Overview
Chelsea are showing signs of losing steam in the race for a ticket to the Champions League next season. There was a time when they were promoted to 3rd place, now coach Enzo Maresca's team has dropped to 6th place in the Premier League.
The Blues even caught up with the second-placed Aston Villa and were just behind in goal. In general, everything is very difficult for the London team.
Chelsea's form is currently unstable with 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in the context of only meeting much weaker teams. In the coming rounds, Chelsea will face more tough teams, starting with Everton.
The Toffees under the leadership of coach David Moyes are performing a difficult football game. Everton have won 5, drawn 6 and lost only 2 in recent rounds.
Only Liverpool and Man City have beaten Everton, but those were both very difficult matches. Because these two teams both need individual shining moments to overcome Everton. And that would be unlikely for a Chelsea side in decline.
The Blues' number 1 star Cole Palmer has only had 3 assists and has not scored any goals in the last 11 rounds.
Therefore, despite playing at home and being rated higher than their opponents, the chance for Chelsea to win all 3 points is not high. Everton have been sharing points in the Premier League recently, having drawn 5/8 of their most recent matches. The same thing is likely to happen at Stamford Bridge.
Personnel situation
Chelsea will not be able to have the service of Malo gust. The French defender suffered a hamstring injury in the match against Fulham last weekend.
On the other side of the front line, Moyes will be forced to make at least one change as striker Armando Broja cannot play in the match against his home club. Beto is expected to replace Broja.
Expected lineup:
Chelsea: Sanchez, James, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella, Fernandez, Caicedo, Madueke, Palmer, Neto, Jackson.
Everton: Pickford, Patterson, O'Brien, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Harrison, Gueye, Garner, Doucoure, Ndiaye, Beto.
The match between Chelsea and Everton takes place at 6:30 p.m. on April 26 (Vietnam time).
