Chelsea and Everton face off on Thursday in an English Premier League showdown at Stamford Bridge. When these two teams faced off in March of 2021 it was Chelsea that came away with the 2-0 victory.
Chelsea currently sits in 3rd place in the standings having picked up 36 points. Chelsea has found so much success this season, but the defense hasn’t been as strong as of late. Two games ago against West Ham they gave up three goals and in the last game against Leeds United they gave up two goals. In that last game, the offense did score three goals, so they did come away with the victory. Chelsea has scored 38 goals total while their defense has given up 11 goals. Mason Mount has been the top player for Chelsea scoring six goals and adding four assists. Reece James has also scored four goals and added four assists.
On the other side of this matchup is Everton who sits in 14th place in the standings having picked up 18 points. Everton is having a down year, and in the last game against Crystal Palace the defense really struggled giving up three goals and that led to the two goal victory. Everton has scored 20 goals total while their defense has given up 28 goals. Demarai Gray has been the top player scoring five goals and adding two assists. Andros Townsend and Richarlison have both added three goals and added two assists.
Chelsea’s defense has had some issues as of late, but they are going to find success in this game against Everton. Everton’s offense has been an issue this year, and they are going to struggle to get good scoring chances against Chelsea. Chelsea will score at least a couple of goals and they will cruise to a victory. Back Chelsea -1.5.