Everton v Chelsea

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6 Dec 2019
Tammy Abraham
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Everton are trying to end a three-match losing streak that has dropped them into the bottom three and have Duncan Ferguson in temporary charge after Marco Silva's exit.

Fourth-placed Chelsea returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Aston Villa on Wednesday and are seeking a sixth away win of the season.

Team news

Everton hope that Yerry Mina can shake off a knock but Seamus Coleman, Fabian Delph, Andre Gomes and Jean-Philippe Gbamin are definitely out.

Frank Lampard says that Tammy Abraham is "good" after returning from injury in midweek. 

Ross Barkley has recovered from illness and Antonio Rudiger is close to being fit, though this match comes too soon.

Did you know?

Everton have won six of their last 10 home league matches against Chelsea, more than they had in their previous 24 against them at Goodison Park in the top flight.

Against no side has Everton’s Gylfi Sigurdsson scored more Premier League goals than he has against Chelsea, with five.

Chelsea have scored 19 away league goals this season, matching a club record after seven road trips of a league campaign, level with 1966/67 and 2008/09. 

Tammy Abraham has scored more goals in Saturday matches than any other player this season, with nine.

Match officials

Referee: Craig Pawson. Assistants: Lee Betts, Richard West. Fourth official: Darren England. VAR: Stuart Attwell. Assistant VAR: Stephen Child.

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