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.
Let’s take a look at who Blues boss Maurizio Sarri may select in his first team for this clash at Goodison Park.
The Bank Chelsea FC Starting XI Prediction at Everton FC
Attack: Eden Hazard, Gonzalo Higuain, Willian
Midfield: Ross Barkley, Jorginho, N’Golo Kante
Defense: Emerson Palmieri, David Luiz, Antonio Rudiger, Cesar Azpilicueta
Goalkeeper: Kepa
Chelsea FC at Everton FYIs
Kickoff: Sunday, March 17, 4:40pm BST, Goodison Park
Injury Report for both sides: go to this link
Full match Preview and Series History: go to this link
Google Result Probability: Chelsea win 49%, Draw 27%, Everton win 24%
Odds via Sport Pesa: Chelsea 19/20, Draw 53/20, Everton 31/10
Prediction: Chelsea 2, Everton
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