Everton boosted their Premier League survival bid by overcoming Chelsea.

Richarlison settled a dogged encounter in the second half with a simple finish after Demarai Gray had dispossessed Cesar Azpilicueta deep in his own half.

Frank Lampard’s side are still positioned 18th in the table but now sit two points behind Leeds United and Burnley, who have both played a game more.

Here were the key talking points from Goodison Park:

Lampard lets slip Dogs of War again

For good and ill, the ‘Dogs of War’ remain synonymous with Everton.

That approach under Joe Royle yielded the club’s last silverware, 27 years ago, but was shunned in ensuing decades for a more refined football style.

Yet victories against Newcastle, Manchester United and now Chelsea are proof Frank Lampard is not averse to leaning on that old school philosophy.

Opponents clearly struggle with the Blues’ current brand of battling displays, as proven by the majority of last weekend’s eventual defeat to Liverpool.

One of Lampard’s predecessors followed a similar lead as Carlo Ancelotti adopted to a 4-4-2 system during his own formative months at the helm.

Reverting to such tactics may be seen as defeatist from a manager still feeling his way into the job, but such trying times require ideas from outside the box.

Lampard himself has said repeatedly that more considered playing options can be assessed in the summer. Right now, survival is all that matters.

Pickford evokes World Cup memories

All season long, Jordan Pickford has been evoking World Cup memories.

That imperious form for England four years ago cemented his place as their no.1 goalkeeper; a status which remained largely unchallenged until now.

While new challengers have emerged since, Pickford rolled back the years to a moment which predated his own spell as the country’s last line of defence.

When Mason Mount’s shot ricocheted off both posts and broke kindly for Cesar Azpilicueta in the second half, Evertonians began fearing the worst.

Pickford, however, defied all logic to push away the follow-up in a fashion not too dissimilar to Gordon Banks’ iconic save from Pele at the 1970 World Cup.

Moments later, he literally faced down Antonio Rudiger’s shot before repelling Ruben Loftus-Cheek from distance and Mateo Kovacic during stoppage time.

Richarlison’s goal may have settled this encounter but it was thanks in no small part to Pickford’s heroics and that save of the season from Azpilicueta.

Goodison will play its part in finale

Lampard has maintained that Goodison Park will be key to Everton’s hopes of preserving their 68-year unbroken spell in the top flight of English football.

Those expectations will have been skyrocketed by the scenes which greeted his team’s coach as it snaked its way towards the famous stadium on Sunday.

Several thousands packed the route leading towards the Goodison Road reception, bringing with them vibrant colour, sound and smoke in abundance.

It was a seminal moment which carried through into the Grand Old Lady itself as home supporters lived up to their billing as Everton’s veritable 12th man.

Fans and players fed off each other in a cauldron of noise that not even Chelsea’s push in seven minutes of second-half added time could subdue.

Goodison does not have many of these moments in the spotlight left, with the growing development of a long overdue future home at Bramley-Moore Dock.

Its final two home games of this season will be pivotal to beating the drop and that pre-match welcome could be the start of something truly special.