Three games
into the new season and its fair to say both Chelsea and Diego Costa couldn’t have
hoped for a better start, after todays 6-3 victory at Goodison Park, Chelsea
find themselves at the summit of the Premier League with 9 points while Costa
sits at the top of the goal-scoring standings with 4 after a double this
evening.
Chelsea have
certainly lived up to the label of Premier League favourites, after beating
both Burnley and Leicester, todays game at Everton was seen as their first
test, a test they passed.
It took all
of 36 seconds for Diego Costa to open the scoring, sliding the ball through
Howard’s legs after a smart through-ball from fellow summer acquisition Cesc
Fabregas, only minutes later their lead was doubled when Ivanovic slotted home
from close range. The perfect first half was not to be however when Mirallas
nodded home from inside the box to half Chelsea’s lead at half time.
The
second-half was something special, a Seamus Coleman own-goal seemed to put the
game beyond doubt before a 70th minute goal from Stephen Naismith
gave Everton a new lease of life only for Matic to dampen the revival with a
cool finish. This was not the end of Everton however, former Chelsea man Eto’o
scored an excellent header from a free-kick with his first touch as an Everton
player.
With the
score at 4-3 Chelsea showed their killer instinct as Ramires prodded home from
a tight angle and man of the moment Diego Costa rounded off the scoring after a
horror debut moment from Everton’s Besic whose attempted back flip resulted in
the games final goal.
Mourinho is
sure to be disappointed with conceding three goals but will find it hard to
criticise his team who head into the International break with a one hundred
percent record and will top the table unless Spurs can win by two or more goals
against Liverpool in tomorrow’s game.
Diego Costa
was touted by many as a potential flop, following in the footsteps of Fernando
Torres, so far this is not looking likely, scoring 4 goals in 3 games is better
than anyone would have predicted. The 32 million pound man is looking like the
talisman Chelsea wanted and need should they go on to end this season as
champions
