Everton vs Chelsea live: Confirmed teams and full Premier League lineups, where to watch, TV channel and stream online G Trends

Everton and Chelsea announced the starting lineups for their match at Hill Dickinson Stadium in the English Premier League on Saturday.

Dessert Brentford are the only two teams, along with leaders Manchester City, that have not lost after the first six matches of the Premier League season, despite joining the Bees in a draw in four of those matches.

Thierno Barry gave coach David Moyes’ side a 2-1 lead in the second half against Hull City last Sunday, but the Tigers responded to draw 2-2, putting Everton in fifth place behind Brentford on goal difference.

Chelsea is also in sixth place with ten points after its 5-1 victory over its guest Bournemouth a week ago, achieving its first victory in four league matches.

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Everton have confirmed their starting lineup against Chelsea

Everton made two changes to its lineup in which it tied with Hull, introducing defender Vitaly Mikulenko and midfielder Merlin Rohl instead of Michael Keane and Brennan Johnson.

Jarrad Branthwaite is ready to start after suffering a problem at MKM Stadium. Mikulenko returns after missing that match due to injury.

Christian Norgaard, who joined from Arsenal last August, could make his debut from the bench.

Everton: Jordan Pickford, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, James Tarkowski, Jarrad Branthwaite, Vitaly Mikulenko, James Garner, Harrison Armstrong, Merlin Ruhl, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Jack Grealish, Thirno Barry.

Alternatives: Mark Travers, Jake O’Brien, Tyreek George, Tyler Debling, Christian Norgaard, Brennan Johnson, Charlie Alcaraz, Hayden Hackney, Brayden Graham

Chelsea’s full lineup against Everton

Jurel Hato replaces Pep Chavarria in defense in one change for Chelsea after their win over Bournemouth. Midfielder Mehdi Nicole Gazzoli, 16, made his debut in the 3-0 defeat to Brentford in his last away game on September 18.

Emmanuel Emega (hamstring) and Jimmy Gittens (ankle) will remain out. Reece James needs knee surgery.

Chelsea: Emiliano Martinez, Josh Acheampong, Maxence Lacroix, Levi Colwell, Jurel Hato, Moises Caicedo, Jordan Henderson, Pedro Neto, Cole Palmer, Morgan Rogers, Joao Pedro.

Subs: Mike Penders, Wesley Fofana, Marco Balestra, Valentin Barco, Romeo Lavia, Mehdi Nicole Gazzoli, Willian Estevao, Giovanni Cuenda, Danny Welbeck.

Where to watch the Everton-Chelsea match: TV channel, live stream online

The match starts on Saturday at 12:30 GMT (07:30 ET / 04:30 PT). Live TV coverage is available in the UK on TNT Sports 1 and TNT Sports Ultimate.

Streaming is available on a wide range of devices through the HBO Max app. Subscriptions start from £30.99 per month.

Here’s the full list Premier League broadcasters.

Statistics for the Everton and Chelsea match in the English Premier League

• Everton can achieve back-to-back wins over Chelsea in the Premier League for the first time since beating them in March and December 2019 under Marco Silva and Duncan Ferguson respectively.
• Only in the 2006/2007 season did Everton achieve their longest unbeaten run since the start of the season in the competition (first 7 matches).
• Although Everton manager David Moyes has never won in 21 Premier League attempts at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea, he has won eight of his last 13 home games against the Blues (D2 L3), with those victories split between four with Everton and four with West Ham.
• Having scored once in seven Premier League appearances, Barry has now scored in his last two matches. He last scored a goal in three consecutive league matches in August 2024 in the Swiss Super League with Basel
• Chelsea have won one of their last nine Premier League away games at Everton (D2 L6), a 1-0 win in August 2022.
• They have failed to score in seven of those games, including the last three, losing 3-0 on their first visit to Hill Dickinson Stadium in March.
• The last time Chelsea were beaten in their first two Premier League matches at Sunderland’s home ground was in the 1999/00 (4-1) and 2000/01 (1-0) seasons.
• The Blues have already scored five goals in the first five minutes of their Premier League matches so far this season, taking a 2-0 lead after just three minutes against Bournemouth last time out. Only in the 1994/95 (6) and 2014/15 (6) seasons did they score more goals in a single season.
• Despite being the third highest scorer in the Premier League this season, no team has conceded more than Chelsea so far (13)
• Having conceded in their last 22 league matches, Chelsea are on their second-longest ever streak without a clean sheet (31 matches, between November 1960 and August 1961).

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