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Chelsea beat Everton 2-0 as Maitland-Niles alone refuses anti-racism kneel
October 17, 2026 at 07:56 PM
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2 reports · 1 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 4 hours
Chelsea beat Everton 2-0 in the Premier League, a match marked by Everton defender Ainsley Maitland-Niles refusing to join players' anti-racism kneel.
- Pedro Neto scored twice as Chelsea beat Everton 2-0 at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.
- Players from both teams knelt on one knee before kickoff as part of the Premier League's No Room For Racism campaign.
- Everton defender Ainsley Maitland-Niles was the only player who refused to kneel ahead of the match.
- The Premier League dedicated two rounds, from 17-25 October, to the campaign and invited players to kneel.