Chelsea face a quick turnaround as they travel back from Kiev on Thursday night and then play at Everton on Sunday afternoon. The good news is that they will take on a team that has won just one of their last eight home games, so you got to like the Blues’ chances in this one.

Chelsea are currently sitting sixth in the Premier League table, one point behind Manchester United and two behind Arsenal, but they have a game in hand on both. It promises to be a really fierce run-in here over the last eight games.

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Everton host Chelsea FC on Sunday looking to break out of their recent funk before they enter the first international break of 2019. The Toffees have won just one match in their last six, and they will be hosting a side that they have not historically performed very well against.

The all-time series has seen 72 Chelsea wins, 54 Everton wins and 54 draws. Will Sunday see a deviation from the trend? Will the Evertonians make their presence felt in the top four race?  Let’s take a look at the fitness situation for both sides, starting with the hosts.

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By Joseph Connolly

As we move into the last couple of months of EPL play the tensions are starting to mount with clubs all across the country desperate to secure their dream place. Freetips.com looks at the upcoming match between Everton and Chelsea FC at Goodison Park.

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Chelsea FC are sitting very pretty right now when it comes to advancing through to the UEFA Europa League quarterfinals. Up 3-0 on aggregate from the first leg, the Blues will head to Dynamo Kiev with a very loose mentality and a squad that is essentially fully fit.

At this time, Marco van Ginkel (knee) is Chelsea’s only known injury absentee for the midweek clash. Overall, it seems that manager Maurizio Sarri has gotten through a very rough patch of results lately, and now his job status is apparently on more solid footing.

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Chelsea FC host Wolverhampton Wanderers tomorrow in a match where they might have one eye on the weekend Premier League fixture, the other on the Europa League clash on Thursday. Perhaps Blues boss Maurizio Sarri will do some squad rotation this week, as he has two matches within a short period of time to be focused on.

The Blues are one point behind fifth place Arsenal and two behind fourth place Manchester United, who battle each other a couple hours after this one. Chelsea do have a game in hand on both teams though, so it’s going to be a very exciting run-in with regards to the top four battle.

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Chelsea FC welcome in Wolverhampton Wanderers this weekend in a match-up of two teams with near full squad fitness. Wolves will be missing a key player in central defender Ryan Bennett however. The English picked up his tenth booking last weekend, and is this suspended for this match and the next.

That’s pretty much it regarding absentee concerns for Wolves in this match, and Chelsea likewise have a near full squad to be available for this Premier League fixture.

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Chelsea reconvene their UEFA Europa League campaign tomorrow night when they welcome Dynamo Kiev in for the first leg of their round of 16 tie. This will be just the third time that the two teams have met, with the first two affairs resulting in a Chelsea win and a draw.

These two contests occurred during the group stages of the 2015-16 Champions League competition. Dynamo Kiev have never won a European match on British soil, having drawn three and lost 11. Let’s take a look at the FYIs for this match.

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