The champions had to comeback from behind twice against a battling Everton at Goodison Park. Andy Johnson looked sharp as he broke through a Chelsea defence that was missing captain John Terry. Boulahrouz demosnstrated a lack of match practice challenging Johnson late focing him to hurdle the advancing Hilario, which insensed Jose Mourinho on the touchline as he thought that Johnson had dived in an attempt to get a penalty out of the referee. Minutes later Boulahrouz appeared to tackle Johnson from behind but the player remained on his feet under the force of the challenge. The third time he was holding and pulling the shirt of Anichebe, this time there was no doubt and the referee pointed to the spot.

Mikel Arteta took tim to compose himself and coolly struck the ball past the Chelsea keeper putting the home side in front going into half time.

Four minutes into the second half Chelsea were awarded a free kick within shooting distance and up stepped Michael Ballack who bent the ball round the wall Tim Howard could have been forgiven for a fit of tourettes as he could only push the ball on to the post and watch helpless as it rebounded and bounced off him across the line to even the scores.

Everton took the lead again though a headed goal from defender Joseph Yobo. It looked like the toffees would hold on for the win until two wonder goals put the champions back into the championship race. The first was a super strike from Frank Lampard which helped him break the record for the number of goals scored by a Chelsea midfielder.

The winner was scored by Didier Drogba when he received a knock down from Shevchenko turned and thumped the ball past a stranded Tim Howard who’s performance did not help the cause of his employers Manchester United who loaned him to Everton for the season. If he had performed better he could have helped his club increase their lead on the champions going into the busy Christmas season.

After the game Jose Mourinho berated Andy Johnson and said that the player was ‘embarassed’ after his unsuccessful dive. It was very much a case of pot kettle and black as he never seems to mention his own players various bouts of diving. Unlike Stuart Pearce who publicly chastised Bernardo Corradi when he was sent off for a second yellow card awarded for diving. Mourinho need look no further than his own constellation of stars if he wants to be outspoken about diving and help eradicate it from the English game.