Everton Vs Chelsea Preview: Wrong Opponents At Wrong Moments

Chelsea tried to get up against Everton in the Premier League (X/@ChelseaFC).

JAKARTA - Chelsea tried to get up after losing against Manchester United. Only, the Blues were in the wrong moment and met the wrong opponent against Everton in the 16th week of the 2023/2024 Premier League at Goodison Park Stadium, Sunday, December 10, 2023, WIB night.

The opponent was wrong because Everton showed an impressive revival. After losing 0-3 at home to Manchester United, they immediately stepped on the gas by beating Nottingham Forest 1-0 and Newcastle United 3-0 in the midweek match.

Sanctions in the form of a 10-point reduction are Everton's strong motivation to rise. The reason is, Everton immediately went free and was in the relegation zone.

This Liverpool club is also trying hard to get out of the red zone. Obviously, Everton is not worthy of being at the bottom.

A consecutive victory over his opponent made The Toffees already out of the red zone. Now, Everton, which has 10 points, is ranked 17th or one strip above Luton, which is in the relegation zone.

Even so, their position is still not safe. That's what made Manager Sean Dyche aim again for three points at home to Chelsea.

It was not the case that the Blues were an elite Premier League team, but Dyce wantedign McNeil and his colleagues to win to improve the rankings.

That condition is certainly a problem for Chelsea. Mauricio Pochettino's team faced the wrong opponent at the wrong moment too.

The reason is, this West London club wants to return to winning ways after losing 1-2 to Manchester United. These results make Chelsea still stuck in 10th place with 19 points.

"I know and know Sean Dyche well. What about his achievements at Burnley," said Pochettino.

"They won a big win against Newcastle. This makes them more motivated against us," said the former Tottenham Hotspur manager.

Pochettino was able to field midfielder Conor Gallagher who was absent due to suspension against MU.

He will work hand in hand with Raheem Sterling and Cole Palmer to support Nicolas Jackson.

Pochettino made no more changes because he only needed players. The reason is, many of them are still young so they have to check with those who are seniors.

Dyche also did not make many reshuffles to the squad. Only the Seamus Coleman captain will join the team after being absent for seven months. However, he then just went down in the second half.

This match will be interesting and predicted to draw even though Everton has the opportunity to continue the positive trend at home. However, Chelsea is also ready to rise.

Formation Forecast

Everton (4-4-1-1): Pickford;ploy, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko; Young, Gueye, Doucoure, McNeil; Harrison; Calvert-Lewin

Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Sanchez; James, Disasi, Silva, Colwill; Caicedo, Fernandez; Sterling, Gallagher, Palmer; Jackson