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Everton are hoping to maintain their unbeaten start to the Premier League season when they host Chelsea at the Hill Dickinson Stadium at Saturday lunchtime.
The Toffees are doing well in fifth place after 2-2 draw at Hull City last weekend.
Chelsea are only behind them in sixth on goal difference, after thrashing Bournemouth 5-1 at Stamford Bridge.
Read our prediction, preview and betting tips for the game below, and make sure to check out our today's betting tips page for more of our expert predictions.
Everton vs. Chelsea key stats
- Everton are unbeaten in eight games in all competitions this season (W4, D4).
- Chelsea have not kept a clean sheet in 22 league matches.
- Everton have lost just once in nine home league head-to-heads (W6, D2).
Everton vs Chelsea — Tale of the Tape
| Everton | vs | Chelsea |
|---|---|---|
| 5th | Position | 6th |
| 10 | Points | 10 |
| 8 | Goals For | 15 |
| 5 | Goals Against | 13 |
| 3 | Clean Sheets | 0 |
| 6th (H) | Home / Away Rank | 13th (A) |
Everton were pushing for Europe last season but missed out in the end, and they will surely have the same ambition this term.
The Toffees have made a great start and will be confident on home soil even against a free-scoring Chelsea side.
David Moyes' side boast the joint-best defensive record in the division, conceding just five goals, and so they will be difficult to break down.
Vitalii Mykolenko remains an injury doubt after missing their draw against Hull, but Everton still have a strong squad to choose from.
The same can be said for Reece James after he missed Chelsea's win against Bournemouth, but the Blues are unlikely to change much line-up wise.
It was a convincing victory for the Blues, which moved them up to sixth and on Everton's tails.
While the Toffees boast the joint-best defence, Xabi Alonso's team have scored the third-most goals (15).
They will hope their attacking strength will give them the edge here, although on paper it looks a difficult away day.
Everton vs. Chelsea form guide & betting tips
| Everton | vs | Chelsea |
|---|---|---|
DDDWD |
Form | WLDLW |
| 7 | Points | 7 |
| 7th | Form Table | 6th |
| 6 | Goals For | 12 |
| 5 | Goals Against | 11 |
DDWWD |
Form (All Comps) | LWDLW |
Whispers predicts: Everton 2-2 Chelsea
Chelsea are 6/5 (2.20) favourites, but given Everton's unbeaten run, we are happy to back against the bookies.
The Draw at 14/5 (3.80) is priced nicely, while Over 3.5 goals at 7/4 (2.75) would reflect the fact 28 goals have been scored in just six league matches involving Chelsea this season.
In terms of potential goalscorers, Thierno Barry has netted in his last two Everton appearances, so Barry to score anytime at 9/4 (3.25) is tempting.
Overall, we are predicting a 2-2 draw, which is available at 12/1 (13.00).
> Over 3.5 goals at 2.75 | Likelihood: Medium
> Barry to score anytime at 3.25 | Likelihood: Medium
> Draw at 3.80 | Likelihood: Low