Simon Jordan MOCKS Everton's problems on and off the pitch - and takes aim at Toffees fan Andy Burnham again - after 6-0 thrashing by Chelsea

Simon Jordan has mocked Everton's troubles on and off the pitch after they were thrashed 6-0 by Chelsea on Monday night.

The Toffees produced an abject performance at Stamford Bridge as they remain 16th in the Premier League table, just two points above the relegation zone.

It came a few hours after Everton officially lodged an appeal against their second points deduction of the campaign.

The Goodison Park club were docked two points earlier this month for breaching the Premier League's profitability and sustainability rules [PSR].

That followed their 10-point deduction, later reduced to six on appeal, for another PSR breach in November.

Former Crystal Palace chairman and pundit Jordan took aim at Everton - and their famous fan Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester - on X.

'#BreakingNews Apparently Everton and Andy Burnham have appealed last night's result and expect to get at least 2 goals back,' he wrote.

Jordan took a pop at Burnham back in February after the politician complained about the how limited media coverage of Everton's first point deduction had been.

'The biggest penalty in the history of top-flight English football - and the media accept it without question,' Burnham tweeted on February 4.

'It says something troubling about the conflicts of interest at the heart of our game.'

Responding on TalkSPORT, Jordan said at first: 'Shut up, that's rubbish'.

He then continued: 'He has got himself a bit confused here but it's a typical politician's hit-and-run opportunity, let's pile in, give some virtue signalling, but when it comes to substantiating what I've got to say, don't go near anybody that might be able to pull me up.

'His ideals behind what's happened to Everton, there might be some substance in the argument being advanced by many people that Everton are the whipping boys of the Premier League's desire to push and to change direction of the independent regulator.

'But they outsourced this to an independent commission. This is the Premier League bringing a prosecution and the prosecution was heard by an independent commission, and Everton's defence was heard by an independent commission.

'This is not the Premier League one essence, so this ridiculous stupidity that's coming from people, from [former Bank of England Governor] Mark Carney and Andy Burnham, is based upon the positioning standpoint of not really understanding the principles of what they are talking upon.

'So with that in mind, if Andy wants to come and say things about the media not covering it he can because the media have covered this expansively and extensively.'

Everton's latest appeal will potentially throw the Premier League relegation battle into chaos with the verdict potentially not being revealed until five days after the season finishes.

The Toffees hope they can persuade the independent commission to be more lenient this time and claw back a point or two to aid their relegation fight.

The latest date for the outcome of the appeal to be announced is may 24, five days after Everton conclude their season at Arsenal.

Everton were docked two points last week for overspending the permitted amount by £16.6million, and the club slammed the inconsistency of Premier League sanctions in an official statement that added they were 'extremely concerned' about a lack of clarity.

The club will not release any further official statements on the crux of their latest argument with the League, but they will hope for a similar outcome to last time, when the first case was found to have legal errors.

Everton were outclassed by Chelsea on Monday night, with Cole Palmer netting four times.