Marco Silva says waiting over two years for a win against a top six side is unacceptable for a club of Everton’s stature declaring: “This is something that cannot happen again.”
The Blues scored twice in the second-half at Goodison Park today to secure a first win against one of the leading sides in the Premier League for the first time since January 2017 when Manchester City were defeated 4-0.
Goals from Richarlison and
Marco Silva says waiting over two years for a win against a top six side is unacceptable for a club of Everton’s stature declaring: “This is something that cannot happen again.”
The Blues scored twice in the second-half at Goodison Park today to secure a first win against one of the leading sides in the Premier League for the first time since January 2017 when Manchester City were defeated 4-0.
Goals from Richarlison and Gylfi Sigurdsson, both taking their tallies for the league season to 12 in the process, handed Everton the victory and had Silva saying it must be the start of a different run of form against the top six.
“To be honest with you, I didn’t know these numbers before the match but one of your colleagues asked me this,” Silva said.
“But the first thing I want to say to you is that this is something that cannot happen again because it is not a normal thing, for a club like us, not to be winning against a strong side.
“Of course, I am 100% sure all of the managers and players who were here before did their best to achieve that, like I am doing now, but for our quality as a club and how big we are as a club, we cannot allow that to happen again.
“It is up to us to work together for it to be more normal for us to beat these strong sides when we play against them.
“Of course, it is not an easy thing and it’s the first time we have achieved it this season, but I am sure we can achieve it more times, even this season, because we have more opportunities in the weeks ahead.”
Everton had only taken two points off top six sides this season before today and so Silva was asked about the importance of the win for his reign as Blues boss.
“It’s really important to me, but more important for our players because they have to believe in the quality they have because I don’t have doubts,” he said.
“It is really important for our fans so they can believe in them more.
“We had a difficult afternoon and they were behind us – they were the key again – and it is really important to them to have this good feeling and it is up to us to work more and more to give this again in two or three weeks when we play against another strong side at home.
Four losses in the last six home games prior to this encounter had made Goodison Park a depressing place for Toffees fans.
Chelsea’s early dominance came despite Silva using his programme notes to ask for a “fantastic” atmosphere similar to the goalless draw in the Merseyside derby two weeks ago and it was only after the break that the hosts came to life.
Andre Gomes followed his first-half shot with another rasping effort in front of the Gwladys Street End to give the home fans hope.
But Goodison erupted with delight when Richarlison headed in after Calvert-Lewin’s effort was saved by Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin came close to making it 2-0 when Bernard’s cross skipped over his sliding lunge but the hosts did go further ahead after 71 minutes as Sigurdsson converted after Chelsea’s goalkeeper had saved his penalty.
Chelsea will rue this chance to put pressure on their rivals bidding to finish in the top four and secure Champions league football for next season.
They still have the backup of being able to qualify for next season’s competition by winning the Europa League, and on Friday they received a favourable quarter-final draw against Slavia Prague.
But with Tottenham and Manchester United both losing in the Premier League last weekend, and neither of those two or Arsenal in action this weekend, it was an opportunity to make up ground.
They had enough chances in the first half to earn a two-goal lead as Hazard hit the post and Pedro, Higuain and Ross Barkley could not convert from close range.
Marco Silva says waiting over two years for a win against a top six side is unacceptable for a club of Everton’s stature declaring: “This is something that cannot happen again.”
The Blues scored twice in the second-half at Goodison Park today to secure a first win against one of the leading sides in the Premier League for the first time since January 2017 when Manchester City were defeated 4-0.
Goals from Richarlison and Gylfi Sigurdsson, both taking their tallies for the league season to 12 in the process, handed Everton the victory and had Silva saying it must be the start of a different run of form against the top six.
“To be honest with you, I didn’t know these numbers before the match but one of your colleagues asked me this,” Silva said.
“But the first thing I want to say to you is that this is something that cannot happen again because it is not a normal thing, for a club like us, not to be winning against a strong side.
“Of course, I am 100% sure all of the managers and players who were here before did their best to achieve that, like I am doing now, but for our quality as a club and how big we are as a club, we cannot allow that to happen again.
“It is up to us to work together for it to be more normal for us to beat these strong sides when we play against them.
“Of course, it is not an easy thing and it’s the first time we have achieved it this season, but I am sure we can achieve it more times, even this season, because we have more opportunities in the weeks ahead.”
Everton had only taken two points off top six sides this season before today and so Silva was asked about the importance of the win for his reign as Blues boss.
“It’s really important to me, but more important for our players because they have to believe in the quality they have because I don’t have doubts,” he said.
“It is really important for our fans so they can believe in them more.
“We had a difficult afternoon and they were behind us – they were the key again – and it is really important to them to have this good feeling and it is up to us to work more and more to give this again in two or three weeks when we play against another strong side at home.
