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Everton face a trip to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Toffees will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 42 and win only 14 of the 79 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 2008, the Blues carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Mon 22 Dec | Everton | 0 - 0 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Thu 17 Apr | Everton | 0 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Chelsea are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Blues in those games, with 8 conceded.
In complete contrast to Chelsea, Everton are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Chelsea sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 67 points from their 32 games. Everton find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 52 points they have accumulated from 32 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 13 |
| Everton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Blues, as the Toffees have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chelsea | Unbeaten in the last 13 home games. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Everton | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 8 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |