Comments and predictions for Chelsea vs Everton: Narrow escape
The match between Chelsea vs Everton in the Premier League takes place at 6:30 p.m. on April 26. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Chelsea vs Everton squad information
Chelsea fear right-back Malo Gusto could be out for the rest of the season after picking up a muscle injury against Fulham last week. He could join Wesley Fofana on the injury list.
Maresca are expected to field a full-strength squad despite the upcoming Conference League semi-final, but youngster George – who stood out against Fulham – could be handed a Premier League start.
Cole Palmer has gone 16 games without a goal, but last season he scored four against Everton – a feat not seen since the turn of the century – so he could still be a first choice starter.
Everton are almost certain to be without key centre-back James Tarkowski for the rest of the season after suffering a hamstring injury against Man City.
Michael Keane was brought on as a substitute but had a disappointing second half, which saw him heavily criticised. That could force Moyes to change his defence, with Jake O'Brien likely to play at centre-back and one of Nathan Patterson, Ashley Young or Seamus Coleman at right-back.
Armando Broja did not leave much of an impression against Man City and will not be able to play this match due to the match against his parent club Chelsea. Therefore, Beto will lead the attack as Dominic Calvert-Lewin has not yet recovered from injury.
Latest expected lineup Chelsea vs Everton
Chelsea:
Sanchez; James, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella; Enzo, Caicedo; George, Palmer, Neto; Jackson
Everton:
Pickford; Patterson, O'Brien, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Harrison, Gueye, Garner, Doucoure, Ndiaye; Beto
Latest Chelsea vs Everton football commentary
After being criticized by Chelsea fans in the West London derby against Fulham, manager Maresca was able to breathe a sigh of relief thanks to the brilliance of Tyrique George and Pedro Neto – two players who scored late goals to help his team win 2-1, keeping their Champions League hopes alive.
That win extended Chelsea's unbeaten run in the Premier League to four, with the last two games having seen them trail at half-time but still manage to claw back four points.
Maresca will also be pleased that his friend Pep Guardiola did Chelsea a favour by guiding Man City to a win over Aston Villa at the Etihad on Tuesday night, which left Chelsea in sixth place, just two points off the top five.
However, Chelsea's remaining journey is considered the most difficult among the teams racing for the top 4, as they still have to face tough opponents such as Everton, Liverpool, Newcastle, Manchester United and Nottingham Forest.
Chelsea will also have to split their efforts in the Conference League semi-final against Djurgarden next Thursday, as they look to end a four-year trophy drought, but with the competition only qualifying for the Europa League, the Premier League remains the priority.
The good news for fans is that Chelsea are about to face a team with a very poor record at Stamford Bridge – Everton. The London club are unbeaten in their last 29 home league games against Everton, dating back to 1994 – the club’s longest unbeaten run against a single opponent.
Last season, Chelsea extended this record with a crushing 6-0 win over Everton – the away team's heaviest defeat in 20 years.
However, in one of Sean Dyche's final games in charge, Everton held Chelsea to a 0-0 draw just before Christmas, missing out on a chance to temporarily move top of the table – a prospect that now looks remote.
David Moyes is now in charge at Everton, and he has helped the team transform impressively, quickly erasing relegation fears in his final season at Goodison Park.
After a nine-game unbeaten run, Everton have only picked up four points from their last four games, but that's understandable given they've faced three of the top four.
Last weekend, Man City were the last visitors to play at Goodison and won 2-0 thanks to late goals from Nico O'Reilly and Mateo Kovacic, ending Everton's run of nine consecutive home defeats to City.
Everton’s late win over Nottingham Forest two weeks ago was their only win in eight games, but their only defeats have come against the likes of City and Liverpool, meaning they have drawn more games than any other team in the Premier League this season – 14.
Only the bottom three have won fewer games than Everton (eight), but since Moyes took over they have picked up 21 points – more than the bottom three combined (14).
With Man United and Tottenham both losing in the previous round, Everton are still in 13th place before this round, leading the group of teams above the relegation zone but still maintaining a safe distance.
Latest Chelsea vs Everton score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Chelsea vs Evertonas follows:
- Sportsmole:Chelsea 1-0 Everton
- WhoScore:Chelsea 2-0 Everton
- Our newspaper predicts:Chelsea 1-0 Everton
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