The focus will be on John Stones but not at the end of the game should Chelsea falter once more. The reigning champions are eight points adrift of Manchester City with four games gone and are still searching for the confidence, form and power that contributed to a 6-3 win here early last season. Everton’s injury problems at left-back, where the new £9.5m signing Ramiro Funes Mori may have to make his debut out of position, could be exploited. Andy Hunter
Kick-off Saturday 12.45pm
Venue Goodison Park
Last season Everton 3 Chelsea 6
Live BT Sport 1
Referee A Marriner
This season G2, Y9, R1, 5.0 cards per game
Odds H 3-1 A Evens D 5-2
Everton
Subs from Funes Mori, Lennon, Robles, Browning, Osman, Oviedo, Deulofeu, Naismith, Besic, McGeady, Gibson
Doubtful Oviedo (knee)
Injured Cleverley (ankle, Oct), Baines (ankle, Dec), Hibbert (knee, Dec), Pienaar (hamstring)
Suspended None
Form DWLD
Discipline Y4 R0
Leading scorers Barkley, Lukaku 2
Chelsea
Subs from Blackman, Beeney, Rahman, Zouma, Aina, Djilobodji, Mikel, Ramires, Loftus-Cheek, Traoré, Falcao, Kenedy, Rémy
Doubtful Ramires (knee)
Injured Courtois (knee, Dec), Oscar (knee, 16 Sep)
Suspended None
Form DLWL
Discipline Y5 R2
Leading scorer Five players 1
