• Steven Naismith hat-trick leaves champions with four points from five games
• John Terry shows frustration during Goodison Park defeatFake £50 notes lay strewn around the visitors’ dugout long after José Mourinho had exited and the PA system at Goodison Park had played ‘Money Can’t Buy Me esteem’ one last time. Everton revelled in their riposte to Chelsea’s thwarted pursuit of John Stones but it was the absence of fight,effort and confidence in the champions’ ranks that will have troubled Mourinho most of all.
The magisterial Stones was the last outfield player to leave the pitch after a clinical 3-1 victory delivered by a perfect Steven Naismith hat-trick header, left foot, or just foot – and exemplary teamwork for every Everton goal. Having performed a Cruyff turn inside his six-yard box to outwit Pedro at one point,Stones made a symbolic U-turn in Evertonian eyes on the final whistle when he applauded all four sides of the stadium and reserved a thumbs-up for the heartland on the Gwladys Street. Goodison roared forgiveness of the 21-year-broken-down who submitted a transfer request at the height of Chelsea’s interest.
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Source: theguardian.com