Four losses in the last six home games prior to this encounter had made Goodison Park a depressing place for Toffees fans.
Chelsea’s early dominance came despite Silva using his programme notes to ask for a “fantastic” atmosphere similar to the goalless draw in the Merseyside derby two weeks ago and it was only after the break that the hosts came to life.
Andre Gomes followed his first-half shot with another rasping effort in front of the Gwladys Street End to give the home fans hope.
But Goodison erupted with delight when Richarlison headed in after Calvert-Lewin’s effort was saved by Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin came close to making it 2-0 when Bernard’s cross skipped over his sliding lunge but the hosts did go further ahead after 71 minutes as Sigurdsson converted after Chelsea’s goalkeeper had saved his penalty.
Chelsea will rue this chance to put pressure on their rivals bidding to finish in the top four and secure Champions league football for next season.
They still have the backup of being able to qualify for next season’s competition by winning the Europa League, and on Friday they received a favourable quarter-final draw against Slavia Prague.
But with Tottenham and Manchester United both losing in the Premier League last weekend, and neither of those two or Arsenal in action this weekend, it was an opportunity to make up ground.
They had enough chances in the first half to earn a two-goal lead as Hazard hit the post and Pedro, Higuain and Ross Barkley could not convert from close range.
Marco Silva says waiting over two years for a win against a top six side is unacceptable for a club of Everton’s stature declaring: “This is something that cannot happen again.”
The Blues scored twice in the second-half at Goodison Park today to secure a first win against one of the leading sides in the Premier League for the first time since January 2017 when Manchester City were defeated 4-0.
Goals from Richarlison and Gylfi Sigurdsson, both taking their tallies for the league season to 12 in the process, handed Everton the victory and had Silva saying it must be the start of a different run of form against the top six.
“To be honest with you, I didn’t know these numbers before the match but one of your colleagues asked me this,” Silva said.
“But the first thing I want to say to you is that this is something that cannot happen again because it is not a normal thing, for a club like us, not to be winning against a strong side.
“Of course, I am 100% sure all of the managers and players who were here before did their best to achieve that, like I am doing now, but for our quality as a club and how big we are as a club, we cannot allow that to happen again.
“It is up to us to work together for it to be more normal for us to beat these strong sides when we play against them.
“Of course, it is not an easy thing and it’s the first time we have achieved it this season, but I am sure we can achieve it more times, even this season, because we have more opportunities in the weeks ahead.”
Everton had only taken two points off top six sides this season before today and so Silva was asked about the importance of the win for his reign as Blues boss.
“It’s really important to me, but more important for our players because they have to believe in the quality they have because I don’t have doubts,” he said.
“It is really important for our fans so they can believe in them more.
“We had a difficult afternoon and they were behind us – they were the key again – and it is really important to them to have this good feeling and it is up to us to work more and more to give this again in two or three weeks when we play against another strong side at home.
Four losses in the last six home games prior to this encounter had made Goodison Park a depressing place for Toffees fans.
Chelsea’s early dominance came despite Silva using his programme notes to ask for a “fantastic” atmosphere similar to the goalless draw in the Merseyside derby two weeks ago and it was only after the break that the hosts came to life.
Andre Gomes followed his first-half shot with another rasping effort in front of the Gwladys Street End to give the home fans hope.
But Goodison erupted with delight when Richarlison headed in after Calvert-Lewin’s effort was saved by Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin came close to making it 2-0 when Bernard’s cross skipped over his sliding lunge but the hosts did go further ahead after 71 minutes as Sigurdsson converted after Chelsea’s goalkeeper had saved his penalty.
Chelsea will rue this chance to put pressure on their rivals bidding to finish in the top four and secure Champions league football for next season.
They still have the backup of being able to qualify for next season’s competition by winning the Europa League, and on Friday they received a favourable quarter-final draw against Slavia Prague.
But with Tottenham and Manchester United both losing in the Premier League last weekend, and neither of those two or Arsenal in action this weekend, it was an opportunity to make up ground.
They had enough chances in the first half to earn a two-goal lead as Hazard hit the post and Pedro, Higuain and Ross Barkley could not convert from close range.
Marco Silva says waiting over two years for a win against a top six side is unacceptable for a club of Everton’s stature declaring: “This is something that cannot happen again.”
The Blues scored twice in the second-half at Goodison Park today to secure a first win against one of the leading sides in the Premier League for the first time since January 2017 when Manchester City were defeated 4-0.
Goals from Richarlison and Gylfi Sigurdsson, both taking their tallies for the league season to 12 in the process, handed Everton the victory and had Silva saying it must be the start of a different run of form against the top six.
“To be honest with you, I didn’t know these numbers before the match but one of your colleagues asked me this,” Silva said.
