Everton vs Chelsea Preview

Everton play their third match of the 2014-2015 season at home to

Chelsea on Saturday at 5!0pm"
#ast wee$ the %offees drew 2-2 a&ainst 'rsenal" Everton led 2-0 at the
(rea$ than$s to &oals from Seamus Coleman and Steven )aismith (ut
'rsenal salva&ed a draw late on to claim a point in #iverpool" %he first
half was an e*cellent showin& from Everton with some &reat moves and
counter attac$in& coupled with solid defendin&" %he second half was less
special however+ as we sat off+ invited pressure and defended poorly to
throw away a lead late in the &ame a&ain" ,e now have 2-. points this
season (ut it really should have (een .-."
/f we continue to attac$ the way we have (een and see out &ames (etter+
those draws will start to turn into wins" %hat point needs to (e emphasised
a&ainst Chelsea as the #ondoners pic$ed up more points from losin&
positions than any other team in the lea&ue last term" )aismith once a&ain
impressed a&ainst 'rsenal so he is li$ely to $eep his place while new
si&nin& Samuel Eto0o could feature after 1oinin& on a two-year deal
durin& the wee$" Everton will (e hopin& to claim their first (i& scalp of
the season at 2oodison Par$ and dent Chelsea0s title hopes all while
pic$in& up their first win of the season on Saturday" %hose desired three
points would continue our un(eaten run+ improve on last season0s start
and $ic$ start our (id for a European spot come 3ay"
%he opponents Chelsea continued their &ood start to the season as they
(eat #eicester 2-0 at Stamford 4rid&e last wee$end" %hat result came
after an openin& wee$end win over 4urnley at %urf 3oor" %he 4lues are
loo$in& classy with a star-studded midfield creatin& and scorin&5 (i&
stri$er 6ie&o Costa loo$in& lethal in front of &oal and a mean (ac$ line
loo$in& comforta(le so far this season" Every player on the field wor$s
hard" Everton will have to (e at their very (est (oth defendin& and
attac$in& if they want to &et a result a&ainst 7ose 3ourinho0s team" #ast
season Chelsea were criticised for (orin& foot(all where they ed&ed wins
(ut this campai&n has seen them playin& with some e*tra flair while
maintainin& their resilience at the (ac$" %he team also loo$s calm and
assured as was shown when they fell (ehind at 4urnley early on only to
reply with ! &oals to win the &ame" 3ourinho has done clever (usiness in
the window (y (uyin& Costa+ Cesc 8a(re&as+ 8ilipe #uis+ 6idier 6ro&(a
and 3ario Pasalic while offloadin& players li$e 6avid #ui9 and our own
:omelu #u$a$u for lar&e sums of money" Spanish stri$er 8ernando
%orres who didn0t live up to e*pectations at the clu( loo$s on the ver&e of
a move to 'C 3ilan and some of the old &uard li$e 8ran$ #ampard and
'shley Cole have also left the clu(" Everton will need to watch the assist
master 8a(re&as+ the two s$ilful attac$in& midfielders Eden ;a9ard and
<scar and the &oal scorer Costa if he is deemed fit to play" Chelsea will
(e hopin& for a positive result to continue their (id for the title"
%he two sides each too$ three points off the other last season with
)aismith0s header provin& enou&h to hand us a 1-0 at 2oodison Par$" /t
was the same score line at Stamford 4rid&e only this time in Chelsea0s
favour as a #ampard &oal in the last minute handed them victory" ,e
were the only side in the top ei&ht to (eat them last season so we should
&o in to the &ame confident"
4ryan <viedo+ :oss 4ar$ley and 'rouna =one remain Everton0s lon&
term a(sentees so will miss the &ame" Steven Pienaaar is also out with a
&roin in1ury althou&h #u$a$u should (e fit to play a&ainst his former
clu(" 's mentioned+ Eto0o could play while Christian 'tsu is ineli&i(le as
Chelsea is his parent clu(" Costa is a dou(t with a hamstrin& in1ury so
6ro&(a is li$ely to start and 'ndre Schurrle could also miss out with a le&
pro(lem" ,illian is the o(vious replacement for him (ut :amires may
come in if 3ourinho opts to &o more defensively"
E>E:%<) #/=E#? #/)E-@P ;oward+ Coleman+ 7a&iel$a+ 6istin+
4aines+ 3cCarthy+ 4arry+ 3irallas+ 3c2eady+ )aismith+ #u$a$u A4-2-2-
2B
C;E#SE' #/=E#? #/)E-@P Courtois+ /vanovic+ Cahill+ %erry+
'9pilicueta+ 8a(re&as+ 3atic+ ,illian+ <scar+ ;a9ard+ 6ro&(a A4-2-!-1B
' stron& Everton team with a (urnin& desire to &et that first win &oin& up
a&ainst a confident Chelsea side ma$es for an intri&uin& &ame" Can either
side do enou&h to snatch a victoryC Even if they are missin& Costa+ /
thin$ we0ll have to wait a little lon&er for our first win while Chelsea0s
perfect start will come to an end"
P:E6/C%/<) Everton 1-1 Chelsea"
4y Eoin #eeson"