Our football match prediction:
Chelsea
Match Time & Date:
25/10/2017
19:45 GMT
Prediction: 1-1
Everton
All eyes will be on Stamford Bridge when Chelsea and Everton face each other in the last 16 of the League Cup. The Blues’s schedule has been pretty busy of late and we predict that coach Antonio Conte is going to rest his first-team regulars in Tuesday’s football match against Everton. Michy Batshuayi is likely to lead the line for the host against Ronald Koeman’s troops and, no doubt, the opposition defenders should have the Belgium international at bay. Everton have been struggling in the Premier League this season and they are desperate to give fans something to cheer about. The Toffees want this win more than the Blues and we predict that the visitors will share the spoils with Antonio Conte’s troops at Stamford Bridge, in the regular time at least. A man to watch in the away team will be Wayne Rooney, who returned to Everton in the summer transfer window.
Highlighted Player (Kante):
Born in Paris in 1991, N’Golo Kante spent his early career playing for French minnows Boulogne and Caen, but he didn’t need a lot of time to catch the eye of high-profile clubs. The holding midfielder was on the verge of joining Marseille in the summer of 2015 when Leicester City submitted a £5.6 million for his services and he eventually signed for the King Power Stadium outfit. Destiny appears to have played a part in the move as Kante would go on to become one of leading Premier League footballers in an unbelievable season that ended with the Foxes winning the Premiership trophy. Having deservedly been nominated for the PFA Player of the Year award, Kante would also receive the first ever call-up for the national team in March 2016, and he impressed in his first two appearances, scoring a goal in the 4-2 triumph over Russia. A combative midfielder with an amazing pair of lungs, Kante impressed Premier League fans and pundits alike, and he will probably go down as one of the best holding midfielders to have ever played for an English club.
Highlighted Team (Everton):
Everton are one of the two Merseyside giants that were formed back in 1878, with the club holding a long-standing rivalry with Liverpool. Everton have participated in the English top flight for a record 113 seasons, with the team competing in the English second tier in just four camaigns. The Toffees play their home matches at Goodison Park, the stadium that was opened in 1892. Everton have won the national championship nine times, with the team winning their last domestic trophy back in 1987. The Toffees have clinched five FA Cup trophies as well and it has to be noted that a victory over Manchester United in the 1994/1995 FA Cup final helped the team win their last title in the prestigious competition. Everton and Liverpool face each other in the Merseyside derby and the clash between the two local rivals has been called the Merseyside derby since 1955. In the 2015/2016 Premier League campaign Everton were hammered by Liverpool (0-4) at Anfield.
