Everton 0-0 Chelsea LIVE RESULT: Blues drop two points as resilient Toffees hold firm in goalless draw – latest updates

Everton 0-0 Chelsea

7. These are very blustery conditions in Liverpool this afternoon.

The rain is beating down now as well.

Not the greatest conditions for a game of football.

Everton 0-0 Chelsea

5. Ndiaye looks to break down the left wing.

Neto tracks him but is penalised for a foul.

Chance for The Toffees to get some quality ball into the box.

Everton 0-0 Chelsea

3. Chelsea are happy to pass it around and make the hosts chase the ball.

Jackson looks to stretch the hosts defence but his is held up by Branthwaite.

Everton are dropping deep when The Blues have possession, not pressing them at all.

Everton 0-0 Chelsea

1. Having completed their takeover this week, the Friedkin Group are in attendance today.

Pickford launches the ball forward for Calvert-Lewin to chase.

He is tracked by Gusto, limiting his options before the referee awards a free kick to the visitors.

Home is where the heart is

Although the fans are looking forward to moving into their new ground in Bramley-Moore Dock next season, they also need to sign off in style at their current one.

Goodison Park has become a shrine for Toffees' fans and they would love nothing more than to make it a season to remember there.

They can start that today by denting Chelsea's hopes of closing the gap to leaders Liverpool, not that it will act as motivation for Dyche's team.

Blues favourites to grab victory

The bookies cannot see anything but a Chelsea win at Goodison Park this afternoon:

Everton - 7/2

Draw - 23/10

Chelsea - 4/7

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Toffees looking to build

Sean Dyche will be keen to build on their hard fought out draw at The Emirates last weekend.

His team need to start making Goodison Park somewhere that sides struggle to visit and come away with any points.

The main issue for Everton currently is goals, this is not something that is troubling free-scoring Chelsea however.

The Blues are red hot

From the start of May, Chelsea have scored more goals (51), won more games (15) and earned more points (49) in the Premier League than any other side.

Chelsea have won more away games (6), more away points (19) and scored more away goals (23) than any other side in the Premier League this season. Indeed, their 23 goals scored is the third highest tally after eight away games in a single Premier League campaign, behind only Liverpool in 2021-22 (26) and Manchester City in 2011-12 (25).

Everton subs

Virginia, Patterson, Keane, O'Brien, Coleman, Lindstram, Armstrong, Beto, Chermiti

Chelsea subs

Jorgensen, Acheampong, Veiga, Casadei, George, Madueke, Felix, Nkunku, Guiu

Chelsea starting XI

Sanchez; Gusto, Adarabioyo, Disasi, Colwill; Caicedo, Enzo; Neto, Palmer, Sancho; Jackson

Everton starting XI

Pickford; Young, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Gana Gueye, Mangala; Harrison, Doucoure, Ndiaye; Calvert-Lewin

Welcome to SunSport's coverage of Everton vs Chelsea

Chelsea visit Goodison Park looking for a NINTH straight win in all competitions - and three points could see them climb above Premier League leaders Liverpool!

The Blues have been firing since November and are currently unbeaten in eight games in the Premier League - with their last defeat coming on October 20 at Liverpool.

Enzo Maresca's team are hoping to keep the pressure on Liverpool at the top of the Premier League.

Everton, meanwhile, have found a little bit of form themselves and followed up a 4-0 win against Wolves with a battling 0-0 draw away to Arsenal last week.

Don't go anywhere as coming up, we'll have any breaking stories, injury news and lineups all before kick-off at 2pm GMT.