As Chelsea visit Everton, it brings to mind their meeting in 2014, the day Diego Costa scored in the first and last minutes while somehow escaping a sending off. Costa was a swine that day at Goodison Park, to the extent he celebrated Seamus Coleman scoring an own goal by laughing in the Republic of Ireland international's face. Chelsea lost Costa in 2017. Alvaro Morata could not fill his boots, while Olivier Giroud has long been deemed a back-up striker. Now it is Gonzalo Higuain's turn. Diego Costa scores in the final minute to seal a 6-3 win for Chelsea at Everton in August 2014 Higuain is set for his 10th Chelsea appearance on Sunday. In his previous nine, he has contributed three goals, assisted none and averaged four shots a game. He scored twice in a 5-0 win over Huddersfield, the side sitting bottom of the table, and the opener in a 2-1 victory against Fulham, second bottom. So he has not hit the ground running. In Italy and on the international stage, Higuain found himself accused of being a flat-track bully, though it would be too soon to brand him that now. Costa was a swine that day at Goodison Park, but he has never been replaced since he's left Higuain is still getting used to the English game and it is not as if he isn't giving it a go, either. Since his Premier League debut, no player has had more shots than his 25. Yet manager Maurizio Sarri will require more if Chelsea are to qualify for the Champions League via the top four rather than rely on winning the Europa League. Of the Premier League's top six, Chelsea have the worst record in front of goal. They have scored 50, with Tottenham the next nearest on 57 then Manchester United on 58. Eden Hazard has chipped in with his fair share under Sarri – he has 13 in the Premier League so far – but Chelsea are still looking to fill their Costa-shaped hole. Manchester City have Sergio Aguero, who has scored 18 times in the top flight this season. Liverpool have Mohamed Salah on 17. Alvaro Morata tried but was not up to scratch and left for Atleitco Madrid in January It's Gonzalo Higuain's turn to see if he can emulate Costa's Everton display and fill his boots Chelsea strikers stats comparison over past two seasons Season Player Games Played Minutes Played Goals Goals per 90 Assists Assists per 90 Total Shots Total Shots per 90 Shot Conversion Rate Fouls Conceded Fouls Conceded per 90 2016-2017 Diego Costa 42 3488 22 0.57 7 0.18 130 3.35 16.92 54 1.39 2017-2018 Alvaro Morata 48 2765 15 0.49 6 0.2 119 3.87 12.61 55 1.79 2017-2018 Olivier Giroud 18 931 5 0.48 3 0.29 37 3.58 13.51 14 1.35 2018-2019 Olivier Giroud 33 1530 10 0.59 7 0.41 65 3.82 15.38 27 1.59 2018-2019 Alvaro Morata 24 1498 9 0.54 0 0 68 4.09 13.24 27 1.62 2018-2019 Higua¡n, Gonzalo 9 706 3 0.38 0 0 31 3.95 9.68 3 0.38 Arsenal and Tottenham have Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Harry Kane on 17 each, too, while Manchester United's Romelu Lukaku has come into his own under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer lately. Chelsea still have to travel to Anfield and Old Trafford in the Premier League so Higuain will have his chances to show what he can do in the big games. When the Argentine arrived, Hazard likened him to Costa, saying both are capable of producing the end product. He added Higuain could link up play, too, making him a 'proper striker'. 'Diego was sometimes not the kind of player who you can play a one-two with, but in the box he was amazing,' Hazard said. 'He would score a goal and you won, and at the end you would have three points. That's what we need. 'So I think Higuain is this kind of player and he can also link with the wingers and the midfield, but he can also be the proper striker. Since Higuain's Premier League debut in February, no player has had more shots than his 25 Eden Hazard has chipped in with goals but Chelsea still need to fill their Costa-shaped hole Olivier Giroud scored perfect hat-trick midweek but Maurizio Sarri thinks he has his limitations 'This season we are playing well, but sometimes we miss the one guy just to score one goal.' Giroud was hailed this week after scoring a hat-trick against Dynamo Kiev in the Europa League. Hazard himself previously described the striker as the world's best target man. Giroud also has his moments of magic, such as his scorpion-kick goal for Arsenal, and is capable of one-twos. With him on the pitch, you will get goals, though Sarri thinks he has his limitations. He thought the same about Morata, who left in January as Higuain arrived on loan from Juventus. The beauty of Costa was he would bully whoever he wanted. He would throw his weight around and grab goals. Higuain has to do the same now. The beauty of Costa was he would bully whoever he wanted and grab goals for Chelsea Higuain is their go-to man now and he has to try and emulate what Costa did at Chelsea All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility