Chelsea vs Everton: The stats – The Premier League continues on Thursday night with three matches on the cards.
One of them will see Chelsea host Everton at Stamford Bridge, hoping to continue with their winning run against the Merseyside club.
Here are some key facts and numbers to get you started;
Chelsea vs Everton head-to-head
- Chelsea have played 26 games against Everton at Stamford Bridge since their last defeat, which is their best run ever against a side in the competition
- Chelsea have scored 292 goals against the Toffees in all competitions, 24 more than any side in the competition
- The Blues have kept a clean sheet in their last five home Premier League games with Everton, and seven in the last eight
- The Toffees’ run of 26 games without a win is their longest away at another club in the Premier League
- Only against Leeds (35 between 1946 and 2001) have they had a longer away run without a win in top-flight history
- Everton have won three of their last five Premier League games against Chelsea, all of them coming at Goodison Park
- The last occasion Everton came away from the Bridge with a league win was in November 1994, when Glenn Hoddle was Chelsea manager
Chelsea stats
- Mason Mount has directly been involved in 10 Premier League goals this season (six goals, four assists)
- Only Mohamed Salah, 22, and Emannuel Dennis, 12, have more
- Of all the teams to play more than one Premier League game on a Thursday, Chelsea have the best win rate on this day in the competition, winning seven of our 11 games
- Raphina’s penalty for Leeds on Saturday was the earliest Chelsea have conceded this season (28 mins)
- Thomas Tuchel’s side have scored four Premier League goals in the 90th minute or later this season, more than any other side in this season’s competition
Everton stats
- Everton have conceded the opening goal in their past away games in the Premier League – their longest run since December 2017
- The Toffees have won 10 points from losing positions in the Premier League this season
- Everton’s win against Arsenal last week ended an eight-game winless run in the Premier League including six defeats
- Everton are winless in six away league games (one draw, five defeats), losing their last four
- They have won five points from a possible 24 on the road this season. Their only win came in August at Brighton
- Everton haven’t won any of their last 12 matches against reigning European champions
- Everton are unbeaten in their last five Premier League games played on a Thursday (two wins, three draws)
- Everton have lost their past four away games in the league
- Benitez has lost 13 of his last 18 Premier League away games against London sides
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