Chelsea vs Everton Preview

Chelsea will welcome Everton to Stamford Bridge this Thursday for their 17th Round game of the 2021/22 Premier League season.

The Blues come into this tie fresh from a dramatic last-minute 3-2 win over Leeds United on Saturday. That win kept them just two points behind Man City, who are top of the table and ensured that they did not fall further behind after relinquishing their top position in recent games.

They now welcome Everton looking to pick up another important win to keep them within touching distance of the top two who do not look like dropping points.

However, Thomas Tuchel will be worried about his side’s recent vulnerabilities at the back as they have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last five competitive games. In that period, the London side conceded ten goals, a very poor record considering that they had conceded just six in 15 games before that.

Meanwhile, Everton followed up their exciting 2-1 win over Arsenal last week with a disappointing 3-1 loss to Crystal Palace on Sunday.

That loss was their fourth in the last five games and pushed Rafa Benitez’s side back to 14th place in the league, seven points behind the top seven where they are hoping to finish this season.

With pressure increasingly growing on his head, Benitez will be desperate for his side to pick up a point against his former side but his side are winless at Stamford Bridge since beating Chelsea 1-0 at this ground in 1994. The Toffees have lost ten of their last 15 games at the ground and on current form do not look like they will be ready for this Chelsea side.

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