Chelsea 4 Everton 0: Frank Lampard brushes aside former boss as Ancelotti suffers miserable return to Stamford Bridge
CARLO ANCELOTTI suffered a humbling return to Stamford Bridge on Sunday as Chelsea dispatched his Everton side 4-0.
As one of the key men in delivering the Italian a famous league and cup double almost ten years ago, Frank Lampard would have taken little pleasure in seeing his old boss' misfortune but nonetheless revelled in his side's utterly ruthless display.
Mason Mount buried a peach of an opener on 14 minutes before Pedro beat the offside trap for a two-goal lead at the break.
And the points were hastily sealed in the second period as Willian and Olivier Giroud rounded off the scoring.
For all the pre-match talk of Ross Barkley's Toffees reunion and teenager Billy Gilmour's first Premier League start, it was Mount who produced the game's best moment.
A delightful swivel on the edge of the area was matched with a rapid volley into the bottom corner.
Nevertheless, Barkley, who arguably started due to Chelsea's injury crisis, was responsible for playing through Pedro for a calm one-on-one second.
He then nudged the ball to Willian for a powerful third that the visiting defence waved on through, before Giroud freely wandered towards the far-post for a stabbed finish.
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That icing on the cake meant Lampard's side continued to do what was necessary to stay on course for a Champions League finish, which is well and truly behind Ancelotti's Everton for the time being.
The Toffees are still in the hunt for a Europa League spot but it is a crowded field and this was the sort of lacklustre, off-the-radar display that has haunted their season.
Indeed, the Italian's difficulty in facing top-half opponents - against whom he has won only one of seven meetings - was underlined by the paltry one shot on target tallied on Sunday afternoon.
