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Matchday

Premier League 26/27 · 17 Oct 2026

Everton 0–2 Chelsea

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.6 – 1.2
Actual xG
0.5 – 1.5
Goals
0 – 2

Footybot made Everton favourites at 48%.

Chelsea won and made the better chances: 1.5 xG to 0.5.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Pedro Neto, 87.6 in 89′.

Well above their usual level: Pedro Neto +31.4, Jordan Henderson +16.7.

Well below it: James Garner −17.4, Maxence Lacroix −13.0, Thierno Barry −9.5.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Everton

11 Oct 2026D 2–2at Hull City Premier League
19 Sep 2026W 1–0v Ipswich Town Premier League
16 Sep 2026W 1–0v Wolverhampton EFL Cup
12 Sep 2026D 0–0at Tottenham Hotspur Premier League
6 Sep 2026D 2–2v Manchester United Premier League

Chelsea

10 Oct 2026W 5–1v Bournemouth Premier League
18 Sep 2026L 0–3at Brentford Premier League
12 Sep 2026D 2–2v Hull City Premier League
9 Sep 2026W 6–3v Leeds United EFL Cup
6 Sep 2026L 1–2at Arsenal Premier League

Head to head

21 Mar 2026Everton 3–0 Chelsea Premier League
13 Dec 2025Chelsea 2–0 Everton Premier League

Everton

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
James Tarkowski Defender9000–56.7−3.2
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall Midfielder9000–55.6−0.5
Tyrique George Forward3500–55.5–
Vitaliy Mykolenko Defender9000–54.7+4.5
Jarrad Branthwaite Defender90000.0748.7−6.9
Merlin Röhl Midfielder90000.0346.6+1.2
Jordan Pickford Goalkeeper9000–46.6−6.5
Jack Grealish Midfielder85000.0446.2−4.7
James Garner Midfielder9000–43.5−17.4
Thierno Barry Forward90000.3143.0−9.5
Ainsley Maitland-Niles Defender5500–41.3−3.6
Harrison Armstrong Midfielder8500–40.2−6.0
Brennan Johnson Forward1900–36.9–
Christian Nørgaard Midfielder1900–36.0–

Chelsea

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Pedro Neto Midfielder89200.3887.6+31.4
Jordan Henderson Midfielder90000.2468.4+16.7
Cole Palmer Midfielder90000.1463.7+6.9
Morgan Rogers Midfielder90000.1759.6−1.0
Emiliano Martínez Goalkeeper7500–57.1+5.4
Roméo Lavia Midfielder1200–56.9–
Moisés Caicedo Midfielder89000.0556.6+4.3
Mike Penders Goalkeeper1500–55.1–
Levi Colwill Defender9000–53.3−2.3
Josh Acheampong Defender9000–53.2+2.3
Jorrel Hato Defender8900–51.4−2.6
Maxence Lacroix Defender90000.2751.2−13.0
João Pedro Forward89000.2948.8−7.2
Marco Palestra Midfielder1200–41.5–
Danny Welbeck Forward1200–39.9–
Geovany Quenda Midfielder100–34.1–