Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has revealed that he was elated with the manner of his side's 1-0 victory over 10-man Everton at Stamford Bridge.
The Blues left it late to seal the win as Willian scored the only goal of the match in the 89th minute, seconds after Mourinho's men had a strike disallowed for offside as Nemanja Matic's effort deflected off Branislav Ivanovic.
Mourinho told BT Sport: "It's beautiful to win in the last minute, and it's so sad to lose. They have to be very disappointed, they gave us a very difficult match. We are very very happy and we think we deserve it. We fought so hard to try and win the game.
"We risked a lot to try to win. It was a refereeing performance that in my opinion was very good. We had a goal which was fantastically well disallowed by the assistant referee. A great decision.
"Everton changed its DNA, they defend really well and made lots of fouls. What we can call intelligent fouls. But if the referee follows the rules it's yellow card, yellow card and they paid the price for that. This is not a criticism, but they foul, foul, foul."
The Blues remain seven points clear of second-placed Manchester City at the top of the Premier League.
Simon Sinclair
