» Everton have taken just six points from eight Premier League home matches, while Chelsea have taken four times that amount on their travels.

» The Toffees haven’t won any of their last twenty meetings with the Blues with their last victory coming in November 2004, when they triumphed 2-1.

» Everton have taken points from one of their league meetings with Chelsea in each of the last three seasons but on the last two occasions it was in the away game.

» Last season David Moyes’ side lost all four home games against the Big Four sides and won none of their home games against the top seven.

» Didier Drogba has scored in each of his last four starts against Everton

» Tim Cahill may start as an emergency striker but he hasn’t scored at Goodison Park since March, when he scored his only goal there this year.

» Eight of the last ten league encounters between Everton and Chelsea have featured under 2.5 goals, including each of the last three.