Chelsea travel to Goodison Park this weekend to face rivals Everton in the Premier League.
Chelsea have won their previous eight consecutive matches across all competitions, so the in-form team should travel to Merseyside extremely confident.
Enzo Maresca’s side will temporarily climb to the top of the league table if they pick up three points on Sunday afternoon.
While the Blues are being spoken about as potential title challengers, Everton find themselves 16th in the league table and in another relegation scrap this campaign.
Everton manager Sean Dyche has praised Chelsea and the impact of Maresca at Stamford Bridge.
Enzo Fernandez of Chelsea is challenged by Jack Harrison of Everton during the Premier League match between Everton FC and Chelsea FC at Goodison P...
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Alan Shearer predicts Everton vs Chelsea
Alan Shearer has predicted Chelsea to get a winning result tomorrow afternoon away to Everton. He doesn’t think they’ll end up winning the title this season, though.
Shearer told The Metro: “Everton should take confidence from last weekend. Jordan Pickford was outstanding. Also with the takeover, great news for Everton looking forward but I don’t think that’ll have too much of an effect on the pitch.
“I think that the form Chelsea are in, the teams Maresca is able to put out I’d think that Chelsea will go to Goodison and take all the points.
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“Any team that are sat in second, in the form that Chelsea are in, are in the title race. But I still think they’ll have a blip and I’m not sure they’ll end up in second but they’re there and you have to take them seriously. You can’t just say they have no chance. Of course they’ve got a chance. I still don’t think they’ll win it, though. Prediction: Chelsea win.”
Chris Sutton agrees Chelsea will beat Everton in the weekend showdown. The Blues should take confidence from the fact they beat them 6-0 the last time the teams clashed back in April at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea have glorious chance
On paper, Chelsea now have an outstanding opportunity to keep racking up the wins as they play lots of teams lower down the league table.
Here is a look at the club’s upcoming league fixtures:
If Chelsea can safely navigate the next month, they’re going to be in an around the top of the league still.
Maresca is doing the right thing by distancing his team from any title talk, but let’s see where the young guns are by the end of January.