74 min: Martinez is finally put onto the stretcher. He’s moving his arms, which is a good sign, but the poor man’s face is etched in serious pain as he’s carried down the tunnel. On comes Penders.

66 min: Caicedo drags down Armstrong, 30 yards out on the left. Palmer is then booked, either for saying too much about the award of a foul, or punching the ball away in frustration. Either way. The free kick’s then sent into the mixer by Dewsbury-Hall. It’s a decent delivery, a ball there to be won. Martinez comes out, Branthwaite races in, and the pair clash heads. Ugh. On come the medical folk.

A mere 44 seconds into the second half, Chelsea take the lead! Rogers powers his way down the left, holding off Maitland-Niles before releasing Hato on the overlap with a saucy back-heel. Hato enters the box, easily zipping past Maitland-Niles, chasing back, and crosses low for Neto, who takes a touch and slots into the bottom right!

Half-time postbag, courtesy of both of our readers. “Chelsea, with their ultra talented attacking front line, wants to play the beautiful game. Everton says no, how about a beer League shin kicking affair” – Mary Waltz (an Evertonian, please remember)

“You can’t really expect much dynamism when the toffees are playing the pensioners” – Richard Hirst