Premier League · Matchweek 7

Everton vs Chelsea

Sat 17 Oct, 12:30 UK · Hill Dickinson Stadium

Everton0–2Chelsea

Everton

  • 🟨 23' Harrison Armstrong
  • 🟨 34' James Tarkowski
  • 🟨 89' Christian Nørgaard

Chelsea

  • ⚽ 46' Pedro Neto
  • ⚽ 90' Pedro Neto
  • 🟨 27' Pedro Neto
  • 🟨 32' Josh Acheampong
  • 🟨 34' Morgan Rogers
  • 🟨 65' Cole Palmer

Everton – Chelsea: match preview and predicted line-ups

Everton host Chelsea at Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday 17 October at 13:30. The match preview, team news and betting tips will be updated ahead of kick-off.

  • The starting XIs have been confirmed by the clubs.
  • Absences and substitutes have been updated using Rotowire as of 17 October 2026.

Starting lineups

Everton4-3-3

GK
Jordan Pickford
DEF
Vitaliy Mykolenko, Jarrad Branthwaite, James Tarkowski, Ainsley Maitland-Niles
MID
James Garner, Harrison Armstrong, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
FWD
Jack Grealish, Merlin Rohl, Thierno Barry

Rotowire · updated 17 October 2026. Confirmed starting XI. No absences listed.

Chelsea3-6-1

GK
Emiliano Martinez
DEF
Maxence Lacroix, Josh Acheampong, Levi Colwill
MID
Jorrel Hato, Moises Caicedo, Jordan Henderson, Pedro Neto, Cole Palmer, Morgan Rogers
FWD
Joao Pedro

Rotowire · updated 17 October 2026. Confirmed starting XI. Pep Chavarria (out) · Emmanuel Emegha (out) · Jamie Gittens (out) · Reece James (out)

Our prediction

  • Chelsea to win · Match winner

    Emil's pick is an away win at 2.30. Chelsea must win the match; a draw means the bet loses. A difficult away fixture makes this a bet with clear risks, not a safe favourite.