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.
"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."
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