Chelsea vs. Everton: Team News, Preview, Live Stream and TV Info

Chelsea will hope to continue their impressive form on Saturday, when they host Everton at Stamford Bridge in Week 11 of the 2016-17 Premier League season.

The Toffees have fallen back to Earth after an impressive start to the year, winning just one of their last four matches, while the Blues have been firing on all cylinders of late.

With four consecutive wins, manager Antonio Conte's troops sit just one point out of first place, so there's plenty on the line when these two sides meet on Saturday.

Time: 5:30 p.m. GMT/1:30 p.m. ET

Venue: Stamford Bridge

TV Info: BT Sport 4 (UK), NBC Sports (U.S.)

Live Stream: BT Sport app, NBC Live Extra

Team News

As reported by the Blues' official website, both Kurt Zouma and Marco van Ginkel are working their way back to full fitness and have been playing for the development squad, but neither is expected to feature on Saturday.

Everton boss Ronald Koeman expects goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg to be fit for the Chelsea clash, per the team's official Twitter account:

Predicted Chelsea XI: Thibaut Courtois, Cesar Azpilicueta, David Luiz, Gary Cahill, Victor Moses, Nemanja Matic, N'Golo Kante, Marcos Alonso, Pedro, Eden Hazard, Diego Costa

Predicted Everton XI: Maarten Stekelenburg, Phil Jagielka, Ashley Williams, Ramiro Funes Mori, Bryan Oviedo, Gareth Barry, Tom Cleverley, Seamus Coleman, Gerard Deulofeu, Yannick Bolasie, Romelu Lukaku

Preview

To say Chelsea have been in excellent form of late would be an understatement―as shared by Squawka Football, the team's defence, criticised as the main weakness at the start of the season, put together a stunning run in October:

Manager Antonio Conte has his team playing compact, positive football, finding plenty of space out wide and often dominating the midfield proceedings.

Victor Moses looks like an entirely different player, Eden Hazard has rediscovered his shooting touch, Marcos Alonso might be one of the signings of the summer and Diego Costa is the early front-runner for the top scorer's title.

As shared by the club's official Twitter account, Conte is more than happy with his team's performances, as he ought to be:

Saturday will present an entirely different challenge for his defence, however. Lukaku has scored or assisted in every Premier League match he has played in since September, and with seven goals already, the Belgian is once again off to a flying start to the season.

His raw power, deceptive pace and tendency to slide out wide and keep moving makes him a nightmare to defend for any three-man defence, particularly with the likes of Gerard Deulofeu playing right behind him.

As shared by Kristof Terreur of Het Laatste Nieuws, shutting down the former Chelsea man is the key to beating Everton:

Everton have conceded just eight goals so far, the second-best mark in the Premier League behind Tottenham Hotspur, so Hazard and Costa won't have it easy on Saturday. But Gary Cahill and David Luiz will be key, with the duo likely tasked to stop Lukaku at all costs.