Everton and Chelsea come into this near season-defining game needing the points for very different reasons.
Frank Lampard's side, who put up a valiant fight in their 2-0 loss last time out in the Merseyside derby against Liverpool last weekend, wiill be desperate to get one over his beloved club for personal reasons. More importantly, though, Burnley's 2-1 win over Watford on Saturday meant that the gap for the Toffees between themselves and the Clarets and Leeds is five points, meaning a win is imperative if they are to retain hope of avoiding the drop.
Thankfully, they have two games in hand on their relegation-threatened rivals but points in the bag are often more valuable at this stage of the season as we come down to crunch time. On the contrary, Chelsea are feeling a lot easier about themselves despite dropping two points in wasteful fashion midweek against Ralf Rangnick's stuttering Man United side.
