Chelsea badly needed a win coming into the game this weekend. They had suffered three defeats on the trot, twice against PSG and once against Newcastle United. Everton are a team the Blues have done well against in recent times. That being said, they have had their problems as well.
When visiting Everton, Chelsea have lost five of their last seven away trips. That did not make for good reading for a team that badly needs all three points this weekend.
Caught up in a tight race for the Champions League qualifying spots, Chelsea have managed to win just one of their last five contests. With Liverpool losing against Brighton & Hove Albion, and Manchester United only managing a draw, this matchup against Everton is a good opportunity for Liam Rosenior’s side to get right back in the mix of things though.
Everton vs Chelsea LIVE updates
36′: Palmer does brilliantly to get past two Everton players and set Gusto free, but the Frenchman makes the wrong choice. Then Enzo Fernandez does well to keep the ball down from a corner. But Pickford saves brilliantly to prevent the Blues opener.
33′: Beto scores opener for Everton just when it looked like Chelsea were getting hold of the game. 1-0 to the home side.
29′: Chelsea’s best moment so far as Everton just can’t clear the ball. The Blues have about four or five bites at the cherry but all of their shots are somehow blocked by the defence.
27′: Chelsea finally growing into the game. Great flick from Palmer to set Joao Pedro free. It ultimately leads to a blocked shot.
23′: Chelsea do well to go forward but it breaks down after a poor cross from Marc Cucurella.
14′: Everton go close again! It is the home team who have made a much better start here. Chelsea have continued a worrying trend of looking extremely sloppy at the start of games.
10′: Sanchez makes a mess of things at the back again. But the Spaniard is able to recover to prevent Everton from scoring the opener.
KICK-OFF: We are now underway at the Hill Dickinson Stadium in what promises to be a close contest, and important one, between Chelsea and Everton.
Chelsea Starting XI Announced: Chelsea’s starting XI has been announced and it is one that has left a lot of fans unhappy. A fair few wanted to see Josh Acheampong finally receive his chance after Trevoh Chalobah got injured. But Rosenior decided to go ahead with Wesley Fofana and Jorrel Hato as part of his central defensive duo. It remains to be seen if it pays off or not.
Sourav Mahanty
Sourav Mahanty has covered teams like Chelsea, Celtic, Real Madrid, Manchester United, PSG and more over a career that has now lasted a decade. His work has been featured on Sports Illustrated, Athlon Sports, SB Nation, FanSided, The Sportster and aggregated through Bleacher Report and NewsNow. Outside of football, he is also interested in basketball, cricket and professional wrestling.
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