Everton vs Chelsea Preview

Everton host Chelsea at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday evening in a Premier League fixture with both sides arriving in poor form and needing to arrest very different kinds of slides. Kick-off is 17:30 GMT.

Everton head into this one having lost their most recent outing — a 2-0 defeat away at Arsenal on March 14. Prior to that, they won 2-0 at home against Burnley on March 3. Earlier in this run, a 3-2 win away at Newcastle United, a 1-0 home defeat to Manchester United, and a 2-1 home defeat to AFC Bournemouth complete a sequence of two wins and three losses from the last five — a side that is fighting in the bottom half with patches of quality interspersed with alarming vulnerability. Everton have 34 goals scored this season with a goal difference of -1 and 35 conceded — a closely matched but ultimately underwhelming season-long return.

Chelsea travel with three straight defeats weighing heavily on the squad. Their most recent result was a 3-0 home defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg of their Champions League tie on March 17, which ended their European campaign. Prior to that, they lost 1-0 at home to Newcastle United in the league on March 14. Earlier in this run, the 5-2 thrashing away at PSG in the first leg, a 4-2 FA Cup win away at Wrexham, and a 4-1 win away at Aston Villa in the league mean two wins and three successive losses — a deeply unsatisfying end to their Champions League adventure that will need to be parked quickly if they are to salvage anything meaningful from the rest of the season. Chelsea have 53 goals this season with a goal difference of +18 and 35 conceded — attacking output that flatters a campaign of inconsistency.

The head-to-head record strongly favours Chelsea, who have won three of the last five meetings, with Everton claiming one win and one draw. Most recently, Chelsea won 2-0 at home in December 2025 and 1-0 at home in April 2025. Everton’s most recent win came 2-0 at home in December 2023.

UK and Irish supporters can watch on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Go from 17:30 GMT on Saturday. Viewers in the United States can tune in on USA Network, Telemundo and UNIVERSO. Indian fans can watch on Star Sports Select HD1 and JioHotstar, while Australian supporters can stream via Stan Sport.

Possible line-ups

Everton (4-2-3-1) Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Gueye, Iroegbunam, McNeil, Dewsbury-Hall, Ndiaye, Beto

Chelsea (4-2-3-1) Sánchez, Cucurella, Adarabioyo, Santos, Gusto, Fofana, Caicedo, Neto, Fernández, Pedro, Palmer

Injured Players:

Everton: Jack Grealish (Out), Charly Alcaraz (Out), Tyrique George (Out), Jarrad Branthwaite (Doubtful), James Tarkowski (Doubtful)

Chelsea: Levi Colwill (Out), Trevoh Chalobah (Out), Reece James (Out), Filip Jörgensen (Out), Mykhailo Mudryk (Out), Jamie Gittens (Doubtful)

Chelsea carry the heavier injury burden with five players confirmed out and one doubtful, including two central defenders and their primary backup goalkeeper. Everton are also stretched, with three players out and uncertainty over both first-choice centre-backs Branthwaite and Tarkowski — a potentially critical concern at the heart of their defence.

Everton Form — Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
L	Arsenal	2-0	Everton	English Premier League	Mar 14, 2026
W	Everton	2-0	Burnley	English Premier League	Mar 3, 2026
W	Newcastle United	2-3	Everton	English Premier League	Feb 28, 2026
L	Everton	0-1	Manchester United	English Premier League	Feb 23, 2026
L	Everton	1-2	AFC Bournemouth	English Premier League	Feb 10, 2026

Chelsea Form — Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
L	Chelsea	0-3	Paris Saint-Germain	Champions League	Mar 17, 2026
L	Chelsea	0-1	Newcastle United	English Premier League	Mar 14, 2026
L	Paris Saint-Germain	5-2	Chelsea	Champions League	Mar 11, 2026
W	Wrexham	2-4	Chelsea	English FA Cup	Mar 7, 2026
W	Aston Villa	1-4	Chelsea	English Premier League	Mar 4, 2026

Head To Head — Last 5 Games

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date	Competition
Chelsea	2-0	Everton	Dec 13, 2025	English Premier League
Chelsea	1-0	Everton	Apr 26, 2025	English Premier League
Everton	0-0	Chelsea	Dec 22, 2024	English Premier League
Chelsea	6-0	Everton	Apr 15, 2024	English Premier League
Everton	2-0	Chelsea	Dec 10, 2023	English Premier League

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel(s)
United Kingdom	Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Go UK, NOW
Ireland	Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Go UK, NOW
United States	USA Network, Telemundo, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, UNIVERSO
Australia	Stan Sport
India	Star Sports Select HD1, JioHotstar, Star Sports Select 1
Canada	DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada
Germany	Sky Sport Premier League, Sky Go, WOW
Netherlands	Viaplay Netherlands
Norway	Viaplay Norway, V Sport Premier League
Sweden	Viaplay Sweden, V Sport Premium