SKY BET PRICE BOOST

Sky Bet have Price Boosted the following:

  • Richarlison to score a brace is 11/2
  • Tammy Abraham to score the 2nd goal is 9/2
  • Willian to score from outside the area is 11/1


Stats

Possession: Everton 24% v 76% Chelsea

Shots on target: Everton 2 v 1 Chelsea

Shots off target: Everton 0 v 2 Chelsea

Corners: Everton 1 v 3 Chelsea

Fouls: Everton 7 v 4 Chelsea


Half-time: Everton 1-0 Chelsea

A rare positive half-time team talk will be delivered in the Everton dressing room, as they lead.

Since Richarlison's goal Everton have had the better chances and should have had a second through Calvert-Lewin.

However since the 25th minute their attacking threat has disappeared and it has been all Chelsea. They played some nice stuff, but the final ball or their decision making has let them down and they've lacked that killer instinct in the final third


46: Everton's first corner

Everton win their first corner of the match, which they take a minute to take to run the clock down. Once they drill it in Chelsea head clear easily.


45: Injury time

2 minutes to be added. Looks like Everton will hold out here


44: Chelsea come again

Chelsea are getting closer.

Mount plays a great pass into the area from deep which Abraham races to get onto, plays back to Willian and after jinking past two challenges he runs out of space as the ball runs behind.


42: Yellow card

Richarlison into the book now for a stretching, slide tackle from behind on Pulisic. Free Kick into the box, but cleared


40: Almost for Chelsea

Great run from Pulisic down the left and he drives into the box, tiptoeing down the byline and somehow staying in play.

He crosses to Willian for the tap in 3 yard out but Digne is there to beat his man to the ball and clear.


35: Abraham poor header

Cross from the left and Abraham is free 6 yards out, but he gets underneath the ball, which means his header loops high into the air and easy for Pickford to catch.


34: Game opening out

Chelsea are starting to get more balls and crosses into the Everton box, with the hosts looking dangerous on the counter attack, mainly thanks to Pickford's quick distribution.

Big 10 minutes before half-time here you feel.


31: Yellow card

The first of the day goes to...... Everton's Digne as he takes out Willian. Was no need for the foul and now he stands on a fine line up against Willian


30: Chelsea dominating possession

Chelsea have had 68% possession overall and 80% in the last 10 minutes, so they are working up the gears, without any success yet.

But Everton will be pleased that when they've actually had the ball they've created four good chances and got passed the Chelsea back line with ease.


26: Chelsea chance

More like it from Chelsea. Wonderful run from Willian down the right, beating his man and crossing at the byline.

Abraham arrives at the near post, sticks out a leg and gets his studs to the ball, which deflects it pass Pickford, but also passed the far post by 1cm


25: Richarlison down

Worrying moments for Everton as Richarlison twists badly and goes down. A few minutes of treatment and he is up again but is still limping around the park


24: Duncan Ferguson - still terrifying

Even when celebrating a goal....


1221: Best bet

Tom Carnduff has been previewing this one and his best bet is....

His total of 16 shots on target puts him level with Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus and Burnley striker Chris Wood, while he's above the likes of Raheem Sterling, Danny Ings and Sebastien Haller.

We've seen how easily this Everton defence can be carved open. Liverpool's five goals left the backline completely helpless and Chelsea, with Mount likely to occupy his usual attacking midfield role, will see opportunities to strike.

Everton may opt to go for a similar 3-4-3 formation that limited Leicester's passing lanes and chances on goal last weekend - a system that was changed for the trip to Liverpool.

That didn't stop Leicester's efforts on goal though. The Foxes registered six in the win at the King Power Stadium and the 5/2 on Mount having two or more this weekend is value worth taking.


1220: Stats

  • Everton won this exact fixture 2-0 back in March, and are looking to secure consecutive league wins against Chelsea for the first time since November 1994.
  • Everton have won six of their last 10 home league games against Chelsea (D1 L3) – more than they had in their previous 24 against them at Goodison Park in the top-flight (W5 D10 L9).
  • After a run of six consecutive clean sheets at Goodison Park in the Premier League, Everton have recorded just one shutout in their last six at home in the competition, conceding at least twice in four of those games.
  • Everton will play a Premier League match in December starting the day in the relegation zone for the first time since December 2003, when they drew 0-0 with Manchester City.

1216: Soccer Saturday Price Boost

Ahead of the big games this afternoon, Sky Bet have Price Boosted

  • Liverpool, Tottenham and Cardiff all to win is 4/1
  • Liverpool and Tottenham to win and Cardiff to draw with Barnsley is 9/1
  • Liverpool, Tottenham and Barnsley to win is 11/1


1208: Some one will get cold

Mums all over the country right now "He'll catch his death dressed like that"

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