Liam Rosenior described Chelsea's 3-0 defeat at Everton as "the most disappointing evening so far" after his side slipped to a fourth loss in 10 days. A brace from Beto and a strike from Iliman Ndiaye secured a chastening win for the hosts at Hill Dickinson Stadium, with the Stamford Bridge outfit out-fought and out-thought throughout.
Rosenior admitted the result and performance were "nowhere near what we expected or wanted", but sought a small positive with Manchester United and Liverpool also dropping points. "We are one point away from the Champions League position," he said, while welcoming the international break as a chance to regroup.
Everton manager David Moyes was jubilant as his side recorded back-to-back home league wins for the first time this season. The victory leaves Everton three points behind Liverpool in fifth, a position that could yet yield Champions League football, and Moyes confessed it was "unbelievable" for the club to be in the mix for Europe.
Moyes praised goalkeeper Jordan Pickford for making "a couple of wonderful saves" that could have changed the game, while suggesting Chelsea may have been fatigued by their midweek European exertions. Reflecting on Everton's remarkable turnaround from last season's relegation battle, the Scot said: "For us to be in the position we are now is just great."
