The top London club put its faith in Maresca last summer. He managed to take the team to fourth place in the Premier League and secured new trophies, including the Conference League and the Club World Cup. While the team is performing well both domestically and in the Champions League, there have been some setbacks.
This week, they lost 1-2 to Atalanta in the latter. Recently, there have also been disappointments—after a draw with Arsenal while playing with ten men, Chelsea lost to Leeds and shared points with the currently inconsistent Bournemouth.
The visitors from Liverpool, who brought Moyes back as manager under new ownership, finished last season in thirteenth place with 48 points. Now, they remain a mid-table team, but with real chances to fight for more, especially after consecutive wins over Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest.
Enzo Fernandez and his teammates average 1.67 goals scored and concede one per match. Moyes’s side nets an average of 1.2 goals per game, while Pickford concedes about 1.13 per match.
Chelsea have not won in their last three Premier League matches
53% of Chelsea’s matches end with both teams scoring and the average total goals per match is 2.67
Everton have won two matches in a row
40% of Everton’s matches end with both teams scoring and the average total goals per match is 2.33.
Chelsea (probable lineup): Sanchez – Cucurella, Chalobah, Fofana, Gusto – James, Caicedo, Garnacho, Fernandez, Estevao – Neto.
Everton (probable lineup): Pickford – Mykolenko, Keane, Tarkowski, Coleman – Gueye, Garner, Grealish, Dewsbury-Hall, Ndiaye – Barry.
