The Chelsea Blues and Everton Toffees are playing live on the English Premier League schedule on Wednesday and the match is from Stamford Bridge and is on the NBC Sports Network and will be on the NBCSN Live Extra website starting up at 2:45 pm ET as Jose Mourinho and Diego Costa try and pad their EPL table lead.
Chelsea comes in looking to keep things going on top of the Premier League schedule and they will have two of their best players back in Cesc Fabregas and Diego Costa. Costa comes back after dealing with a three game ban and Fabregas comes in after dealing with a hamstring problem and that should give Chelsea what they need to get things done.
Everton is getting Tim Howard back at the right time, but the matchups at Stamford Bridge are always difficult, especially this season against the Blues. Everton could be without Leighton Baines, while James McCarthy also could be missing for Roberto Martinez in a clash of strong managers. Chelsea is on top of the league table and have been all year, but they been prone to slip up down the stretch and now they will look to avoid that same fate this season.
Chelsea earlier won against Liverpool in the League Cup, but they fell to Bradford in the FA Cup and pulled a draw with Manchester City before a 2-1 win at Aston Villa. Chelsea will play against Everton before picking back up on the Champions League Round of 16 and that will be against Paris Saint-Germain. PSG will host that first matchup and then the teams will have a return trip with Chelsea hosting at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea needs their best players like Costa and Eden Hazard to play at their best as the second half kicks into gear and things are already taking shape. The team is up over Man City by six points, but a loss or two can make that lead shrink and that is what Chelsea is trying to avoid this time around. Chelsea has played well at home against Everton and they have not lost in 19 tries at Stamford Bridge and the last time the team got a win there was back in 1994. Chelsea has only lost once in the last 39 EPL matches at home and they are looking to keep that streak going with Everton coming in.
Chelsea is favored and they come in keeping 15 clean sheets in the last 19 games at home and those matches only saw the team allow six goals. Chelsea is leading Man City by seven points and they are clear of Southampton by a lot and they have the Champions League as a near lock. The team wants the EPL title after the way they finished last season and they have a nice lead now.
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