Everton vs Chelsea: 5 Key Talking Points

#2 Pickford is proving his quality

Pickford is slowly justifying his price tag

Life at Goodison Park hasn't been very smooth for Jordan Pickford ever since he joined the club from Sunderland in the summer. The Englishman was one of Ronald Koeman's high-profile signings and became the most expensive goal-keeper, a record that was later broken when Manchester City signed Ederson, when he joined Everton.

The Premier League knew everything about his quality from his time at Wearside with Sunderland but Pickford struggled to replicate that form and managed just a single clean sheet in his first 13 appearances in the league for the club. Everton weren't particularly pleasing either during that point of time, thanks to their leaky defence,

However, slowly but steadily, Pickford is proving his quality for Everton and his match-saving performance against Chelsea on the night ensured that he registered a 4th clean sheet in his last six league games for the club.

With England manager Gareth Southgate watching from the stands, Pickford made a strong claim to be in the England World Cup squad that will travel to Russia next summer, courtesy a commanding performance between the sticks for the hosts.