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Chelsea player ratings vs Everton: 8/10 sends Xabi Alonso message with new signings up for fight

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Smith, D. (2026, October 17). Chelsea player ratings vs Everton: 8/10 sends Xabi Alonso message with new signings up for fight. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-fc-player-ratings-vs-everton-b1301257.html

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Standard Sport’s Dom Smith rates Chelsea players in their match against Everton where Pedro Neto scored both goals within minutes of each other. The game ended with a strong performance from Josh Acheampong and Moises Caicedo earning scores above 7, while Pedro Neto received the highest rating of 8 for his crucial contributions. This victory, however, was overshadowed by goalkeeper Emi Martinez’s serious head injury during an unfortunate collision that required medical attention.

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Emi Martinez, Chelsea's goalkeeper, was taken to the hospital for "precautionary tests" after suffering a concussion during their 2-0 win over Everton in the Premier League on October 17, 2026. The incident occurred when Martinez collided with Jarrad Branthwaite while attempting to claim a cross from Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall's free-kick in the 68th minute of the match.

Manager Xabi Alonso stated that Martinez left the stadium conscious and was rushed to the hospital. Alonso said, "It was a concussion, but beyond that I do not know. We need to wait. Hopefully it will not be too serious, but at the moment we just have to wait."

The game marked Chelsea's first clean sheet in nine months, with Pedro Neto scoring both goals for the Blues. Martinez had earlier made an important save from Jack Grealish during the match and was substituted by Mike Penders, who then helped secure the clean sheet.

Martinez's condition is under observation, and Chelsea are expected to provide further updates as more information becomes available. The football world is hopeful that Martinez will recover without serious complications.

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Pedro Neto scored both of Chelsea’s goals in the Saturday lunchtime kick-off on Merseyside, the first coming just 44 seconds after the restart and the second in stoppage time. asserted

first → score → time

A huge Chelsea win lifted them up to fourth in the Premier League table, though the result was marred by a sickening accidental clash of heads involving Emi Martinez and Jarrad Branthwaite that saw the Blues goalkeeper stretchered off and taken to hospital. asserted

goalkeeper → lift → hospital

Standard Sport’s Dom Smith was on hand to rate the Chelsea players’ performances at the Hill Dickinson Stadium. asserted

Smith → rate → Stadium

Emi Martinez 7 Played very well, making an important save from Jack Grealish. asserted

Martinez → play → Grealish

The football world will be hoping he is okay after a horrible collision with Branthwaite saw him stretchered off in the second half and taken to hospital. asserted

him → hop → hospital

Maxence Lacroix 7 Good at the back whenever Chelsea looked slightly up against it. asserted

Chelsea → look → it

Chelsea’s man of the match scored both of their goals with passed finishes into the net. asserted

man → score → net

A good time to impress with Marco Palestra now back fit and pushing for that starting right wing-back berth. asserted

Palestra → impress → berth

Jordan Henderson 6 Made smart decisions in midfield and it was his free-kick that led to Neto’s second goal. asserted

that → make → goal

Jorrel Hato 7 Morgan Rogers 7 Really up for the physical fight at the Hill Dickinson Stadium and his backheel made Chelsea’s first goal possible. Cole Palmer 7 Involved in plenty of Chelsea’s best attacks and was unlucky not to come away with an assist. asserted

goal → make → assist

Joao Pedro 6 Had to score his late chance when put through by Palmer. asserted

Pedro → have → Palmer

Mike Penders (Martinez, 75’) 6 Came on for Martinez and did well, punching clear and winding down the clock. Danny Welbeck (Joao Pedro, 90+1’) N/A Marco Palestra (Hato, 90+1’) N/A Romeo Lavia (Caicedo, 90+1’) N/A Geovany Quenda (Neto, 90+11’) N/A Not used: Fofana, Estevao, Nicoll-Jazuli, Barco asserted

Penders → come → Fofana

Chelsea player ratings vs Everton: 8/10 sends Xabi Alonso message with new signings up for fight

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