09 March,2020 08:21 AM IST | London | AFP
Chelsea's Olivier Giroud (2nd from right) celebrates with teammates after scoring against Everton at Stamford Bridge in London yesterday
Chelsea powered to their biggest English Premier League win of the season and cemented their place in the top four as Mason Mount and Pedro inspired a 4-0 demolition of Everton on Sunday.
Second win in seven games
Frank Lampard's side won for just the second time in seven league games thanks to goals from Mount, Pedro, Willian and Olivier Giroud in a masterful display at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea, in fourth place, are now five points clear of fifth-placed Wolves and with nine matches to play, they are in pole position to qualify for the Champions League. It was a vibrant end to a much-needed week of good news for Lampard, whose side knocked out Liverpool out in the FA Cup fifth round on Tuesday. An injury crisis robbed Lampard of eight senior players but, despite absences including Tammy Abraham, N'Golo Kante and Mateo Kovacic, Lampartd would be proud pf this clinical performance.
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard gestures to fans. Pics/AFP
Mount, Pedro two good
Mount and Pedro were livewires in the final third, while teenager Billy Gilmour, 18, impressed on his first EPL League start. Everton's hopes of reaching the Champions League are fading fast after three games without a victory. Their boss Carlo Ancelotti was back at Chelsea as a manager for the first time since being sacked in 2011. Ancelotti won the Premier League and FA Cup with Chelsea in 2010 and was favourite of Lampard during his two-year reign. But Lampard had already beaten an old mentor in Jose Mourinho this season and Chelsea were quickly on top against another teacher.
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