Key events
Team news
David Moyes makes one change to the Everton side that played well in defeat at the Emirates a week ago: Joey O’Brien replaces Tim Iroegbunam, with James Garner moving into midfield.
There are three changes for Chelsea. Malo Gusto, Wesley Fofana and Romeo Lavia come in for Trevor Chalobah, who is injured, Malang Sarr and Andrey Santos. It’s only Lavia’s second Premier League start this season.
Everton (4-2-3-1) Pickford; O’Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko; Garner, Gueye, McNeil, Dewsbury-Hall, Ndiaye; Beto.
Subs: Travers, Patterson, Barry, Dibling, Coleman, Branthwaite, Rohl, Iroegbunam, Armstrong.
Chelsea (4-2-3-1) Sanchez; Gusto, Fofana, Hato, Cucurella; Lavia, Caicedo; Palmer, Enzo, Pedro Neto; Joao Pedro.
Subs: Sharman-Lowe, Adarabioyo, Delap, Essugo, Santos, Sarr,
Acheampong, Estevao, Garnacho.
Referee Sam Barrott (West Yorkshire)
Preamble
Hello and welcome to live coverage of Everton v Chelsea at Hill Dickinson Stadium. Chelsea urgently need to get back on a horse, any horse: they’ve taken only five points from the last five Premier League games and were eviscerated by Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.
Everton continue to overachieve quietly – as they have all season, as David Moyes has for most of his career – and are aiming to win back-to-back Premier League games at their new stadium for the first time. They’re already in with a chance of European football next season; if they win tonight, they’ll be in with a shout of a Champions League place.
Kick off 5.30pm.
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