England - Capital One Cup
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Played
October 26, 2011 8:00 PM BST
Goodison Park — Liverpool
Referee:‬ L. Mason‎
Attendance:‬ 23070‎
 
83′ Louis Saha
Salomon Kalou 38′
 
Daniel Sturridge 116′

League Cup Preview: Everton v Chelsea

Capital club have fielded weakened teams in the competition so far, unlike their hosts who were boosted by a recent late victory over the visitors' London rivals Fulham

By David Lynch

More On :  Chelsea FC, Everton, Everton vs Chelsea FC
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 PROBABLE LINEUPS

EVERTON

Mucha
Coleman, Jagielka, Distin, Baines
Barkley, Neville, Fellaini, Rodwell, Drenthe
Saha
CHELSEA

Cech
Ferreira, Alex, David Luiz, Bertrand
Romeu, McEachran, Meireles
Kalou, Torres, Malouda
Buoyed by Everton’s late league win over Fulham, David Moyes will be looking to maintain momentum in a tough home tie. Given their lack of squad depth, Everton have thus far fielded strong teams in this competition with backup keeper Jan Mucha being the most notable reserve to feature throughout.

Impressive youngster Ross Barkley is likely to be given more time to aid his development in the Toffees’ midfield, hoping to provide ammo for a lone striker, most probably Louis Saha.

Andre Villas-Boas has the suspensions of three players - Didier Drogba, Ashley Cole and Jose Bosingwa – to consider ahead of this tie but can now select Fernando Torres after the Spaniard completed his three-match ban.

Chelsea picked a weakened side in their previous League Cup tie this season and may well do the same in order to give their youth prospects some vital minutes at Goodison Park.

Former Barcelona starlet Oriol Romeu could start alongside highly-rated England under-21 midfielder Josh McEachran in an inexperienced Blues outfit.

DID YOU KNOW?
  • Chelsea and Everton faced each other just two weeks ago at Stamford Bridge with the Londoners running out 3-1 winners on that occasion.
  • These two sides met in domestic knockout competition last season as Everton dumped Chelsea out of the FA Cup on penalties in the fourth round.
  • The last time the two sides faced each other in the League Cup, Chelsea secured a 3-1 aggregate win in the semi-final of the 2007-08 edition of the competition.
  • Everton have never won a League Cup match against Chelsea in seven attempts, drawing two and losing five.
  • Everton have never won this trophy, finishing as runner-up on two occasions.
  • Chelsea have also lost in two League Cup finals but have lifted the trophy four times.
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Head to Head
England - Premier League ‎(EPL)‎ May 19, 2013 Chelsea FC 2 - Everton 1
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England - Premier League ‎(EPL)‎ Dec 30, 2012 Everton 1 - Chelsea FC 2
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England - Premier League ‎(EPL)‎ Feb 11, 2012 Everton 2 - Chelsea FC 0
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England - Capital One Cup ‎(CCUP)‎ Oct 26, 2011 Everton 1 - Chelsea FC 2
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England - Premier League ‎(EPL)‎ Oct 15, 2011 Chelsea FC 3 - Everton 1
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Last Five Matches
Everton
May 19, 2013Chelsea FC 2 - Everton 1EPL
May 12, 2013Everton 2 - West Ham 0EPL
May 5, 2013Liverpool 0 - Everton 0EPL
Apr 27, 2013Everton 1 - Fulham 0EPL
Apr 20, 2013Sunderland 1 - Everton 0EPL
Chelsea FC
May 19, 2013Chelsea FC 2 - Everton 1EPL
May 15, 2013Benfica 1 - Chelsea FC 2EL
May 11, 2013Aston Villa 1 - Chelsea FC 2EPL
May 8, 2013Chelsea FC 2 - Tottenham 2EPL
May 5, 2013Man Utd. 0 - Chelsea FC 1EPL
Odds
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Team News
Available Squads
1Jan MuchaGoalkeeper
3Leighton BainesDefender
5John HeitingaDefender
15Sylvain Distin Defender
7Diniyar BilyaletdinovMidfielder
10Royston DrentheMidfielder
-Tim CahillMidfielder
18Phil NevilleDefender
25Marouane FellainiMidfielder
17Jack RodwellMidfielder
8Louis SahaStriker
24Marcus HahnemannGoalkeeper
2Tony HibbertDefender
23Seamus ColemanDefender
20Ross BarkleyMidfielder
21Leon OsmanMidfielder
9Denis StracqualursiStriker
27Apostolos VelliosStriker
22Ross TurnbullGoalkeeper
4David LuizDefender
33AlexDefender
34Ryan BertrandDefender
2Branislav IvanovicDefender
6Oriol RomeuMidfielder
15Florent MaloudaMidfielder
51Josh McEachranMidfielder
36Romelu LukakuStriker
21Salomon KalouStriker
21Nicolas AnelkaStriker
1Petr CechGoalkeeper
19Paulo FerreiraDefender
8Frank LampardMidfielder
12John Obi MikelMidfielder
10Juan MataStriker
9Fernando TorresStriker
15Daniel SturridgeStriker
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