Chelsea and Everton’s encounters in the Premier League this season have produced lots of goals; eight in total from their two matches.
Yet another game between those teams produced eight goals, only this time, to Chelsea fans’ utter embarrassment, all those goals went to the Merseyside team.
With the Premier League season suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league has organised an EA Sports FIFA invitational tournament featuring some of the best gamers in the various sides.
Chelsea starlet Reece James was paired against Everton’s Andre Gomes.
It was expected to be a one-way contest, given that Gomes apparently only started playing FIFA this week.
But to Reece James and Chelsea fans utter shock, Gomes steamrollered his Stamford Bridge opponent, going 3-0 up at the break courtesy of a Dominic Calvert-Lewin hat-trick, 5-0 up after 53 minutes and ending with an 8-0 victory.
An elated Gomes said he was “quite happy” while Reece James did not look too pleased with himself.
James said he now wanted Gomes to go all the way in the tournament.
Check out some scenes from the game:
DCL has a first-half hat-trick! ⚽️⚽️⚽️@Everton go into the break 3-0 in front – @ChelseaFC have it all to do now…#ePremierLeague pic.twitter.com/BotjQ7SNVl
— Premier League (@premierleague) April 22, 2020
This is incredible from @aftgomes and @Everton!
“Thanks!” 🤣#ePremierLeague pic.twitter.com/JLINuRV3V1
— Premier League (@premierleague) April 22, 2020
Wow! @Everton have beaten @ChelseaFC 8-0!
Here’s @aftgomes‘ reaction to a huge victory 👇#ePremierLeague pic.twitter.com/GV0Zu4zpZy
— Premier League (@premierleague) April 22, 2020
We find this hard to believe, @aftgomes! 😂
That 8-0 win was not the performance of someone who has only played @EASPORTSFIFA in the last week!#ePremierLeague @Everton pic.twitter.com/ZmoafSBJmK
— Premier League (@premierleague) April 22, 2020
The reactions for Reece James after the matchup were not too kind.
is there a second leg…..
— Joey (@TammyBaebraham) April 22, 2020
The whole efc fanbase watching Andre Gomes twat Reece James at Fifa.
THIS is the lockdown I signed up for.
— Jack◢ ◤ (@JackEFC95) April 22, 2020
Reece James 8-0 down to Andre Gomes but I’m supposed to believe he’s generational😭😭
— ً (@TheImmortalKop) April 22, 2020
Hope Andre Gomes and Reece James FIFA match is not Home and Away?
Before we start seeing something like CHE 0:16 EVE (0:24) Agg😁 pic.twitter.com/1eoYsouEzY
— Kolamide (@Kolamide_) April 22, 2020
Andre Gomes just beat Reece James 8-0 on fifa. Love to see it
— Tom 🇮🇹 (@CarIoMagnifico_) April 22, 2020
Chelsea fans after Reece James is trashed by Andre gomes #ePremierLeague pic.twitter.com/CpR2P5nv0A
— Anyi1door🚪 (@_lfeanyi) April 22, 2020
Reece James just list 8-0 to Andre Gomes with 9k people watching. pic.twitter.com/D1f42q0tJ7
— Guv (@DanielHarriman9) April 22, 2020