Everton v CHELSEA: Preview

Date: Saturday twenty first
March 2026

Venue: Hill Dickinson Stadium

Kick-off: 17:30 GMT

Tonight,
we enterprise for the very first time to the Hill Dickinson Stadium, the place we’ll
be squaring as much as Everton.

We beat Everton at
Stamford Bridge in December, successful 2-0, however doing the double over The Toffees
has been rarer than a sunny Financial institution Vacation – not since 2016/17, in truth.

Chelsea
have shuffled their beginning XI like a dodgy magician at a youngsters’s occasion –
96 modifications within the league thus far, which is greater than the entire of final season
already. Rosenior’s nonetheless scratching his head, presumably questioning if anybody’s
acquired the directions for assembling an honest defence. Unsurprisingly, our again
line has been leakier than a colander, conceding within the final eight league video games
and shedding the final three throughout all competitions.

We’ve solely managed to
win 4 out of our final eleven video games, so not precisely champagne soccer, extra
like flat lemonade. Our newest league outing was an exciting 1-0 loss to
Newcastle, which was about as thrilling as watching paint dry. However hey, we would
have most popular boring if we’d identified what was coming: a Champions League humiliation
from PSG so dangerous their defenders have been virtually doing the conga, and Rosenior
was busy passing notes like a schoolboy at 8-2 down. Motivation? Properly, let’s
simply say it was about as inspiring as Harold Shipman at a pro-life rally.

Everton, in the meantime,
have been lower than useful for the remainder of the league, failing to do anybody any
favours in opposition to Arsenal. After wins in opposition to Newcastle and Burnley, they proved
their generosity by conceding two late targets to the league leaders. They’d
one job!

We’ve acquired a horror present
of fixtures arising, accidents piling up like soiled laundry, and dropping extra
factors might see us waving goodbye to Europe faster than you’ll be able to say
“RyanAir”. With morale at all-time low after the final two video games, turning this
pig’s ear of a season right into a silk purse may take extra magic than Dynamo. So, the
mid-table mediocrity Eghbali and his mates appear so completely satisfied to just accept, may properly
be what’s on the playing cards for us.

MANAGER’S VIEWS

Going into
as we speak’s recreation, Everton supervisor, David Moyes, says “They’re just a little bit
wounded, so now we have to be prepared for them coming to our place. Undoubtedly a
gifted group of gamers.”

Liam
Rosenior in the meantime, says “Each supervisor goes by troublesome weeks. I’ve
had difficult intervals earlier than. I’ve misplaced video games in many roles, like all managers
have carried out. We have to discover a solution to battle at Everton and are available by a
troublesome interval. You need to be within the Champions League. It makes all the pieces
clearer, not simply from a monetary viewpoint. This membership deserves to be in
the Champions League. That’s the goal.”

SQUAD NEWS

For Everton, Jack Grealish (foot)
and Carlos Alcaraz (unspecified), are injured, while Tyrique George is
ineligible to face us. Moyes is claimed to be hopeful over James Tarkowski (unspecified)
and Jarrad Branthwaite (thigh) availability.

For Chelsea, Levi Colwill (ACL), Trevoh Chalobah (ankle), Reece James
(hamstring), Filip Jorgensen (groin) are all injured. Malo Gusto, Benoit
Badiashile (each sickness) and Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (hamstring) will all be
assessed.

TEAMS

EVERTON
(Potential line-up): Pickford; O’Brien, Keane, Tarkowski,
Mykolenko; Garner, Gueye; Armstrong, Dewsbury-Corridor, Ndiaye; Barry

CHELSEA (Potential line-up): Sanchez; Acheampong, Sarr, Fofana, Cucurella; Caicedo, Santos; Palmer, Fernandez, Garnacho; Peter Peter.

LAST SEASON

Everton 0-0 Chelsea (twenty second
December 2024)

CURRENT FORM (PL)

EVERTON: WLLWWL

CHELSEA: WDDLWL

OTHER STUFF

Everton
have misplaced simply one among their final eight Premier League dwelling video games in opposition to
ChelseaChelsea
received the reverse fixture 2-0 in December.Everton have failed to attain in 12 of
their final 19 Premier League video games in opposition to Chelsea, together with every of the final
4 in a row.Chelsea have misplaced two of their final three
Premier League gamesEverton need to win consecutive
Premier League video games on the Hill Dickinson Stadium for the primary time.

PREDICTION

Sportsmole: Everton 1-1 Chelsea