Everton host Chelsea in the Premier League. Everton have made a steady, unbeaten start to the season, while Chelsea's results have been a bit more up and down.
The two sides met in the corresponding fixture last season, with the home team coming out on top by three goals. Whether that pattern repeats, or Chelsea's attacking talent proves the difference, is what we're digging into below.
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Steady Everton against streaky Chelsea
Everton's Premier League form this season reads two wins and three draws from five games, with no defeats at all. Dig into the home matches specifically and it's even tidier: two wins and a draw from three at Goodison, conceding just twice in that spell.
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Everton: 20 completed matches; Chelsea: 20 completed matches.
Everton
- Win
- 35% 7 / 20
- Draw
- 35% 7 / 20
- Loss
- 30% 6 / 20
- Scored
- 30
- Conceded
- 23
- Difference
- +7
Chelsea
- Win
- 45% 9 / 20
- Draw
- 15% 3 / 20
- Loss
- 40% 8 / 20
- Scored
- 40
- Conceded
- 37
- Difference
- +3
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | Everton | Ipswich | 19.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| League Cup | Everton | Wolves | 16.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| Premier League | Tottenham | Everton | 12.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| Premier League | Everton | Manchester United | 06.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| Premier League | Bournemouth | Everton | 29.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| League Cup | Preston | Everton | 26.08.2026 | 0-4 |
| Premier League | Everton | Crystal Palace | 22.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Everton | Lille | 15.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Newcastle | Everton | 12.08.2026 | 1-3 |
| Friendlies Clubs | VfB Stuttgart | Everton | 08.08.2026 | 3-1 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | Brentford | Chelsea | 18.09.2026 | 3-0 |
| Premier League | Chelsea | Hull City | 12.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| League Cup | Chelsea | Leeds | 09.09.2026 | 6-3 |
| Premier League | Arsenal | Chelsea | 06.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Premier League | Chelsea | Brighton | 30.08.2026 | 4-3 |
| League Cup | Chelsea | Luton | 27.08.2026 | 2-0 |
| Premier League | Fulham | Chelsea | 24.08.2026 | 2-3 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Chelsea | Real Sociedad | 15.08.2026 | 3-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Johor Darul Takzim FC | Chelsea | 09.08.2026 | 3-3 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Chelsea | AC Milan | 08.08.2026 | 3-0 |
Chelsea have also picked up two wins in their five league games, but they've lost twice as well, including back-to-back defeats against Arsenal and Brentford. Their away form has been particularly leaky, with a single win from three trips and seven goals conceded in that time.
Everton's tighter home defence contrasts with Chelsea's shaky away record.
Comparative Team Statistics: Everton vs Chelsea

Recent head-to-head swings
The last meeting between these two, back in March, went comfortably to the home side by three goals to nil. Before that, results have swung between the clubs depending on venue, with wins for both sides scattered across recent seasons.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | Everton | Chelsea | 21.03.2026 | 3-0 |
| Premier League | Chelsea | Everton | 13.12.2025 | 2-0 |
| Premier League | Chelsea | Everton | 26.04.2025 | 1-0 |
| Premier League | Everton | Chelsea | 22.12.2024 | 0-0 |
| Premier League | Chelsea | Everton | 15.04.2024 | 6-0 |
| Premier League | Everton | Chelsea | 10.12.2023 | 2-0 |
| Premier League | Chelsea | Everton | 18.03.2023 | 2-2 |
| Premier League | Everton | Chelsea | 06.08.2022 | 0-1 |
| Premier League | Everton | Chelsea | 01.05.2022 | 1-0 |
| Premier League | Chelsea | Everton | 16.12.2021 | 1-1 |
There's no strong long-term pattern here beyond home advantage mattering, and none of these results tell us much about either squad's current form.
