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The Blues aim to continue their momentum after thrashing Dynamo Kiev midweek to reach the Europa League quarter-finals

Charlie Bradley
Sunday 17 March 2019 17:10 GMT
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Maurizio Sarri: Callum Hudson-Odoi is Chelsea and England's future

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Both teams will feel they should be doing better this season. Everton have slumped to the bottom half of the table and Marco Silva is under immense pressure as a result.

Jordan Pickford has a shocker at Newcastle United last week as Newcastle turned the game on its head to win. The hosts will need Richarlison to continue providing fire-power if they are to threaten Chelsea on Sunday.

After a difficult start to 2019 Maurizio Sarri’s Chelsea have stabilised in recent weeks.

They breezed into the Europa League quarter finals with an 8-0 aggregate win over Dynamo Kiev, and in the league they can go level on points with fourth placed Arsenal with a win on Sunday.

They have multiple routes into next season’s Champions League, but they will want to make sure they are competing on both fronts to increase their chances of qualifying.

When does it start?

Everton vs Chelsea kicks at 16:30 on Sunday 17th March.

Where can I watch it?

The game will be televised on Sky Sports Premier League.

Who's playing?

Everton: Pickford, Coleman, Keane, Mina, Digne, Andre Gomes, Gueye, Richarlison, Sigurdsson, Bernard, Calvert-Lewin.

Subs: Baines, Walcott, Tosun, Schneiderlin, Stekelenburg, Davies, Lookman.

Chelsea: Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Luiz, Alonso, Kante, Jorginho, Barkley, Pedro, Higuain, Hazard.

Subs: Loftus-Cheek, Caballero, Kovacic, Giroud, Hudson-Odoi, Willian, Christensen.

Player to watch

Callum Hudson-Odoi has seized every opportunity afforded to him this season.

You could hardly blame him for wanting to leave in January, but he has stayed and proved very useful for Sarri despite being just 18 years of age. He scored a goal and gave an assist on Thursday night’s thrashing of Dynamo Kiev. Wil Sarri finally trust him in the Premier League?

Chelsea thrashed Dynamo midweek
Chelsea thrashed Dynamo midweek (EPA)

Form Guide

Everton: LLWDL

Chelsea: WLWWD

Odds

Everton: 11/4

Draw: 13/5

Chelsea: 10/11

Live updates

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Fulham 0-0 Liverpool

8 minutes

Alisson tests the nerves of the travelling Liverpool fans, delaying with the ball at his feet before eventually firing a pass out to Robertson. Both sides are looking to settle into the game at the moment.

Callum Rice-Coates17 March 2019 14:24

Fulham 0-0 Liverpool

9 minutes

Some nice buildup play on the edge of the Liverpool box gives Ryan Babel some space against his former club. He picks out Seri, whose curling shot rises over the bar.

Callum Rice-Coates17 March 2019 14:25

Fulham 0-0 Liverpool

11 minutes

Robertson beats Fosu-Mensah to a long diagonal ball and races into the box. He has time and space to pick out a teammate, but can only find the hands of Rico. An opportunity wasted for Liverpool's left back.

Callum Rice-Coates17 March 2019 14:27

Fulham 0-0 Liverpool

15 minutes

Fulham cannot afford to give Alexander-Arnold too much space. The young right back collects the ball near the touchline and whips an excellent ball across goal. There's no one there to capitalise, but that's a warning sign for the hosts.

Callum Rice-Coates17 March 2019 14:31

Fulham 0-0 Liverpool

17 minutes

It's not quite happening for Liverpool in the final third. Robertson fires a pass into the feet of Mane but he miscontrols. Scott Parker won't be at all disappointed by how things have gone so far.

Callum Rice-Coates17 March 2019 14:33

Fulham 0-0 Liverpool

18 minutes

Salah collects the ball deep in Fulham's half and runs at Ream, who does well to slide in and win the ball. From the resulting corner, Matip has a free header but glances it well wide.

Callum Rice-Coates17 March 2019 14:34

Fulham 0-0 Liverpool

20 minutes

Alexander-Arnold plays another brilliantly accurate ball into the feet of Salah, who looks to swivel and turn away from Chambers. He doesn't see Bryan, though, who races back and robs him of the ball. Fulham, perhaps surprisingly given the rate with which they concede, have defended well so far.

Callum Rice-Coates17 March 2019 14:36

Fulham 0-0 Liverpool

24 minutes

Fulham come forward for the first time in a while. Babel surges towards goal from the left, linking up with Ayite and then hitting a powerful shot. It's blocked, though, and Liverpool come away with the ball.

Callum Rice-Coates17 March 2019 14:40

Fulham 0-0 Liverpool

25 minutes

Liverpool break quickly following Fulham's rare forage forward and Lallana finds himself in the box. He delays his shot, though, and loses out.

Callum Rice-Coates17 March 2019 14:41

GOAL! Fulham 0-1 Liverpool (Mane)

25 minutes

It's that man again! Sadio Mane makes it 11 goals in 11 games. He plays an incisive one-two with Firmino on the edge of Fulham's box, breaks into the middle and fires home from close range. Fulham can do nothing to stop that.

Callum Rice-Coates17 March 2019 14:41

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