LONDON -- It felt like everyone involved in Chelsea's 1-1 draw with Everton was either chewing their fingernails, or holding on by them. Chelsea will lament the two points dropped and ground conceded in the title race, partly through their own profligacy but also due to a series of brilliant saves from Jordan Pickford. Everton, fielding a makeshift XI without 12 first-team players, scored from their only clear chance.
"It was a freak result for this kind of match," Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel said afterward.
All the while, the Premier League was battling a growing COVID-19 crisis with more matches dropping by the wayside by the day.