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Everton prepare to entertain Chelsea at Goodison Park on Thursday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 73 games played, Toffees have recorded 34 wins, and Chelsea have come away with 16 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Goodison Park was earlier this season, with Chelsea inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Toffees in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Wed 23 Jan | Everton | 0-1 | Chelsea | LGEC |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 08 Jan | Chelsea | 2 - 1 | Everton | LGEC |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 11 Nov | Chelsea | 1 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Everton are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. During these games, Toffees have smashed 14 goals past the opposition and conceded a paltry 3.
The Blues have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 12 goals for the Blues, and 3 goals against.
Everton find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 61 points they have accumulated from 34 games. Chelsea sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 75 points from their 34 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Everton | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
| Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Everton are starting to turn Goodison Park into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Everton | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. |
| Chelsea | 4 games since last defeat. |