“But the first thing I want to say to you is that this is something that cannot happen again because it is not a normal thing, for a club like us, not to be winning against a strong side.
“Of course, I am 100% sure all of the managers and players who were here before did their best to achieve that, like I am doing now, but for our quality as a club and how big we are as a club, we cannot allow that to happen again.
“It is up to us to work together for it to be more normal for us to beat these strong sides when we play against them.
“Of course, it is not an easy thing and it’s the first time we have achieved it this season, but I am sure we can achieve it more times, even this season, because we have more opportunities in the weeks ahead.”
Everton had only taken two points off top six sides this season before today and so Silva was asked about the importance of the win for his reign as Blues boss.
“It’s really important to me, but more important for our players because they have to believe in the quality they have because I don’t have doubts,” he said.
“It is really important for our fans so they can believe in them more.
“We had a difficult afternoon and they were behind us – they were the key again – and it is really important to them to have this good feeling and it is up to us to work more and more to give this again in two or three weeks when we play against another strong side at home.
Four losses in the last six home games prior to this encounter had made Goodison Park a depressing place for Toffees fans.
Chelsea’s early dominance came despite Silva using his programme notes to ask for a “fantastic” atmosphere similar to the goalless draw in the Merseyside derby two weeks ago and it was only after the break that the hosts came to life.
Andre Gomes followed his first-half shot with another rasping effort in front of the Gwladys Street End to give the home fans hope.
But Goodison erupted with delight when Richarlison headed in after Calvert-Lewin’s effort was saved by Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin came close to making it 2-0 when Bernard’s cross skipped over his sliding lunge but the hosts did go further ahead after 71 minutes as Sigurdsson converted after Chelsea’s goalkeeper had saved his penalty.
Chelsea will rue this chance to put pressure on their rivals bidding to finish in the top four and secure Champions league football for next season.
They still have the backup of being able to qualify for next season’s competition by winning the Europa League, and on Friday they received a favourable quarter-final draw against Slavia Prague.
But with Tottenham and Manchester United both losing in the Premier League last weekend, and neither of those two or Arsenal in action this weekend, it was an opportunity to make up ground.
They had enough chances in the first half to earn a two-goal lead as Hazard hit the post and Pedro, Higuain and Ross Barkley could not convert from close range.
, both taking their tallies for the league season to 12 in the process, handed Everton the victory and had Silva saying it must be the start of a different run of form against the top six.
“To be honest with you, I didn’t know these numbers before the match but one of your colleagues asked me this,” Silva said.
“But the first thing I want to say to you is that this is something that cannot happen again because it is not a normal thing, for a club like us, not to be winning against a strong side.
“Of course, I am 100% sure all of the managers and players who were here before did their best to achieve that, like I am doing now, but for our quality as a club and how big we are as a club, we cannot allow that to happen again.
“It is up to us to work together for it to be more normal for us to beat these strong sides when we play against them.
“Of course, it is not an easy thing and it’s the first time we have achieved it this season, but I am sure we can achieve it more times, even this season, because we have more opportunities in the weeks ahead.”
Everton had only taken two points off top six sides this season before today and so Silva was asked about the importance of the win for his reign as Blues boss.
“It’s really important to me, but more important for our players because they have to believe in the quality they have because I don’t have doubts,” he said.
“It is really important for our fans so they can believe in them more.
“We had a difficult afternoon and they were behind us – they were the key again – and it is really important to them to have this good feeling and it is up to us to work more and more to give this again in two or three weeks when we play against another strong side at home.
Four losses in the last six home games prior to this encounter had made Goodison Park a depressing place for Toffees fans.
Chelsea’s early dominance came despite Silva using his programme notes to ask for a “fantastic” atmosphere similar to the goalless draw in the Merseyside derby two weeks ago and it was only after the break that the hosts came to life.
Andre Gomes followed his first-half shot with another rasping effort in front of the Gwladys Street End to give the home fans hope.
But Goodison erupted with delight when Richarlison headed in after Calvert-Lewin’s effort was saved by Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin came close to making it 2-0 when Bernard’s cross skipped over his sliding lunge but the hosts did go further ahead after 71 minutes as Sigurdsson converted after Chelsea’s goalkeeper had saved his penalty.
Chelsea will rue this chance to put pressure on their rivals bidding to finish in the top four and secure Champions league football for next season.
They still have the backup of being able to qualify for next season’s competition by winning the Europa League, and on Friday they received a favourable quarter-final draw against Slavia Prague.
But with Tottenham and Manchester United both losing in the Premier League last weekend, and neither of those two or Arsenal in action this weekend, it was an opportunity to make up ground.
They had enough chances in the first half to earn a two-goal lead as Hazard hit the post and Pedro, Higuain and Ross Barkley could not convert from close range.
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