Chelsea vs Everton LIVE: Premier League latest score and goal updates
Follow live coverage as Chelsea face Everton in the Premier League today.
Graham Potter’s team have found a little bit of form of late, winning twice in the league and once in Europe to give hope of a stronger end to the campaign. They entered the weekend tenth in the table but five points off out-of-form Liverpool, who are sixth.
Everton are still embroiled in a relegation battle despite four points from two games lifting them out of the bottom three. Four points separate the bottom seven teams so there’s no scope for costly defeats.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Chelsea vs Everton LIVE: Premier League updates
Chelsea XI - Kepa, Fofana, Koulibaly, Badiashile, James, Enzo, Kovacic, Chilwell, Pulisic, Havertz, Felix
Everton XI - Pickford, Coleman, Godfrey, Keane, Tarkowski, Doucoure, Onana, Gana, Iwobi, McNeil, Gray
Chelsea FC 0 - 0 Everton FC
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Following their 1-0 victory at Goodison Park on the opening weekend, Chelsea are looking to complete the league double over Everton for the first time since 2016-17.
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GREAT CHANCE! Joao Felix's volley is blocked for a corner, which Chilwell swings into the box. Havertz beat Fofana to it at the near post but flicks his header just over the crossbar from close range.
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It's a brilliant driving run by Pulisic down the left, and his team-mates race upfield so they can switch it to the far side. James squares it back to Joao Felix in the middle, but he can't sort his feet out quick enough to have a shot.
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7' Kovacic volleys wide after a spell of pressure from the home side.
🦁 0-0 🔵 #CHEEVE— Everton (@Everton) March 18, 2023
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Everton can't make a free-kick count and Chelsea break quickly on the counter. The visitors flood back into their shape quickly though to block their way into the box.
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CHANCE! The corner is swung in for Chelsea and they have two attempts to get it away to no avail. It falls invitingly for Kovacic on the edge of the box, and he puts his laces through it. It flashes wide of the near post.
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Nearly gives us the perfect start, he volleys just wide! 😳
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) March 18, 2023
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Captain Kova! 💪#CheEve pic.twitter.com/MxnVZu2J5U
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) March 18, 2023
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BLOCK! Iwobi blocks Chilwell's initial cross but then stops, allowing the left-back in behind. His cross pinballs out to Fernandez on the edge of the D, so he takes aim but it hits McNeil and Tarkowski.
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Gueye's throughball is cut out by Fernandez, but Chelsea can't take profit from it as it rolls to McNeil. He slides it down the left for Doucoure, who holds off Fofana, only for the flag to go up.
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1' COME ON YOU BLUESSSS!! ✊
🦁 0-0 🔵 #CHEEVE— Everton (@Everton) March 18, 2023
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Joao Felix gets the game underway for Chelsea!
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The teams are out on the pitch now, with kick-off just moments away!
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Everton have won just two of their last 30 Premier League away games (D8 L20), while also keeping just two clean sheets in this run. Indeed, since the start of last season, the Toffees have won fewer away matches (three) and earned fewer points on the road (18) than any of the 17 ever-present sides.
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COME ON CHELS! 🙌
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) March 18, 2023
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For the third game in a row, Dyche sticks with the same starting line-up. Gray continues to lead the line in the absence of Dominic Calvert-Lewin, while Godfrey continues his stint at left-back.
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So good to have him back in a matchday squad! 😍#CheEve pic.twitter.com/qs59Wtirwr
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) March 18, 2023
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Potter makes three changes from the win over Leicester City last weekend. James returns from injury, Pulisic makes his first start since early January and Badiashile also comes in to round out the alterations. Loftus-Cheek, Mudryk and Cucurella start on the bench, as does Kante, who is involved in the squad for the first time since August after overcoming a hamstring injury.
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"We are building a mentality and it is improving all the time. There’s been lots of hard work on it from the players.
"The shape has been good and the commitment to the cause has been good."
