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Everton face a trip to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 38 and win only 13 of the 71 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2003, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 Nov | Everton | 0 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 21 Apr | Chelsea | 4 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 07 Dec | Everton | 1 - 3 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 04 Dec | Chelsea | 4 - 1 | Everton | LC |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 06 Apr | Chelsea | 3 - 0 | Everton | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 18 Nov | Everton | 0 - 0 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 05 May | Chelsea | 2 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Chelsea have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Blues in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of Everton is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Blues have hit 8 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Chelsea sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 71 points from their 33 games. Everton see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 38 points from their 33 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chelsea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 11 |
| Everton | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Blues, as the Blues have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chelsea | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Everton | Not won in previous 9 away matches. |