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Chelsea

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Chelsea enter this fixture following on from a 2-2 Premier League drawn result versus Sheffield United.

In that match, Chelsea managed 67% possession and 6 shots at goal with 3 on target. For Chelsea, the goals were scored by Thiago Silva (11') and Noni Madueke (66'). On the other side, Sheffield United had 11 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Jayden Bogle (32') and Oli McBurnie (93') scored for Sheffield United.

It’s been a rare occasion in recent games where Chelsea have managed to hold out for a full 90 minutes. The facts show that Chelsea have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 6 of their previous 6 clashes, letting in 13 goals during that time.

Pre-game facts show that Chelsea:

• have not registered a win against Everton in their last 2 league games.
• are unbeaten in their previous 3 home league matches.

Everton

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Everton will go into the match following on from a 1-0 Premier League win versus Burnley in their previous game.

In that match, Everton managed 37% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Everton was Dominic Calvert-Lewin (45'). For their opponents, Burnley got 6 attempts at goal with 1 on target.

The numbers tell their own story, and Everton have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, with opponents netting 9 goals in total. Defensively, Everton have been far from perfect. That pattern might not be sustained into this match, of course.

Their past results show that Everton:

• have left without a victory over Chelsea in games played away from home for the previous 28 matches in the league. An unbelievably poor away record.
• remain undefeated by Chelsea in games played away from home for the previous 2 league games.
• are without an away win for the past 8 matches in the league. A poor run.

↔️ Head to head

If we look at their past head to head meetings going back to 08/03/2021, it’s been all-even between these two clubs with Chelsea winning 2 of those games, Everton 2 and 2 being draws after 90 minutes of play.

A combined sum of 12 goals were produced between them in this period, with 6 of them from The Blues and 6 belonging to The Toffees. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.

The last league game between the two was Premier League match day 16 on 10/12/2023 and the score finished Everton 2-0 Chelsea.

On that occasion, Everton had 28% possession and 9 shots at goal with 5 on target. The goals were scored by Abdoulaye Doucouré (54') and Lewis Dobbin (92').

On the other side, Chelsea had 16 attempts on goal with 4 on target.

The match was refereed by Michael Oliver.

📰 Team News: Chelsea

Reece James (surgery), Wesley Fofana (Cruciate ligament tear), Christopher Nkunku (unknown injury), Lesley Ugochukwu (Hamstring injury), Levi Colwill (Toe injury) and Roméo Lavia (Hamstring injury) won’t be playing for Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino.

It’s our opinion that The Blues will possibly go for a 4-2-3-1 formation, utilising Djordje Petrovic, Malo Gusto, Thiago Silva, Trevoh Chalobah, Marc Cucurella, Conor Gallagher, Moises Caicedo, Noni Madueke, Cole Palmer, Mykhaylo Mudryk and Nicolas Jackson.

ℹ️ Team News: Everton

In an otherwise full-strength group of players, there is only the one fitness worry for the Everton boss Sean Dyche to contend with. Dele Alli (Partial muscle tear) misses out for this game.

We’re of the thinking that The Toffees seem likely to utilise a 4-4-1-1 system with a starting lineup of Jordan Pickford, Seamus Coleman, James Tarkowski, Jarrad Branthwaite, Vitalii Mykolenko, Ashley Young, James Garner, Idrissa Gana Gueye, Dwight McNeil, Abdoulaye Doucoure and Beto.

💡 Prediction

Our thinking is that Everton should get enough chances to score against this Chelsea team, although it possibly won’t quite be as many as the goals that they could concede.

We’re tipping a narrow 2-1 winning score for Chelsea after 90 minutes. Should be a good one.

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Peter Guest, 18:01 15/04/2024