Premier League title contenders Chelsea hit the road in the build up to Christmas, with a tough trip up to Merseyside to take on Everton. Sean Dyche’s Toffees have been improving hugely of late, picking up results in tough games and they will relish this challenge. Chelsea meanwhile are firmly in the Premier League title race, but this is a true test of their credentials.
Everton vs Chelsea Best Odds
Both sides will be bang up for this one at Goodison Park.
| Everton – 24/5 (+480) | Draw – 10/3 (+333) | Chelsea – 8/13 (-138) |
| Over – 3/4 (-133) | 2.5 Goals | Under – 13/10 (+130) |
| Yes – 4/6 (-150) | BTTS | No – 6/5 (+120) |
Everton vs Chelsea Analysis
This should be an entertaining encounter for all punters and EPL betting sites on the blue side of Merseyside.
Everton
It isn’t always too pretty to watch but Sean Dyche continues to do a stellar job at Everton, with the Toffees looking to engineer a route to Premier League safety again this term. They will be buoyant after picking up a great point on the road at Arsenal last time out and they will believe that they can put in a repeat shift here. The Goodison Park faithful will be expecting a strong performance and Everton could well oblige here.
Team news: James Garner, Seamus Coleman and Tim Iroegbunam will miss out here.
Everton Predicted Lineup:
Pickford, Young, Branthwaite, Tarkowski, Mykolenko, Gueye, Doucoure, McNeil, Lindstrom, Ndiaye & Calvert-Lewin.
Chelsea
Enzo Maresca is steering the ship expertly at Chelsea and who knows how far the blues can go this season. Goals have been flying in and with some of the brightest talents in European football in their ranks, Chelsea look to have no ceiling this term. The pressure is beginning to ramp up on them a touch and they are now being talked about as title contenders but this is the time to prove themselves to punters and Premier League betting sites.
Team news: Reece James and Wesley Fofana are the big the injury doubts here for Chelsea, whilst Marc Cucurella is susupended.
Chelsea Predicted Lineup:
Sanchez, Gusto, Badiashile, Colwill, Veiga, Caicedo, Enzo, Palmer, Madueke, Sancho & Jackson.
Everton vs Chelsea Prediction
This should be a good watch at Goodison Park, between two sides that play the game very differently. Everton will be looking to be as physical as possible and starve Chelsea of space on their compact pitch. For the visitors, getting their flair players on the ball will be their aim and there are plenty of players bang in form for the blues. This will be tighter than the odds suggest but Chelsea should return to London with three points in the bag.
Prediction: Chelsea to win the match – 8/13 (-138) – Rhino Bet.
Everton vs Chelsea – The Ultimate Bet
Chelsea to win to nil – 5/2 (+250) – Fitzdares
Everton’s performances of late have been built on a strong defensive setup and they will be tough to break down but Chelsea should eventually find a way through and pick up three points.
