Tyrique George has been made to wait for his first Premier League start as Chelsea face Everton this afternoon.
George scored his first senior goal during the Conference League quarter-final win over Legia Warsaw earlier this month and then came off the bench to net a vital equaliser in last weekend’s dramatic comeback victory at Fulham.
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With Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson both on long goal droughts, calls are growing for academy graduate George to be handed an opportunity from the start, but Enzo Maresca ignored them.
Chelsea will be without Malo Gusto through injury, but Moises Caicedo has got the nod ahead of Reece James.
Christopher Nkunku will also be back in the matchday squad, having been dropped for the trip to Fulham for “technical reasons”.
Wesley Fofana is out for the season for Chelsea and Marc Guiu not quite ready to return just yet, while Mykhailo Mudryk remains unavailable.
Confirmed team news
Chelsea XI: Sanchez; Caicedo, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella; Lavia, Fernandez; Madueke, Palmer, Neto; Jackson
Subs: Jorgensen, Adarabioyo, Badiashile, James, Acheampong, Dewsbury-Hall, Nkunku, Sancho, George
Everton XI: Pickford; Patterson,O'Brien, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Gueye, Garner; Harrison, Doucoure, Ndiaye; Beto
Subs: Virgínia, Begovic, Keane, Young, Coleman, Alcaraz, Iroegbunam, McNeil, Chermiti
Injured: Gusto, Fofana, Guiu, Kellyman
Unavailable: Mudryk
Time and date: 12:30pm BST on Saturday April 26, 2025
Venue: Stamford Bridge, London
How to watch: TNT Sports
