By Victor Kanayo
Chelsea will have themselves to blame after they slept to a late Everton equaliser in one of the English Premier League matches decided on Saturday night.
Chelsea led 2-1 up till final minutes of the crucial league encounter, which the blues mainly dominated at Stamford Bridge, before a stunning late goal by Ellis Simms, saw Everton earn a vital point in the relegation battle.
Meaning, the game ended 2-2.
Despite good build-up play on the day, Graham Potter’s Chelsea continued their goalscoring struggle.
It was a duel that Joao Felix, opened the scoring early in the second half, after 45 minutes, no goal from both sides before Graham Potter’s side, were pegged back by Abdoulaye Doucoure, in the 69th minute.
However, Chelsea were awarded a penalty four minutes later, which was converted by Kai Havertz and the London side looked to be heading to a comfortable conclusion, until Simms scored in the 90th minute to force a draw.
Earlier, Tottenham Hotspur under Antonio Conte, missed the opportunity to cling on EPL top four, after they played a 3-3 draw against struggling Southampton.
Spurs had led 3-1, until the Saints responded to snatch a crucial point from the match.
In the FA Cup quarter-final, goal machine, Erling Haaland, scored his sixth hat-trick of the season, as Manchester City turned on the style to thrash Vincent Kompany’s Burnley 6-0.
Kompany was given a warm reception by the Etihad Stadium, but the pleasantries on the field were in short supply, as ruthless Haaland scored twice in the first half to put City on the way to a fifth consecutive FA Cup semi-final.
It’s now 42 goals for the season for the Norwegian goal machine.
