Chelsea welcome Everton to Stamford Bridge in a huge Monday teatime clash in the race for the Premier League top four.
Victory will see Chelsea stay fourth regardless of what West Ham do later that evening, whereas Everton can secure fourth themselves with a win.
Team News
Thiago Silva could return for Chelsea after not being risked in Thursday’s away win at Liverpool following a recent muscle injury.
Tammy Abraham is also set to return after sitting out that match with an ankle injury.
Everton could welcome Robin Olsen, Seamus Coleman, Tom Davies (all knocks) and James Rodriguez (calf) back after the quartet sat out Thursday’s away victory at West Brom.
Yerry Mina (calf), Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Achilles) and Fabian Delph (muscle) are ruled out, although Mina and Gbamin could both return next weekend at home to Burnley.
Stat Attack
- Chelsea have won just one of their last six meetings against Everton (W1, D2, L3).
- Everton are winless in their last 25 league trips to Stamford Bridge (D11, L14).
- The home team in three of last four meetings have won whilst keeping a clean sheet.
- Just one of Chelsea’s 14 clean sheets in the Premier League this season has come from Kepa Arrizabalaga.
- Everton have kept four clean sheets in their last nine away league matches (W7, D2).
Prediction
Chelsea should enter this match full of confidence after a controlled performance at Liverpool on Thursday, because they simply were on the front foot throughout from pressing to creative passing but a lack of finishing cost them a bigger victory margin.
Everton meanwhile continue to look happier on the road than at home after a well organised clinical display at West Brom, although they did often have to do plenty of defending rather than attacking but executed their opportunities just that cleaner to snatch the win.
A place in the top four however is at stake and Chelsea are yet to lose under Tuchel so we should hopefully see a good contest, but if Chelsea can start to find two goals more regularly then they should just have the edge otherwise I can see a score draw.
Prediction: Chelsea 1-1 Everton
Result: Chelsea 2-0 Everton
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