Everton vs Chelsea Predictions

• Everton have won four of their last six Premier League games.
• Chelsea have lost back-to-back away games.
• Everton have scored exactly three goals in four of their last ten matches.

Resurgent Everton escape drop zone

Everton have been flirting with relegation for years and, following a ten-point deduction last month, it looked like this would finally be the season the Toffees had been dreading.

Fortunately for the Goodison Park faithful, Sean Dyche has turned their on-field fortunes around and picked up another fantastic three points in midweek, beating Newcastle 3-0 to lift them out of the drop zone as we approach the midway point of the season.

That victory was their fourth win in their last six games and they could be on the right side of another upset on Sunday.

Blues face another tough trip

Chelsea’s midweek meeting went less favourably, with the Blues falling to a deserved 2-1 defeat at Old Trafford to make it back-to-back away defeats. Were it not for Everton’s points deduction, Mauricio Pochettino’s side would now be below their hosts in the table.

The tenth-placed side have taken only ten points from a possible 21 on the road this season and have lost four of their last five trips to Goodison Park, making the hosts a worthy bet in the match result market.

Doucoure to fire Toffees to three points

The Blues have scored in six of their seven away games this season, though, so I don’t expect a clean sheet for Sean Dyche’s side. Everton have scored exactly three goals in four of their last ten games so a 3-1 correct score prediction appeals.

Abdoulaye Doucoure has emerged as a key attacking outlet for an Everton side often accused of lacking a cutting edge up front. The 30-year-old is the Toffees’ top scorer this term and has already matched last season’s tally of five goals. He has scored in two of his last four outings and scored against Chelsea in their last meeting in March.