Blues hoping to end three-game winless run
Andre Villas-Boas: Looking to end a three-game winless run with Chelsea
David Moyes: Hoping Everton can spring another surprise after City upset
Form guide:
Everton: LDDWD
Chelsea: WWDDD
Injuries:
Everton: TBA
Chelsea: Terry, Ramires
Referee: Mike Jones
Sky Bet odds: Everton 9/4, Draw 23/10, Chelsea 5/4
Opta stat: Everton haven't won back to back home Premier League games since May, when they beat Chelsea after defeating Manchester City.
Everton: LDDWD
Chelsea: WWDDD
Injuries:
Everton: TBA
Chelsea: Terry, Ramires
Referee: Mike Jones
Sky Bet odds: Everton 9/4, Draw 23/10, Chelsea 5/4
Opta stat: Everton haven't won back to back home Premier League games since May, when they beat Chelsea after defeating Manchester City.
Everton will be looking to cause another Premier League top-four upset when they host Chelsea at Goodison Park on Saturday.
The Toffees sprang a surprise on leaders Manchester CityChelsea
That result left the Blues without a win in three games, a run manager Andre Villas-Boas
The Londoners are clinging onto fourth place, with surprise high-fliers Newcastle just a point behind having won four of their last five encounters.
Everton sit 13 points behind their visitors in 11th, with last month's City upset marking their sole win in six Premier League games.
David Moyes' side fought back for a 1-1 draw at Wigan last weekend after Phil Neville put through his own net at the Hawthorns.
Beaten
Chelsea have already won twice against the Toffees this season, beating them 3-1 in the league at Stamford Bridge as well as dumping them out of the Carling Cup 2-1 at home.Moyes' men have won just two of the last 22 league games against the Blues - but they were the last two meetings at Goodison Park.
Chelsea midfielders Frank Lampard
Full-back Ashley Cole served a suspension against Manchester United last weekend, but captain John Terry is still not fit from a knee problem, with new signing Gary Cahill expected to step in once more.
Brazilian midfielder Ramires (knee) also remains sidelined.
Possible starting XIs:
Everton: Howard, Neville, Heitenga, Distin, Baines, Donovan, Fellaini, Gibson, Pienaar, Anichebe, Stracqualursi.Chelsea: Cech, Bosingwa, Cahill, Luiz, Cole, Essien, Meireles, Lampard, Mata, Torres, Sturridge.
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