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- Everton have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Chelsea form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League for Chelsea at their home stadium (Stamford Bridge) is 6 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
A good away victory last time out for Chelsea, who won 3-1 against Leicester City (placed 16th). Midfielder Gallagher was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.94 (out of ten) in that game. Gallagher hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 19 successful passes (of 21 total).
Before that game, a home victory against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League.
Not much happening? Looking at this club's last 14 league games, 12 have produced two goals or less.
The Chelsea fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 12 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Chelsea have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Everton form and stats
Everton have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 1-5-7 (13 played).
Everton go into this game after a win, the home game against Brentford that ended 1-0. That win felt good as this team had gone three league games without victory. McNeil got a match rating of 8.42 in that game, top player of the team. McNeil scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Before that, Everton travelled to Nottingham Forest and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.The attacking power of Everton when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 13 league matches away. In the opposite end, Everton have conceded 22 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Everton - Chelsea 0-1 was the story when these sides last met, also in this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Chelsea three wins, three draws and Everton four victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Havertz 6 goals |  R. Sterling 4 goals |   D. Gray 4 goals |
Chelsea missing players
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| Chelsea | Everton | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 12 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 10 | 6 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 27 | 14 | 7 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 20 |
| 26 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 22 | 38 |
| 88% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 92% | 93% |
| 62% | 50% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 85% | 70% |
| 38% | 33% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 38% | 37% |
| 12% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 15% | 11% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 42% | 33% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 46% | 41% |
| 35% | 42% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 8% | 26% |
| 35% | 33% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 54% | 41% |
| 5.5 | 6.2 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
| 4.8 | 4.9 | 6.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.7 | 6.4 | 6 |
| 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2.5 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 12.1 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.3 | 8.4 | 10.3 |
| 4 | 3.5 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 2.7 | 3.6 |
| 26% | 33% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 14% | 23% | 21% |
| 11.4 | 11.1 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18 | 15.7 | 14.5 |
| 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.1 | 4.7 |
- Everton have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Everton have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 34 | 63 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 27 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 67 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 42 | 61 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 41 | 35 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 27 | 6 | 49 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 27 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 49 | 37 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 48 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 47 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 42 |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 35 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 41 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 39 |
| 8 | Fulham | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 39 |
| 9 | Brentford | 25 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 40 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 38 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 37 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -7 | 34 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 21 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -12 | 27 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -16 | 27 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 47 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 32 | -26 | 26 |
| 15 | Everton | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -18 | 25 |
| 16 | Leicester City | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 37 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 29 | -9 | 24 |
| 17 | AFC Bournemouth | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 51 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 35 | -26 | 24 |
| 18 | West Ham United | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 20 | -10 | 23 |
| 19 | Leeds United | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 23 |
| 20 | Southampton | 25 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 22 | -21 | 21 |
