Chelsea search to proceed their push for European soccer towards relegation-battling Everton at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea will keep ninth whatever the end result except lose by a two-goal margin or worse, while Everton will keep sixteenth however a win can transfer Sean Dyche’s Toffees 5 factors away from the drop.
Group Information
Cole Palmer is accessible for Chelsea after he was substituted of their 2-2 draw at Sheffield United as a result of fatigue.
Ben Chilwell, Axel Disasi, Enzo Fernandez (knock), Robert Sanchez, Malo Gusto and Raheem Sterling (all sickness) face late health checks.
Levi Colwill (toe), Reece James, Lesley Ugochukwu, Christopher Nkunku (all hamstring), Wesley Fofana (ACL), and Romeo Lavia (thigh) stay dominated out.
Everton may welcome Idrissa Gueye again into rivalry after he missed their residence win over Burnley for private causes.
Arnaut Danjuma (ankle), James Garner, Amadou Onana (each knock) and Dominic Calvert-Lewin (hamstring) might be out there for choice.
Lewis Dobbin (ankle) and Dele Alli (hip) stay absent.
When is Kick-Off?
Chelsea host Everton at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Monday 15 April at 8pm BST, dwell on Sky Sports activities within the UK.
Stat Assault
- Chelsea have received one in every of their final 5 conferences towards Everton (W1, D2, L2).
- Everton are winless of their final 28 league visits to Chelsea (D13, L15).
- Everton’s Abdoulaye Docoure is the one one in every of 4 goalscorers from the Toffees’ final go to to Chelsea to nonetheless play for his membership, with Joao Felix, Kai Havertz and Ellis Simms having left since a 2-2 attract March 2023.
- Cole Palmer has contributed to 25 of Chelsea’s 55 league objectives this season, by which he scored 16 objectives and created 9 assists.
- No Everton participant has made extra headed clearances within the league this season than James Tarkowski (75).
Prediction
At present six factors off sixth-placed Newcastle, Chelsea can’t afford to proceed their inconsistency if need a late cost in direction of European qualification as a result of their defence was simply sloppy at Sheffield Utd – regardless of their attacking endeavours which twice put them forward solely to attract.
Everton in the meantime have been completely medical if fortunate to beat Burnley with a well-executed attacking press which compelled a expensive error from Burnley’s Arijanet Muric, however their assault should be higher to at the least match Chelsea’s attacking high quality.
I nevertheless don’t see Everton getting a end result however their defence actually received’t make it straightforward for Chelsea, who ought to actually win this if they’ll minimize out their defensive errors.
Prediction: Chelsea 2-1 Everton