Chelsea hosts Everton in round 17 of the English Premier League. The match will be played on Thursday, December 16th at Stamford Bridge (London)
Thomas Tuchel's team is in 3rd place in the standings with 36 points after 16 matches. Chelsea gained 11 victories and three draws and suffered two losses. The Pensioners have lost stability in defense since the beginning of winter, conceding eight goals in the last three games. Defensive problems led to a defeat to West Ham (3-2) and a draw against Zenit St. Petersburg in the Champions League match (3-3). And on December 11, Tuchel's footballers barely beat Leeds (3-2). The outcome of the home match was decided by Mason Mount's goal and Jorginho's brace from the penalty spot. An Italian legionnaire of Chelsea converted penalty kicks in the 58th and 94th minutes and helped his team earn three points.
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Rafael Benitez's team is in 14th place in the English Premier League with 18 points. Everton has five victories, three draws, and eight defeats after 16 rounds. The Toffees continue to unpleasantly surprise their fans with a dull performance in the championship. They occasionally show successful matches like a home game with Arsenal (2-1), but then new failures follow, which neutralize the local successes. On December 12, Everton suffered the 7th defeat in the last nine rounds, losing away to Crystal Palace (3-1). Salomon Rondon's goal did not save the Toffees from their 4th consecutive away defeat in the English Premier League standings.
In the previous season, the opponents achieved one home victory each. On 12 December 2020, Everton beat Chelsea at home (1-0), while the Pensioners took revenge at Stamford Bridge on 8 March (2-0). Chelsea is the favorite of the upcoming game, despite the emerging problems in defense. The attack of Tuchel's team scores in almost every match, and the defense of the crisis-ridden Everton, which conceded in nine out of ten matches, is unlikely to hold back one of the main favorites of the championship in the away game. Another factor in favor of Chelsea's confident victory is the statistics of past Everton’s matches against other Premier League leaders. The Toffees were weaker than Manchester City away (3-0) and failed the home match against their bitter rivals from Liverpool (1-4).
Prediction for the match: Chelsea to win with -1.5 handicap
