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Everton face a trip to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Monday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Toffees will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 40 and win only 13 of the 74 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, in a F.A. Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Wed 08 Feb | Chelsea | 4 - 1 | Everton | FAC |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 28 Jan | Everton | 1 - 1 | Chelsea | FAC |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 23 Oct | Everton | 1 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Feb | Everton | 0 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 06 Nov | Chelsea | 1 - 0 | Everton | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Apr | Chelsea | 0 - 0 | Everton | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 Nov | Everton | 0 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Chelsea have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Blues, with 4 goals against.
In complete contrast to Chelsea, Everton are having a torrid time on their travels, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Toffees have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Chelsea are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 85 points from the 34 games played. Everton see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 45 points from their 34 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 13 |
| Everton | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Toffees are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Chelsea. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chelsea | Won 5 successive home games. 10 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Everton | Not won in previous 6 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |