Everton will look to continue their impressive run of form when they make the trip to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea on Saturday.
The Toffees have won four of their last five games, and all four victories have come with clean sheets. They’re currently two points off the top four after they followed up their maiden win at Vitality Stadium with a 3-0 success at home against Nottingham Forest.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, signed from Chelsea this summer, played a prominent role in that win. It was his cross that was turned into his own net by Nikola Milenkovic and the Everton midfielder also scored the final goal of the contest. It was his third goal in the last four games, and Dewsbury-Hall, with four goals, is the joint top-scorer for the club at the moment.
The hosts were clinical in all departments last weekend and will be bolstered by the returns of Idrissa Gana Gueye and Tim Iroegbunam from their respective suspensions. David Moyes’ side could also draw inspiration from their success at Old Trafford last month (albeit without the teammate scuffle this time) and at Vitality Stadium as they search for their first win at Stamford Bridge since November 1994. The Toffees have also failed to score in each of their last three meetings with Chelsea.
Everton will, however, fancy their chances against a recently stuttering Chelsea outfit, winless in their last four games across all competitions. Since their 3-0 success against Barcelona in the Champions League, Enzo Maresca’s side have dropped points to Bournemouth and league leaders Arsenal while losing to Leeds United and Atalanta.
In their most recent contest, Joao Pedro gave Chelsea the lead against Atalanta in their Champions League fixture in Bergamo, but Gianluca Scamacca and Charles De Ketelaere scored twice in the second half to secure a 2-1 win.
Chelsea are a point above Everton and occupy fifth place in the league table. They’ll be without Moises Caicedo, who will serve the last of his three-game suspension after picking up a red card against Arsenal.
Chelsea vs Everton - Team News and Predicted Starting XI
Everton Team News
David Moyes will welcome Idrissa Gana Gueye and Tim Iroegbunam back into midfield and Gana is expected to slot into the starting XI straightaway after serving a three-game suspension because of his red card at Old Trafford.
The Blues were light in the middle of the park in the previous game and Gana’s return will allow Dewsbury-Hall to return to his number 10 role after dropping deeper in recent games.
Jarrad Branthwaite and Merlin Rohl remain sidelined with their respective injuries.
Thierno Barry, finally off the mark, is expected to retain his place in the starting XI.
Everton’s predicted starting XI: Jordan Pickford, Jake O’Brien, James Tarkowski, Michael Keane, Vitalii Mykolenko, Idrissa Gana Gueye, James Garner, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Iliman Ndiaye, Thierno Barry, Jack Grealish
Chelsea vs Everton - Head-to-Head Record
Matches played: 183
Chelsea wins: 70
Everton wins: 57
Draws: 56
Chelsea vs Everton - Form Guide
Chelsea: W-W-D-L-D
Everton: W-W-L-W-W
When is Chelsea vs Everton?
Everton will face Chelsea away from home on Saturday, December 13. Kickoff at Stamford Bridge is scheduled at 3:00 pm.
Where to Watch Chelsea vs Everton?
This Premier League game between Chelsea and Everton will not be broadcast live on television in the United Kingdom due to the embargo on Saturday, 3:00 pm kickoffs. Highlights will be available on Sky Sports shortly after.
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2 Posted 12/12/2025 at 12:51:23
Hopefully we can get a good result.
3 Posted 12/12/2025 at 13:18:38
4 Posted 12/12/2025 at 15:57:01
Give them a game, be organised, keep a structure, don't have the whole team thinking they are all centre-forwards, all strikers. Do your jobs, keep the shape, and we should be okay. Coyb.🎅🌲👮
5 Posted 12/12/2025 at 15:57:07
I think we will give them a game whoever Moyes picks.
I also think all those odds are generous, they are not fancying Chelsea overly much, nor us for that matter. The draw is generously priced at 3/1 and I think that is what the result will be.
We are usually difficult to score against and we now have goals coming from a few players.
6 Posted 13/12/2025 at 08:20:09
Apologies. It was my terse interpretation of how I picture Moyes seeing Tyler.
7 Posted 13/12/2025 at 08:21:31
The same does not apply to Illy however, as although he will also depart, he has been an ever-present and his skills could be invaluable against Chelsea.
8 Posted 13/12/2025 at 10:25:59
9 Posted 13/12/2025 at 10:42:24
Chelsea are struggling without Caicedo who for me is head and shoulders the best central midfielder in the league. They also like us have strikers who are struggling to find the net.
For this reason I would go more conservative by starting Gana and play similarly to how we did at City and Utd. Taking the game to them but being organised and powerful in midfield.
If they score first they can look like a good team, if not they can look like Man Utd did against us. Sunderland should be the template for how to win at Stamford Bridge.
10 Posted 13/12/2025 at 11:39:40
Win today and go and win the FA CUP IN MAY
11 Posted 13/12/2025 at 11:51:36
He can be impetuous, he can be careless or is it casual? But he’s a 22 year old kid with limited experience who has got a lot of very good things in his game, imo.
Watch his clever run just before Barry scored. No straight line for this kid, just clever movement, but we all see different things in different players, and as good as Garner and Dewsbury Hall both played, I personally thought they were helpled by having a player alongside them who was anything but a liability, Martin?
12 Posted 13/12/2025 at 11:56:21
Talking to a WBA mate last night, Southampton spent £9 million of that money on their Fellows who we were also rumoured to be considering and is now doing great, and as I have said before, could have sat on our bench just as good as Dibbling.
13 Posted 13/12/2025 at 12:20:57
Unfortunately Tyler. like Alcaraz had to do, must wait until no one else is available to get his chance, just as OBrien has had to play his natural position and Armstrong was jettisoned entirely.
At Roma they signed a player called Soule, a lovely little footballer who didn't get much of a look in. They brought in Gasperini who has a track record of developing young players and he is one of the best in the league this season.
Let those who don't understand the plan these owners are trying to implement shout their mouths off now like many did with Lukaku, Garner, Onana and OBrien.
This lad has the ingredients to be a better version of Grealish and we got him at exactly the right time. He won't be a waste of anything.
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1 Posted 12/12/2025 at 12:31:51
The one disappointment was Charly Alcaraz. He is a liability at times. The minor appearance of £40M actually was a boost and he looked as if he would make something.
So I'd like to see Illy at 'No 10' with £40M on the right.
However, I think Moyes would have an aneurysm if Gaye isn't immediately returned to centre-midfield. Sadly. He is a Moyes fave. So no way is the same successful midfield that thumped Forest going to start against Chelsea.