Everton vs Chelsea – English Premier League – Preview

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Sreya

Everton vs Chelsea – Everton hosts Chelsea at the Goodison Park on 23rd December, Saturday in an English Premier League fixture.

Chelsea are third in the English Premier League standings with thirty-eight points – although Manchester City have all but captured the title, the defending champions are in decent form with eight wins and just the one loss in their last ten league games.

Everton have recovered spectacularly since Sam Allardyce’s appointment and are now placed ninth in the league with twenty-five points, winning four and drawing one of their previous five league fixtures.

Team News

Everton will be without the injured Ramiro Funes Mori, Ross Barkley, Seamus Coleman, Leighton Baines and Maarten Stekelenburg while James McCarthy and Yannick Bolasie will face late fitness tests.

Alvaro Morata is suspended for the visitors and David Luiz misses out due to an injury.

Everton Possible Starting Lineup: Jordan Pickford, Jonjoe Kenny, Mason Holgate, Ashley Williams, Cuco Martina, Morgan Schneiderlin, Idrissa Gueye, Aaron Lennon, Wayne Rooney, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

Chelsea Possible Starting Lineup: Thibaut Courtois, Cesar Azpilicueta, Andreas Christensen, Gary Cahill, Victor Moses, N’Golo Kante, Tiemou Bakayoko, Marcos Alonso, Pedro, Eden Hazard, Willian.

“The Everton game is very important for us. We know in the last five games Everton won four, so they are in good form. They have a really good squad and they have changed coach and are having good results. For this reason we must pay good attention on Saturday.

It is not simple to play away against Everton but at the same time we want to try to do our best and get three points to continue our run in the league.”

– Antonio Conte, Chelsea.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Everton vs Chelsea H2H Stats, Chelsea have won four and lost one of their previous five fixtures against Everton.

Everton have won their last four home games in the Premier League, scoring at least twice in each of those matches.

It should be a closely contested affair with a 2-2 draw being the most likely result.