John Terry says Chelsea were lifted by referee adding more time
Sunday 17 January 2016 14:04, UK
John Terry has revealed he was aware that Chelsea had been given additional time to score a late equaliser against Everton on Saturday.
The Toffees went 3-2 ahead in stoppage time thanks to a goal from Ramiro Funes Mori, sparking lengthy celebrations as the Everton players thought they had sealed a first Premier League win at Stamford Bridge in 21 years.
Referee Mike Jones had already added seven additional minutes but he informed Blues skipper Terry that the time would be extended due to the celebrations.
And Chelsea took advantage as Terry's improvised finish in the eighth minute of injury-time made it 3-3, although interim boss Guus Hiddink later admitted his side had benefited from an official error as the defender was in an offside position.
"I was thinking maybe four, five minutes [to go]," Terry told Chelsea TV.
"Then the ref jogged past me and said 'you've got seven and a bit [minutes] there, they've just over-egged their celebrations'.
"We knew we had enough time to create a chance or something. A couple of long balls into the box.
"Brana's [Ivanovic] up there, [Kurt] Zouma's in there and all kind of fighting, hoping it drops. It managed to drop.
"I'm delighted to get my first [goal] of the season, but more importantly to get the point."
Terry was making his 700th appearance for Chelsea and had earlier scored an own goal as Everton went 2-0 ahead before the Blues rallied to make it 2-2.
They are now unbeaten in seven matches since Jose Mourinho departed, but have just one win in five league games under Hiddink, with a testing trip to Arsenal coming up next weekend.
Terry added: "Tough game. They're doing great at the moment. There's no easy games any more in the Premier League.
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"We know we need to start winning football matches. Drawing's not enough to climb the table as quickly as we'd like.
"If we can do that at the Emirates that's the perfect place to start."
