Everton vs Chelsea – Match preview and team news
Everton vs Chelsea – Match preview and team news Everton and Chelsea meet at the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday evening in a fixture that could serve as a major crossroads for both clubs’ European aspirations. The Toffees, led by David Moyes, are pushing for a potential first European campaign in a decade and currently sit eighth in the table. While they fell to a 2–0 defeat at league leaders Arsenal last time out, they were only breached in the final minutes.
Moyes’ side has found life easier on the road than at their new home, having won just one of their last seven home league fixtures. Notably, a win tonight would see Everton record consecutive Premier League home victories at the Hill Dickinson Stadium for the first time following their 2–0 win over Burnley earlier this month. Chelsea arrive on Merseyside desperate to reset after a “nightmare week” that saw them suffer a home loss to Newcastle and a bruising Champions League exit.
Liam Rosenior’s side was dumped out of Europe following an 8–2 aggregate defeat to Paris Saint-Germain and now sits sixth in the Premier League, three points adrift of the top four. The Blues have struggled for defensive stability under Rosenior; since keeping a clean sheet in his first match, they have conceded in eight straight league games. Significantly, Chelsea have made 96 changes to their starting XI this season—the most of any side in the division.
Everton vs Chelsea – Match preview and team news Date: Saturday, 21 March 2026 Kick-off: 17:30 GMT Venue: Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool Referee: Samuel Barrott VAR: Paul Howard Last Meeting: Chelsea 2–0 Everton (13 Dec 2025, Premier League) Team News Everton David Moyes was unexpectedly missing James Tarkowski and Jarrad Branthwaite for the trip to the Emirates and remains tight-lipped on their availability. Jake O’Brien and Michael Keane stand ready to deputise again if needed. Notably, James Garner has been the Toffees’ standout in the engine room, recording a league-high 138 combined tackles and interceptions while leading the team in chances created (43).
Jack Grealish remains sidelined for the season. Chelsea The Blues are sweating on Trevoh Chalobah, who suffered an ankle scare against PSG, though he is believed to have escaped a break. Malo Gusto and Benoit Badiashile could return from illness, and Estêvão is back in contention.