The Toffees travel to London looking to correct some bad history
Live Blog
12’ – Ball has been mostly in the middle third of the pitch, now Chelsea try a deep diagonal for Garnacho but it’s overcooked by Neto and goes out for a goalkick.
10’ – O’Brien harries Cucurella and is getting under his skin, wins a deep throw but nothing comes of it.
5’ – Ndiaye’s quick feet gets him some space, his shot is deflected wide for a corner. Garner inswinger, cleared.
1’ – Underway at Stamford Bridge with Garner kicking off!
Starting Lineups
Everton – No surprises here, Gueye comes back into the XI with Garner alongside him.
Chelsea – Maresca has Fofana available.
Match Preview
This brave and bold new Everton have an opportunity to banish another unsightly record this weekend when they travel to Stamford Bridge to take on Chelsea. This ground has been a house of horrors for the Blues for a very long time, with their last Premier League win here coming in late November 1994. Joe Royle had just taken over after the sacking of Mike Walker, and immediately led the Blues to two wins, one in the Merseyside Derby and then a 1-0 win at Chelsea with Paul Rideout’s goal the difference.
It has been a long run of futility since then as Chelsea’s star took off the next decade with the arrival of Roman Abramovich while David Moyes would eventually take over the Toffees, with the two teams’ paths then colliding famously again in the 2009 FA Cup Final with the London side prevailing 2-1.
Everton have won four of their last five as they visit Chelsea on Saturday afternoon and will be boosted by the return of Idrissa Gueye and Tim Iroegbunam from suspension, though Seamus Coleman, Merlin Röhl, and Jarrad Branthwaite remain out.
For the hosts, Moises Caicedo and Mykhailo Mudryk are suspended. Levi Colwill, Dario Essugo and Romeo Lavia are all out injured, and Wesley Fofana faces a late fitness test.
Match Details
Competition: Premier League Matchweek 16
Date and start time: Saturday, December 13th at 7:00 a.m. PT / 10:00 a.m ET / 3:00 p.m. BST
Stadium: Stamford Bridge, London, England, United Kingdom
Capacity: 40,341
Weather: 46°F/8°C, cloudy, 10% chance of precipitation, 11 mph winds
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Last Meeting
The two blue sides had last met at Stamford Bridge in April of this year with the Toffees losing 1-0.
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