The Blues have eight more top-flight matches remaining this season, four away and four at home. We are currently in sixth place on 48 points, one point behind Liverpool in fifth and three behind Aston Villa in fourth.

Everton are eighth with 43 points, five points behind Chelsea.

Head-to-head

We are aiming to beat Everton in consecutive Premier League meetings for the first time since a run of three between November 2016 and August 2017.

The Blues have scored 305 goals against the Toffees in all competitions, 23 more than we have managed against any other side (Tottenham is next with 282).

Everton have won five of their last seven home Premier League matches against Chelsea (one draw, one defeat). And we have scored only two goals, through Jorginho and Mateo Kovacic, in our last eight top-flight matches at Everton.

In our reverse fixture against Everton in December, first-half goals by Cole Palmer and a Malo Gusto goal secured the three points for the Blues. We are looking to complete a league double over the Toffees for the first time since 2016/17.

Everton have failed to score in 28 Premier League games against Chelsea, including the last four. Only Manchester United have kept them scoreless more often, with 29 such matches.

This is Chelsea’s first visit to the Hill Dickinson Stadium. We played 94 matches against Everton at Goodison Park: 22 wins, 27 draws, 45 defeats.

Head-to-head (all competitions)

Played: 195
Won: 78
Drawn: 58
Lost: 59

Last five meetings at Goodison Park

12 Dec 2020 | Premier League | L 0-1
1 May 2022 | Premier League | L 0-1
6 Aug 2022 | Premier League | W 1-0 Jorginho (pen)
10 Dec 2023 | Premier League | L 0-2
22 Dec 2024 | Premier League | D 0-0

Biggest win for each team:

Everton 6-0 Chelsea | 1977/78 | Division One
Chelsea 6-0 Everton | 1948/49 | Division One
Chelsea 6-0 Everton | 2023/24 | Premier League

Chelsea’s biggest win at Everton is 6-3 in the 2014/15 Premier League season, which saw the Blues claim the title under Jose Mourinho.

Chelsea stats

We have the second-best away record in the Premier League this season with 25 points from 15 games, seven points fewer than leaders Arsenal. We have also won three of our past four matches on the road in the competition.

Chelsea have netted the most away goals in the Premier League this season (30), four more than any other side.

After coming from behind to beat Aston Villa in our last away Premier League match, we have gained 13 points from losing positions in the top flight this season. And while we have dropped 19 points from winning positions this season, only two have come away from home.

Only Arsenal (24) have scored more Premier League goals from set-pieces this season than Chelsea (20).

There have been 96 changes to our starting XI in the Premier League this season, the most for any side.

This match will be our ninth trip to a Premier League club playing in a newly-built stadium (i.e. in their first whole season using that ground). We lost the first two of those and have won five and drawn one of the subsequent six.

Joao Pedro has been involved in eight goals in his last eight appearances away from home in all competitions (seven goals, one assist). His tally of 11 away goals in all competitions this season is the most by a Chelsea player in a campaign since Tammy Abraham scored 12 in 2019/20.

Premier League scorers
Joao Pedro 14, Palmer 9 (5 pens), Fernandez 8 (2 pens), Neto 5, Caicedo 3, Chalobah 3, Gusto 2, Estevao 2, James 2, Acheampong 1, Cucurella 1, Delap 1, Garnacho 1, own goal 1

Premier League assists
James 5, Garnacho 4, Joao Pedro 4, Neto 4, Cucurella 3, Fernandez 3, Estevao 2, Gittens 2, Gusto 2, Palmer 2, Caicedo 1, W Fofana 1, Guiu 1, Sanchez 1

Most Premier League minutes played
Chalobah 2,552, Fernandez 2,493, Sanchez 2,435, Joao Pedro 2,245, Neto 2,149, Caicedo 2,107, Cucurella 1,990, James 1,896, Gusto 1,699, Palmer 1,336

Milestones

Against Newcastle last weekend, Trevoh Chalobah made his 100th Premier League appearance for the club.

Enzo Fernandez captained Chelsea for the 50th time against PSG in midweek.

Everton stats

Premier League

Most minutes played (max 1,700): Pickford 2,700, Garner 2,694, Tarkowski 2,610, O’Brien 2,459, Mykolenko 2,240
Most goals: Barry 6, Dewsbury-Hall 6, Ndiaye 5, Beto 4, Keane 3
Most assists: Grealish 6, Garner 5, Ndiaye 3, Dewsbury-Hall 3
Most duels won: Tarkowski 192, Garner 158, O’Brien 150, Ndiaye 149, Barry 128
Clean sheets: Pickford 10
Most fouls conceded: Barry 37, Garner 28, Beto 26, Dewsbury-Hall 25, Ndiaye 25
Most yellow cards: Iroegbunam 8, Garner 7, Dewsbury-Hall 6
Red cards: Grealish 1, Gueye 1, Keane 1, O’Brien 1

Everton have a better away record than they have at home this season. They have won 19 points at their new stadium from a possible 45.

In their last home game, the Toffees beat Burnley to claim their first home victory since December, following a run of four defeats and two draws. They are aiming to win back-to-back Premier League games at the Hill Dickinson Stadium for the first time.

Only Crystal Palace (48) and Nottingham Forest (46) have made fewer changes to their starting XI than Everton (50), with David Moyes using fewer different players than any other side (22).

Only David Raya (15) and Gianluigi Donnarumma (11) have kept more clean sheets than Jordan Pickford (10) in the Premier League this season. Pickford is Everton’s only ever-present in the top flight this season.

Former Chelsea player Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall has scored six goals in all competitions this season. He has only managed more in a single campaign during 2023/24 when playing for Leicester City in the Championship (17).

David Moyes’ management record vs Chelsea

Won: 7
Drawn: 14
Lost: 29

Last five Everton results

Bournemouth (H) | Premier League | L 1-2
Manchester United (H) | Premier League | L 0-1
Newcastle (A) | Premier League | W 3-2
Burnley (H) | Premier League | W 2-0
Arsenal (A) | Premier League | L 0-2

Last Premier League line-up

Saturday 14 March
Arsenal 2-0 Everton
Team (4-2-3-1): Pickford (c); Garner, O’Brien, Keane, Mykolenko; Iroegbunam (Rohl 86), Gueye (George 90+5); McNeil (Armstrong 86), Dewsbury-Hall, Ndiaye; Beto (Barry 69)

Discipline

There are no suspensions.

Moises Caicedo must steer clear of a booking in our next two Premier League fixtures (Everton and Manchester City) to avoid a two-match ban. Enzo Fernandez also needs to avoid picking up two more yellow cards during those games to prevent being suspended for two matches.

Players who accumulate ten yellow cards in Premier League matches up to and including our 32nd fixture will serve a two-match suspension in the competition.

Chelsea Premier League yellow cards
Caicedo 9, Fernandez 8, Cucurella 5, Hato 4, James 4, Joao Pedro 4, Palmer 4, Sanchez 4, Santos 4, Chalobah 3, Estevao 3, Fofana 3, Badiashile 2, Delap 2, George 2, Gusto 2, Neto 2, Tosin 2, Acheampong 1, Garnacho 1, Guiu 1

Match officials

Referee: Sam Barrott
Assistants: Tim Wood, Wade Smith
Fourth official: Tom Nield
VAR: Paul Howard
Assistant VAR: Peter Wright

Sam Barrott is officiating his second Chelsea match this season, having previously refereed our 2-2 draw against Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge in December.