Team news
James Rodriguez (calf) has been ruled out for Everton, who will also be without Seamus Coleman and Fabian Delph (both hamstring), as well as long-term absentee Lucas Digne.
Chelsea will again be without Hakim Ziyech and Callum Hudson-Odoi (both hamstring). Christian Pulisic (hamstring) is expected to be available having trained all week.
Did you know"
Everton are looking to win a third consecutive Premier League home match against Chelsea for the first time since 2012.
The Toffees have lost their last two PL home encounters. They have not lost three in a row at Goodison Park since March 2016, while Carlo Ancelotti hasn’t lost three consecutive home league matches since November 2006, when he was in charge of Milan.
Chelsea are unbeaten in their last eight PL matches against their former managers, and have lost just five of their 34 such meetings in the competition overall (W21 D8).
Olivier Giroud can equal the club's PL record by scoring in a seventh consecutive start in the competition, matching Mark Stein’s run for them in 1993/94.
Match officials
Referee: Jonathan Moss. Assistants: Marc Perry, Dan Robathan. Fourth official: Lee Mason. VAR: Andre Marriner. Assistant VAR: Andy Halliday.
