Everton-Chelsea is a match valid for the 16th day of the Premier League and is played on Sunday at 3 p.m.: TV, likely formations, predictions.
Everton is reacting as best it could to the 10-point penalty and in just a few days has again moved away from the red zone into which it was plunged again because of the heavy penalty. In the midweek round we witnessed a real show of strength from the Toffees, who after exactly two months returned to winning ways at Goodison Park by scrambling Newcastle 3-0, a team considered to be in the same league as a big one.
With last Thursday’s success against the Magpies, the number of victories in the last four days of the league has risen to three: excluding the defeat they suffered at home against Manchester United (0-3) two weeks ago, Everton in this winning streak has also beaten two direct competitors such as Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest. Without the penalty, Sean Dyche’s team would be on 20 points and occupy 10th position, just behind the Europe zone. To be more clear, it would have one more point than Chelsea, its next opponent at Goodison Park. The Blues, on the other hand, confirm themselves to be indecipherable and every time they give the feeling that they are over the rough patch comes a timely defeat. On Wednesday, Mauricio Pochettino’s team had to surrender to another big (only on paper at this moment) struggling team like Manchester United, which got the better of them 2-1 at Old Trafford thanks to a brace from Scotland’s McTominay. The fifth goal by former City jewel Palmer was useless.
Chelsea is indecipherable
While the Londoners have found the goals again, they have to deal with a defensive phase that is not offering the right guarantees despite the millions spent in the summer.
(Enzo Fernandez IlVeggente.it (Ansa)
Chelsea, in fact, has never managed to keep its goal unbeaten in the last eight days and that is not an encouraging number ahead of the match with a team, Everton, that on the contrary is finding the way of the goal with some ease: since the end of October, the only time they went without a goal was against Manchester United.
The prediction
Chelsea, patchy and struggling with the usual numerous absences, certainly cannot be considered favorites in the challenge at Goodison Park. It promises to be a very balanced match in which both teams are likely to score.
Everton-Chelsea likely lineups
EVERTON (4-4-1-1): Pickford; Patterson, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko; Young, Gueye, Doucouré, McNeil; Harrison; Calvert-Lewin.
CHELSEA (4-2-3-1): Sanchez; James, Disasi, Thiago Silva, Colwill; Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez; Sterling, Gallagher, Palmer; Jackson.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-1
