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46 mins: Chelsea have made a change at the break with Alejandro Garnacho replacing Malo Gusto. It will mean Moises Caicedo switches to full-back and Cole Palmer will operate more centrally.

Half-time: A thoroughly deserved lead for David Moyes’ men at the break and it came courtesy of a superb Beto finish.

Chelsea look tired and short of ideas. Everton were happy to sit in a low block after taking the lead and could not have looked more comfortable.

Work for Liam Rosenior to do.

37 mins: Nearly an instant response from the visitors but Pickford, after flapping at a corner, makes a brilliant reflex save to tip Enzo Fernandez’s volley over the bar.

34 mins: The goal that Everton deserved has arrived. It’s a not clever from a Chelsea perspective with no pressure on James Garner and Wesley Fofana in a horrible position.

The pass from Garner, however, was inch-perfect for Beto whose dinked finish was a thing of beauty.

33 mins: GOAL FOR EVERTON

29 mins: At last a save for Pickford to have to make but it’s a simple one from Joao Pedro’s lofted effort after an almighty scramble and several blocked shots that followed a Chelsea corner.

25 mins: Chelsea are starting to get a measure of control and may have weathered the early storm but are yet to test Jordan Pickford.

19 mins: It really is one way traffic and Chelsea are extremely fortunate not to be behind. As they were at Arsenal last week, Everton have been superb but just can’t find the right shot or final pass to make their good work count.

14 mins: Chelsea are playing with fire here! Another giveaway sees Everton work the ball into the box where James Garner fires in a low shot that is blocked on the edge of the six-yard box by Marc Cucurella.

10 mins: What is Robert Sanchez doing? The Chelsea goalkeeper tries to dribble around Beto and makes a mess of it, before just about managing to rescue the situation.

6 mins: An error at the back is pounced on by Everton and a chance nearly presents itself for Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, but the former Chelsea man is stopped by Moises Caicedo inside the penalty area, just as he was preparing to pull the trigger.

3 mins: A positive start for the home side who force their way into Chelsea territory with ease. Everton’s press already looks in good order.

1 min: We’re underway at Hill Dickinson Stadium

Chelsea conduct their now customary pre-match huddle but, mercifully, away from the centre spot. Time to respect the ball!

As if defeat wasn’t hard enough to stomach in midweek, Enzo Fernandez’s comments rubbed salt into the wounds. The Argentina international is wearing the armband again this afternoon and all eyes will be on him after some pretty pointed statements.

‘I don’t understand it either,’ Fernandez said. ‘Sometimes there are things that we as players don’t understand, how and in what way they try to manage things.

‘Obviously, it was a departure that hurt us a lot because we had an identity. He gave us an order, even though, as is the way of football, sometimes it’s good and bad.

‘But he always had a very clear identity when it came to training and playing, and obviously his departure hurt us a lot, especially in the middle of the season, it cuts everything short.’

While it couldn’t be helped today, given the injury to Trevoh Chalobah, Chelsea have made 96 changes to their starting XI in the Premier League this season, the most of any side and already more than they did in the whole of last season (95).

Is a lack of consistency, particularly at the back, hurting Chelsea?

I’ve got no confidence in Chelsea. They got battered in midweek and Newcastle beat them last weekend. I guess they’re playing for the manager because you know what the noise will be if they get beaten again. But I’m going to go for a home win for Everton.

I think Everton will somehow scrape something from Chelsea. David Moyes has done a brilliant job and I’m a huge fan of his and what he’s done, what he’s achieved and what he’s doing at Everton.

Prediction – Everton win

Everton hardly missed their experienced centre-half last week at Arsenal, but the return of James Tarkowski will still represent a welcome boost.

The former Burnley defender’s return means James Garner moves back into midfield in an otherwise unchanged Everton side.

Unsurprisingly, Liam Rosenior has made changes following Chelsea’s midweek mauling at the hands of PSG.

One alteration was enforced with the injured Trevoh Chalobah replaced by Wesley Fofana. Elsewhere, Malo Gusto returns from illness to come in for Mamadou Sarr, while Romeo Lavia is preferred to Andrey Santos in midfield.

Everton XI: Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko, Garner, Gueye, McNeil, Dewsbury-Hall, Ndiaye, Beto

Chelsea XI: Sanchez, Gusto, Fofana, Hato, Cucurella, Caicedo, Lavia, Palmer, Fernandez, Neto, Joao Pedro