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Everton defender Leighton Baines believes his side can overcome derby dismay against Chelsea
Toffees star confident of bouncing back against Blues...
| Bet: | Returns: | Everton £31.00 | Draw £32.50 | Chelsea £22.50 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Everton £31.00 | Draw £31.00 | Chelsea £21.00 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Everton £33.00 | Draw £32.50 | Chelsea £22.50 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Everton £32.50 | Draw £33.00 | Chelsea £22.50 |
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| Bet: | Returns: | Everton £28.50 | Draw £32.00 | Chelsea £22.80 |
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8 Feb 2010 22:23:00
By Steve Alexander
Everton full-back Leighton Baines feels his side can overcome their disappointing derby loss to Liverpool and spring a shock result against Chelsea on Wednesday night.
The Toffees failed to get anything from their trip to Anfield on Saturday despite playing against ten men for most of the game.
They are now without the injured Marouane Fellaini and the suspended Steven Pienaar for their home game against Chelsea, but Baines believes his side can put a dent in Carlo Ancelotti's title charge.
"It feels like a massive opportunity missed," Baines told the Liverpool Echo. "We came up against a Liverpool side that started out well and showed they were hungry."
"We are very strong at home though, and feel confident we can beat anyone at Goodison. There have been a few games against Chelsea when we’ve played well and should have beaten them.
"There’s a few games against the top four sides which have been the same. We have just got a point rather than what we deserved, but if we play anything like we did at Stamford Bridge we can get a point.
"We will miss Steven because of his ban, and missing Marouane too means we are without two very influential players but at least Mikel [Arteta] came on and got some good minutes."
Baines believes the first-half sending off of Liverpool defender Sotiris Kyrgiakos made their task even harder.
He said: "They really set out their stall in the first fifteen minutes but once the game slowed down, we felt we had a chance and we were comfortable.
"But them going down to ten men seemed to make it that bit more difficult for us.
"I think automatically when you do go down to ten men you tend to stay in your slots and make it hard to play against them."
The Toffees failed to get anything from their trip to Anfield on Saturday despite playing against ten men for most of the game.
They are now without the injured Marouane Fellaini and the suspended Steven Pienaar for their home game against Chelsea, but Baines believes his side can put a dent in Carlo Ancelotti's title charge.
"It feels like a massive opportunity missed," Baines told the Liverpool Echo. "We came up against a Liverpool side that started out well and showed they were hungry."
"We are very strong at home though, and feel confident we can beat anyone at Goodison. There have been a few games against Chelsea when we’ve played well and should have beaten them.
"There’s a few games against the top four sides which have been the same. We have just got a point rather than what we deserved, but if we play anything like we did at Stamford Bridge we can get a point.
"We will miss Steven because of his ban, and missing Marouane too means we are without two very influential players but at least Mikel [Arteta] came on and got some good minutes."
Baines believes the first-half sending off of Liverpool defender Sotiris Kyrgiakos made their task even harder.
He said: "They really set out their stall in the first fifteen minutes but once the game slowed down, we felt we had a chance and we were comfortable.
"But them going down to ten men seemed to make it that bit more difficult for us.
"I think automatically when you do go down to ten men you tend to stay in your slots and make it hard to play against them."
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