Everton vs Chelsea player ratings: Richarlison stars as Gonzalo Higuain slumps at Goodison Park

A player-by-player look at the two teams

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Chelsea's hopes of a top-four finish were dealt a damaging blow with defeat at Everton.

The Blues could have moved level with fourth-placed Arsenal with a win but instead are left on the outside of the Champions League qualifying places looking in after an afternoon to forget on Merseyside.

Richarlison opened the scoring with a header shortly after the break before Marcos Alonso upended the Brazilian in the box.

Gylfi Sigurdsson missed the spot kick as Kepa Arrizabalaga went the right way but the Iceland international was in the right place at the right time to slot home the rebound.

It is another bad result for manager Maurizio Sarri after a recent upturn in fortunes with the Europa League, where they face Slavia Prague in the quarter-finals, perhaps now their best remaining chance of a return to the Champions League next term.

So how did the two teams fare? See the gallery above for our player ratings

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