Paul Merson has made his score prediction ahead of Everton against Chelsea this weekend.
Chelsea travel to Goodison Park on Sunday afternoon to play Everton in the Premier League.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side will be looking to respond to a midweek defeat to Manchester United, which was yet another poor result and performance this season.
As for Everton, they beat Newcastle United in impressive fashion last night to climb out of the Premier League’s relegation zone.
Incidentally, if you remove Everton’s 10-point deduction this season, they would actually be ahead of 10th-placed Chelsea in the league table.
Remarkably, Chelsea have now lost more league games in 2023 than they did in 2022 and 2021 combined.
Weekend prediction
Merson has got very little faith in this Chelsea side going into their weekend clash. In fact, he’s tipping Everton to record a very one-sided win.
Merson told Sportskeeda: “Everton are a much better team away from home, but I think they will beat Chelsea this time around. Mauricio Pochettino’s side are missing something, I can’t quite point my finger at it. They did well against Man City but were absolutely blown away by Newcastle, particularly in the second half.
“Manchester United also got the better of them, so it’s not been an easy few weeks for Chelsea. I’ve never seen a team with such high-quality players give the ball away as much as Chelsea did against Manchester United, so things aren’t going well for them at the moment.
“I’d be shocked if Chelsea won this game. Everton are creating enough chances, but they haven’t put many of them away. However, I think they’ll do enough to secure a comfortable win this weekend.
“Prediction: Everton 3-1 Chelsea.”
Everton vs Chelsea
This has been a pretty even fixture in recent times between two of the Premier League’s ever-presents.
It was an enthralling 2-2 draw the last time they met back in March.
There’s been two wins, two draws and two defeats apiece in the previous six clashes
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