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Premier League · Matchday 7 Match report

Everton 0-2 Chelsea: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction

0-2Full time
Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside

Our picks against the result

6 of 12 right

  • Result Chelsea win36% 0-2
  • Double chance Everton or Chelsea (12)71% 0-2
  • Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.557% 2 goals
  • More corners Everton49% Chelsea (5-7)
  • Yellow cards Around average 7 yellow cards · league 3.8
  • Yellow cards 7 yellow cards 3.5 Over51% 4.5 Under69% 5.5 Under83%
  • Corners Above average 12 corners · league 9.3
  • Corners 12 corners 8.5 Over67% 9.5 Over57% 10.5 Under54%

Match stats

Everton Chelsea
  • 0 Goals 2
  • 3 Yellow cards 4
  • 0 Red cards 0
  • 5 Corners 7

Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.

Before kick-off

What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.

Match summary

Everton vs Chelsea takes place at Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday 17 October 2026 in Matchday 7 of the Premier League, and our model picks a Chelsea win, with Everton or Chelsea to win (no draw) as the double chance.

Why this pick?

Our model leans towards a Chelsea victory mainly because its strength rating puts Chelsea above the Premier League average while Everton sit slightly below it. The strongest argument against that is Everton's home advantage, backed by their recent attacking output: they have created big chances at a rate clearly higher than the league average. But Chelsea's overall quality, reflected in our long-run strength measure, still gives them the edge, and Everton's four draws in six league games show they struggle to turn control into wins. The call is narrow.

Form guide

Everton

  • D 2-2 at Hull City (A) Premier League · 11 Oct
  • W 1-0 vs Ipswich Town (H) Premier League · 19 Sep
  • W 1-0 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) EFL Cup · 16 Sep
  • D 0-0 at Tottenham Hotspur (A) Premier League · 12 Sep
  • D 2-2 vs Manchester United (H) Premier League · 6 Sep

Chelsea

  • W 5-1 vs AFC Bournemouth (H) Premier League · 10 Oct
  • L 0-3 at Brentford (A) Premier League · 18 Sep
  • D 2-2 vs Hull City (H) Premier League · 12 Sep
  • W 6-3 vs Leeds United (H) EFL Cup · 9 Sep
  • L 1-2 at Arsenal (A) Premier League · 6 Sep

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Attack and defence ratings

EvertonChelsea
Attack 21 84 1.3 goals per match this season2.5 goals per match this season
Defence 84 32 0.8 conceded per match this season2.2 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's Premier League clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.

Head-to-head

11Everton wins
10draws
16Chelsea wins

37 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.

  • 21 Mar 2026 · Premier League Everton 3-0 Chelsea
  • 13 Dec 2025 · Premier League Chelsea 2-0 Everton
  • 26 Apr 2025 · Premier League Chelsea 1-0 Everton
  • 22 Dec 2024 · Premier League Everton 0-0 Chelsea
  • 15 Apr 2024 · Premier League Chelsea 6-0 Everton

Premier League so far

Premier League records before the match
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5 Everton 6 240 8:5 +3 10
6 Chelsea 6 312 15:13 +2 10

Positions in our table of 20 clubs, before kick-off. Full table

Match facts

Competition
Premier League, Matchday 7
Kick-off
Venue
Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool, Merseyside

Questions and answers

What was the score of Everton vs Chelsea?

Everton 0-2 Chelsea in the Premier League (Matchday 7) on Saturday 17 October 2026.

Was the OptimaGoal prediction for Everton vs Chelsea right?

Yes: our result pick was Chelsea win, and the score after 90 minutes was 0-2. 6 of our 12 picks and markets for this match were right.

How many cards and corners were there in Everton vs Chelsea?

7 yellow cards (Everton 3, Chelsea 4), no red cards and 12 corners (Everton 5, Chelsea 7).

Other Premier League results that day

All results

Times are UTC.