Everton vs Chelsea: Prediction, kick-off time, team news, TV, live stream, h2h results, odds

Liam Rosenior’s side currently sit sixth in the division, three points adrift of fourth-placed Aston Villa, but several clubs are hot on their heels – including Everton.

The Toffees, led by David Moyes, are pushing for a potential first European campaign in a decade.

They lost 2-0 at league leaders Arsenal last time out but remained eighth in the table, with just five points between themselves and Chelsea before kick-off.

Both sides have been dealing with injuries in key defensive positions recently, which could make for a free-scoring affair on Merseyside.

Everton vs Chelsea is scheduled for a 5.30pm GMT kick-off on Saturday, March 21, 2026.

The match will take place at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.

TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on Sky Sports, with coverage starting on Sky Sports Main Event at 5pm GMT.

Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the Sky Go app.

Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport’s live blog.

Everton were unexpectedly missing first-choice centre-back duo James Tarkowski and Jarrad Branthwaite for their visit to the Emirates Stadium last Saturday, and Moyes kept his cards close to his chest both pre- and post-match, insisting he had “nothing to say about them” at full-time.

It is believed that Branthwaite’s workload is being managed after he missed the first several months of the campaign with a hamstring injury.

Tarkowski, meanwhile, reportedly picked up an injury in training before the Arsenal trip.

If neither have sufficiently recovered by this weekend, the back-up pairing of Jake O’Brien and Michael Keane may be deployed again.

Elsewhere, there is a chance Charly Alcaraz could play a role but Jack Grealish is still expected to miss the remainder of the season with a stress fracture in his foot.

Tyrique George is ineligible to face his parent club, but former Chelsea midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall should keep his regular starting spot.

Rosenior said Chalobah, who has played the third-most minutes in all competitions for Chelsea this term, would be assessed on Wednesday, with an update expected later this week.

The Blues boss may have Malo Gusto to call upon for the trip to Merseyside, with the French full-back having missed the PSG game due to illness. Benoit Badiashile was also out with a bug.

Much of how this match plays out will likely depend both on how each team bounces back from defeats in their most recent outings, as well as how each manager addresses their defensive issues and shortcomings.

Chelsea, who have now lost three in a row in all competitions, desperately need a win like the one they managed at Villa Park a few weeks ago to get their top-four challenge back on track before rivals pull too far away.

Their notably low tally of clean sheets under Rosenior (one in 14 league matches) suggests they may struggle to keep the Toffees out, so scoring against Everton – who beat Burnley in their last home game but have generally struggled when hosting the so-called bigger clubs this term – is a must.

The Toffees will be thinking similarly, particularly with backline absences for both sides, so we’re expecting a high-scoring evening that the visitors may just edge thanks to the comparatively superior quality of their attack.

In the past 10 meetings between these clubs, Everton has won just twice: 1-0 in 2022, and 2-0 in 2023.

Both of those results came at their old stomping ground Goodison Park, where Chelsea – who have a much better recent home record against this opponent, including a 6-0 triumph in 2024 – actually emerged victorious from only one of their final eight visits (D2, L5).

The Toffees have been better on the road this term (W7, D3, L5) than at their new home (W5, D4, L6), though, and one of their six away losses came against the Blues in December.

Last season, the corresponding fixture last season ended in a goalless stalemate.

Odds via Betfair (subject to change).