Chelsea 3 - Everton 3: John Terry injury time strike seals another draw for Guus Hiddink

JOHN TERRY scored seven minutes into injury time to save a point against Everton for Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

 

Funes Mori stunned Chelsea at the Bridge

 

It was Hiddink’s sixth game in the dugout since replacing Jose Mourinho and while he’s brought back a sense of serenity to Stamford Bridge the results have not yet been what they had hoped.

This was a scramble against all odds, first as they came back from two goals down to level and then again when Ramiro Funes Mori’s 90^th minute goal was cancelled out by Terry after seven minutes of injury time.

This was another draw – Hiddink’s fourth in six games - and it came after Everton blew them away at the start of the second of the half.

John Terry scored an own goal and Kevin Mirallas hit a wonderful second.

But that irked the Chelsea side who – through Diego Costa and Cesc Fabregas – struck back with plenty of time on the clock.

But Funes Mori thought he’d won it before Chelsea showed their character once more with Terry's late, late goal.

 

A cagey first half saw both sides miss decent chances but not create enough.

Willian had the first real effort after 15 minutes, beating the offside trap from Fabregas’ measured pass, but Tim Howard stood strong and pushed it over the bar.

Bryan Oviedo should have put Everton ahead just minutes later when he slipped one wide from the edge of the box with half the goal open.

There were chants of ‘Diego, Diego, Diego’ for Costa just weeks on from the boos and rat banners following the sacking of Jose Mourinho.

The Spain striker back in favour and the Portuguese all but forgotten on the terraces as Hiddink’s side get their season back on track.

 

But the Toffees started the second half with a bang and were two up in no time.

First a Terry own goal before Mirallas struck after a stunning spin in the penalty area.

Lukaku caused mayhem in the middle by driving through and sliding to Ross Barkley whose pass to Leighton Baines broke the Chelsea defensive line and the offside trap.

Baines then fired across the goal and Terry sent it in.

Ross Barkley should have doubled the lead when he smashed against the post shortly after but Mirallas did make it two five minutes later as he turned beautifully and fired beyond his national team-mate Courtois.

Fabregas nearly caught Howard out straight away with a spectacular back-heel that flicked up into the air but the American pushed it away for a corner.

Costa and then Fabregas then responded for Chelsea as they levelled it up.

Costa got on the end of a long ball and flicked it round Howard before finishing into an empty net.

Fabregas finished a neat one-two with Costa to draw the sides level after 66 minutes.

Mirallas could have made it three when he was played in one-on-one but his low effort was saved by Courtois and Costa couldn’t get enough on a cross from Kenedy to add to his tally.

But substitute Funes Mori scoerd at the back post on 90 minutes to seemingly win it for the Toffees until Terry stepped up with the last act of the game.