A tight gap in the table
Everton currently sit seventh with nine points from five games, while Chelsea are just below in tenth on seven points from the same number of matches. It's a narrow gap, but Everton have the better points return and a cleaner record so far.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Liverpool | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7/4 | 9 |
| 7 | Everton | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6/3 | 9 |
| 8 | Hull City | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6/4 | 8 |
| 9 | Newcastle | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9/9 | 8 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10/12 | 7 |
| 11 | Ipswich | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7/11 | 6 |

Where the goals are coming from
Chelsea's scoring has been shared around, with João Pedro contributing three goals and three assists in just four appearances, while Cole Palmer and M. Rogers have also chipped in with goals and assists across the recent run. That's a decent spread of attacking threat on paper.
On the Everton side, the only player note available is James Garner picking up two yellow cards in five matches, which is worth flagging as a discipline point rather than anything concrete about missing players.
Match odds and squad lists
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Garner | England | 25 | Midfielder | 186 | 78 |
| A. Maitland-Niles | England | 29 | Defender | 177 | 71 |
| V. Mykolenko | Ukraine | 27 | Defender | 180 | 71 |
| J. Pickford | England | 32 | Goalkeeper | 185 | 82 |
| M. Keane | England | 33 | Defender | 191 | 82 |
| J. Tarkowski | England | 33 | Defender | 185 | 81 |
| J. Branthwaite | England | 24 | Defender | 195 | 87 |
| I. Ndiaye | Senegal | 26 | Attacker | 180 | 70 |
| M. Travers | Republic of Ireland | 27 | Goalkeeper | 191 | 82 |
| J. Grealish | England | 31 | Midfielder | 180 | 77 |
| T. King | Wales | 31 | Goalkeeper | 194 | 80 |
| Beto | Portugal | 28 | Attacker | 194 | 88 |
| B. Johnson | Wales | 25 | Attacker | 186 | 73 |
| N. Patterson | Scotland | 24 | Defender | 189 | 83 |
| K. Dewsbury-Hall | England | 28 | Midfielder | 178 | 80 |
| H. Hackney | Scotland | 24 | Midfielder | 178 | 70 |
| C. Alcaraz | Argentina | 23 | Midfielder | 176 | 68 |
| M. Röhl | Germany | 24 | Defender | 192 | 75 |
| J. O'Brien | Republic of Ireland | 25 | Defender | 197 | 92 |
| T. Iroegbunam | England | 23 | Midfielder | 183 | 70 |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Henderson | England | 36 | Midfielder | 182 | 78 |
| D. Welbeck | England | 35 | Attacker | 185 | 73 |
| Pedro Neto | Portugal | 26 | Attacker | 174 | 62 |
| E. Fernández | Argentina | 25 | Midfielder | 178 | 76 |
| João Pedro | Brazil | 25 | Attacker | 182 | 70 |
| Robert Sánchez | Spain | 28 | Goalkeeper | 197 | 90 |
| M. Rogers | England | 24 | Midfielder | 187 | 80 |
| R. James | England | 26 | Midfielder | 182 | 82 |
| E. Martínez | Argentina | 34 | Goalkeeper | 195 | 88 |
| M. Lacroix | France | 26 | Defender | 190 | 88 |
| W. Fofana | France | 25 | Defender | 190 | 84 |
| M. Caicedo | Ecuador | 24 | Midfielder | 178 | 73 |
| L. Colwill | England | 23 | Defender | 187 | 83 |
| C. Palmer | England | 24 | Midfielder | 189 | 76 |
| M. Gusto | France | 23 | Defender | 179 | 67 |
| Pep Chavarría | Spain | 28 | Defender | 174 | 72 |
| E. Emegha | Netherlands | 23 | Attacker | 195 | 82 |
| R. Lavia | Belgium | 22 | Midfielder | 181 | 76 |
| J. Bynoe-Gittens | England | 22 | Attacker | 175 | 70 |
| V. Barco | Argentina | 22 | Midfielder | 170 | 66 |
Put together, Everton's steadier home form and Chelsea's leaky away record make the visitors' status as favourites look a little generous. This isn't a case for backing Everton outright, given how thin their own attack has looked at times, but there's enough here to lean towards them avoiding defeat.
Backing Everton on the handicap covers that angle without needing a home win outright, which feels like the more balanced way to approach a match where both sides have shown real inconsistency this season.