More from the boss ahead of #CHEEVE:— Everton (@Everton) March 18, 2023
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EVERTON SUBS: Tom Davies, Mason Holgate, Ellis Simms, Vitalii Mykolenko, Asmir Begovic, James Garner, Conor Coady, Neal Maupay, Yerry Mina.
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Set for action! 👊@trivago | #CheEve pic.twitter.com/zmbURHkKlQ
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) March 18, 2023
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EVERTON STARTING XI (4-5-1): Jordan Pickford; Seamus Coleman, Michael Keane, James Tarkowski, Ben Godfrey; Alex Iwobi, Abdoulaye Doucoure, Idrissa Gueye, Amadou Onana, Dwight McNeil; Demarai Gray.
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CHELSEA SUBS: Conor Gallagher, Noni Madueke, Mykhailo Mudryk, N'Golo Kante, Carney Chukwuemeka, Marcus Bettinelli, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Marc Cucurella, Trevoh Chalobah.
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Warming 🆙#CHEEVE pic.twitter.com/d8zCgFTrlB
— Everton (@Everton) March 18, 2023
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Supporting Chelsea is supporting equality. 💙 #GamesForEquality | #CheEve pic.twitter.com/CoTtmGJJQG
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) March 18, 2023
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CHELSEA STARTING XI (3-4-2-1): Kepa Arrizabalaga; Wesley Fofana, Kalidou Koulibaly, Beniot Badiashile; Reece James, Enzo Fernandez, Mateo Kovacic, Ben Chilwell; Christian Pulisic, Joao Felix; Kai Havertz.
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Chelsea look to have turned things around in recent weeks, and they've won their last three matches in all competitions, including booking a place in the Champions League quarter-finals. It has eased the pressure on Graham Potter, whose side were on a run of six before that without a victory (D3 L3). Everton come into this game currently in 15th place, and they sit just one point above the relegation zone. Since Sean Dyche took over, he's led the Toffees to three wins in seven games (all 1-0 victories at home). They've won just once on the road in the Premier League this season, all the way back at the start of October when they beat Southampton 2-1.
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Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Premier League meeting between Chelsea and Everton at Stamford Bridge!
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Let’s get ready! ✌️ #CheEve pic.twitter.com/eflChk7OjC
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) March 18, 2023
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Confirmed lineups:
Chelsea XI - Kepa, Fofana, Koulibaly, Badiashile, James, Enzo, Kovacic, Chilwell, Pulisic, Havertz, Felix
Everton XI - Pickford, Coleman, Godfrey, Keane, Tarkowski, Doucoure, Onana, Gana, Iwobi, McNeil, Gray
Your Chelsea side today! 🔵#CheEve pic.twitter.com/ALcbzDwcly
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) March 18, 2023
⚠️ Team news is in! ⚠️
Sean Dyche names an unchanged XI from the win against Brentford.#CHEEVE pic.twitter.com/Ut3C9C4Y5r— Everton (@Everton) March 18, 2023
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Toffees. 👊#CHEEVE pic.twitter.com/YgubJG1FTm
— Everton (@Everton) March 18, 2023
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A 50th Chelsea Premier League appearance for Chilly today! 🤗#CheEve pic.twitter.com/lzFek1EPuH
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) March 18, 2023
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⚠️ Team news is in! ⚠️
Sean Dyche names an unchanged XI from the win against Brentford.#CHEEVE pic.twitter.com/Ut3C9C4Y5r— Everton (@Everton) March 18, 2023
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Your Chelsea side today! 🔵#CheEve pic.twitter.com/ALcbzDwcly
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) March 18, 2023
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Team news comes next! 🙌#CheEve pic.twitter.com/hBK2u36Iu8
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) March 18, 2023
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Blues in the building! 👊#CheEve pic.twitter.com/zgY5TsuCvk
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) March 18, 2023
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📌 Stamford Bridge, SW6#CHEEVE pic.twitter.com/zP1sFOd4oX
— Everton (@Everton) March 18, 2023