Everton vs Chelsea Prediction, Tips and Odds | Premier League

Everton have not lost a Premier League game since the opening weeks of the season, and that unbeaten run is the headline story as they prepare for Saturday's early kick-off against Chelsea at Hill Dickinson Stadium.

David Moyes' side sit fifth with 10 points from six games, level with Xabi Alonso's team on points but ahead of them on goal difference, and they have a chance to show that four draws in their last five top-flight outings says more about their defensive discipline than a lack of punch.

Everton vs Chelsea form and preview

Moyes has built this unbeaten run on a defence that has conceded just five goals in six league matches, the platform that has kept Everton in the top half despite scoring only eight themselves.

Four of their last five top-flight outings have ended level, including a goalless draw at Tottenham and matching 2-2 scorelines against Hull City and Manchester United, and Everton have won only one of those five games.

Thierno Barry has carried most of the attacking burden, with three goals in six Premier League appearances making him the only Everton player to reach three this season.

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall is next on the scoring charts with two goals and an assist, and his movement between the lines is likely to matter against a Chelsea midfield still finding its shape under a new manager.

Chelsea's five-game Premier League stretch has swung between the brilliant and the chaotic, a 5-1 win over Bournemouth and a 4-3 thriller against Brighton bookending a 3-0 defeat at Brentford, a 2-2 draw with Hull City and a 2-1 loss at Arsenal.

That volatility has left Alonso's side with 12 goals scored but 11 conceded in those five matches, zero clean sheets across the run, and a back three that has yet to settle.

Joao Pedro has been the one constant, scoring five goals and adding three assists in five Premier League appearances this season, making him the most productive forward in the fixture.

Cole Palmer remains Chelsea's most dangerous individual threat even with just two Premier League goals so far this season, given his set-piece and penalty responsibilities, and Alonso will need both players firing to paper over a defence that has looked exposed on the counter all season.

Team news and predicted lineups: Everton vs Chelsea

Everton

Vitaliy Mykolenko is Everton's main fitness concern, having missed the draw with Hull City after picking up a problem on international duty, though Moyes has described him as close to a return.

Christian Norgaard is available again but has had almost no recent minutes, which makes a start unlikely even with Everton needing cover in midfield.

Jarrad Branthwaite is a centre-back by trade but could deputise at left-back if Mykolenko is not risked, having filled in there before this season.

No Everton player is suspended for this match, so selection is a fitness call rather than a disciplinary one.

Everton predicted lineup vs Chelsea

Pickford; Maitland-Niles, Tarkowski, Keane, Branthwaite; Garner, Armstrong; Johnson, Dewsbury-Hall, Grealish; Barry (4-2-3-1)

Chelsea

Reece James has had minor knee surgery after picking up the injury in training, which ruled him out of the Bournemouth win and takes him out of contention here while his rehabilitation at Cobham continues.

Jamie Gittens is out with an ankle injury sustained before the international break, removing one of Alonso's wide attacking options.

Emanuel Emegha is also unlikely to feature because of a hamstring strain, leaving Pedro as the senior central striking option.

No Chelsea player is suspended for this fixture, so Alonso's selection headaches are entirely fitness related.

Chelsea predicted lineup vs Everton

E. Martinez; Acheampong, Lacroix, Colwill; Neto, Caicedo, Henderson, Chavarria; Palmer, Rogers; Joao Pedro (3-4-2-1)

Head-to-head: Everton vs Chelsea

Everton's all-time record against Chelsea favours the Blues, who have won 78 of the 196 meetings between the two sides to Everton's 61, with 57 games drawn.

The recent trend away from home for Chelsea tells a different story, with Chelsea winning just once in their last nine Premier League visits to Everton and losing six of the other eight.

Everton's 3-0 win in last season's meeting was their second victory in the last six head-to-head games, and a fourth win in their last six home encounters with the Blues.

Everton vs Chelsea predictions and betting tips

Odds correct as of Friday, 16 October 2026, 09:16 BST.