Chelsea can put a 7-point gap between itself and Everton with a win at Stamford Bridge on Saturday (Watch live, 1:30 p.m. ET Saturday on NBC and online via NBC Sports).
Everton has to find a way to win the midfield battle without standout Idrissa Gueye, who misses the match thanks to yellow card accumulation.
The Blues have John Terry on the bench, again rolling with a three-back set-up of Cesar Azpilicueta, David Luiz, and Gary Cahill.
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Chelsea: Courtois; Azpilicueta, David Luiz, Cahill (c); Moses, Kante, Matic, Alonso; Pedro, Diego Costa, Hazard. Subs: Begovic, Aina, Ivanovic, Terry, Chalobah, Oscar, Batshuayi.
Everton: Stekelenburg, Coleman, Jagielka, Williams, Funes Mori, Oviedo, Barry, Cleverley, Barkley, Bolasie, Lukaku. Subs: Joel, Holgate, Davies, Mirallas, Deulofeu, Lennon, Valencia.
