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Everton face a trip to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday 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 41 and win only 13 of the 76 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2007, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sun 13 May | Chelsea | 1 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 17 Dec | Everton | 2 - 3 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 17 Apr | Chelsea | 3 - 0 | Everton | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Chelsea are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Blues, with 4 goals against.
Everton's away form is equally impressive, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. Those games have seen the Toffees pummel 13 goals, and let in 5.
Chelsea sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 24 points from their 12 games. Everton's 19 points from 12 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position.
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 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 16 |
| Everton | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Everton are certainly at their peak on the road, though your FootyMad panel sees this as a stern test, and one from which they may have to settle for a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chelsea | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 10 matches. |
| Everton | 3 successive away victories. 11 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 5 matches. Last drawn game 12 outings ago. |