FA Cup betting – Chelsea vs Everton

Chelsea vs Everton betting preview

Chelsea and Everton will battle out another tie at Stamford Bridge on Saturday after the 4th round tie finished 1-1 at the end of January. The game is also a repeat of the 2009 cup final which the London side won 2-1. The winner of the match will play Reading at home in the next round.

Chelsea vs Everton odds

Chelsea

Chelsea’s January revival has been halted somewhat over the last few weeks after failing to win their last two games. With their title hopes fading after another draw in the week, though they have Petr Cech to thank for keeping them from defeat, it now seems they have a fight on their hands to even finish in the Champions League places. This may mean that manager Carlo Ancelotti puts an added importance on retaining the FA Cup for a third successive season. However, despite the two recent slip-ups, the Blues have still only lost 1 of their last 7 games and are firm favourites to progress on Saturday and best priced at 1.6 with William Hill. While a 2-1 home win is showing good odds of 9.0 with SkyBet as Chelsea may struggle to overcome a resilient Everton side. January signing Fernando Torres is cup-tied for the game so the focus may be on top scorer Nicholas Anelka to find the net and the Frenchman is a nice price at 6.0 with Bet365 to open the scoring.

Everton

Everton’s form has been quite up and down in recent weeks after good displays against Chelsea and Blackpool have been followed by a not so convincing performance against Bolton in the midweek defeat. Everton do have a decent record at Stamford Bridge though having drawn on their last 3 visits. Tim Cahill returned to the starting line up for the game against Bolton but looked rusty after returning from the Asia Cup with Australia. The midfielder, who has scored 9 goals for the Toffees this season, is a real threat in the air and a good price at 10.0 with Paddy Power to score at anytime with his head. Both of the games between the sides this season have ended in a 1-1 draw and Coral are offering good odds of 8.5 for that to happen again at the weekend with Paddy Power even offering odds of 14.0 for either side to win it on penalties. Although Everton will head to London this weekend without top scorer Louis Saha and the Frenchman will be sadly missed after scoring 7 goals in his last 6 games before his injury.

Highlighted Bets

Chelsea win – 1.6 William Hill
First Goalscorer Nicholas Anelka – 6.0 Bet365
Chelsea to win 2-1 – 9.0 Skybet
1-1 Draw – 8.5 Coral
Either side to win on penalties – 14.0 Paddy Power
Tim Cahill to score a header at any time – 10.0 Paddy Power

By Sam Markham

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