Chelsea vs Everton – League Cup – Preview

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Sreya

Chelsea vs Everton – Chelsea hosts Everton at Stamford Bridge in the 4th round of League Cup on 25th October, Wednesday.

Chelsea defeated Nottingham Forest 5-1 in their previous League Cup game, while Everton were victorious over Sunderland in a 3-0 result. Things have changed tremendously since then for both clubs – Ronald Koeman has been sacked by the Merseyside club after a continuous string of poor results.

Antonio Conte has also been under immense pressure after two consecutive league losses against Manchester City and Crystal Palace, but the 4-2 win over Watford this past weekend at least calmed the nerves.

Team News

N’Golo Kante, Victor Moses and Daniel Drinkwater are sidelined through injuries while Everton will be without the suspended Idrissa Gueye and the injured Ross Barkley, Yannick Bolasie, Ramiro Funes Mori and Seamus Coleman.

Chelsea Possible Starting Lineup: Willy Caballero, Antonio Rudiger, Andreas Christensen, Gary Cahill, Davide Zappacosta, Cesc Fabregas, Tiemou Bakayoko, Kenedy, Charly Musonda, Michy Batshuayi, Willian.

Everton Possible Starting Lineup: Maarten Stekelenburg, Cuco Martina, Michael Keane, Phil Jagielka, Leighton Baines, Morgan Schneiderlin, Muhamed Besic, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Ademola Lookman, Wayne Rooney.

“It’s a cup, and with any cup you want to win it. verton have been struggling at the moment. I don’t think they are playing badly but they have conceded some sloppy goals, and other teams have had more luck, but the Premier League is hard. This is another competition, though, and they will be ready to win it.”

– Thibaut Courtois, Chelsea.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Chelsea vs Everton H2H Stats, Chelsea have won three and lost one of their five previous games against Everton in all competitions. Everton are likely to react to the departure of their manager and a closer contest might happen than expected.

Although Everton have struggled under Antonio Conte’s Chelsea, considering Chelsea’s current defensive struggles, a 1-1 draw is the most likely result.