246eb90\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/premier_league_2\">Premier League<\/span> appearances for <span id=\"urn:enhancement-c4f7ea78\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/chelsea_f-c\">Chelsea<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Given the inconsistent nature of this youthful <span id=\"urn:enhancement-20ca51ac\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-organization\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/chelsea_f-c\">Chelsea<\/span> squad, bringing the vastly experienced Pedro back into the fold might just be the greatest masterstroke of all from <span id=\"urn:enhancement-bc703cb1\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-person\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01348\/entity\/frank_lampard\">Lampard<\/span> this season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea tightened their grip on fourth place with a comfortable 4-0 win over Everton at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. Frank Lampard&#8216;s men opened the scoring within the first quarter of an hour thanks to a smart Mason Mount finish, while Spanish winger Pedro added the second just seven minutes later. 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