- Ashley Williams headed against own bar as Chelsea come closest to scoring
- Everton XI: Pickford, Kenny, Jagielka, Keane, Martina, Schneiderlin, Gueye (Baningime), Davies (Williams), Lennon (Sandro), Calvert-Lewin, Sigurdsson
- Chelsea XI: Courtois, Azpilicueta, Christensen, Rudiger, Moses (Zappacosta), Kante, Bakayoko, Alonso, Willian (Batshuayi), Pedro (Fabregas), Hazard
- Wayne Rooney left out of Everton squad after being ruled out with illness
- Premier League champions Chelsea travel to Everton on Saturday lunchtime
- Sam Allardyce has reinvigorated the Blues since replacing Ronald Koeman
- Antonio Conte's side sit third, 14 points behind league leaders Manchester City
Published: 06:11 EST, 23 December 2017 | Updated: 09:10 EST, 23 December 2017
Sam Allardyce's Everton welcome the Premier League champions to Goodison Park for the early Premier League kick-off on Saturday lunchtime.
The Blues have been reinvigorated under Allardyce and have climbed to ninth in the table since he replace d Ronald Koeman. Chelsea, meanwhile, sit third, 14 points behind league leaders Manchester City.
You can follow all the action live from Goodison Park with Sportsmail's DAN RIPLEY, with the game getting underway at 12.30pm GMT.
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