Chelsea v Everton Premiership Odds Favour Blues in Cup Final Dress Rehearsal

Wednesday’s Premiership clash between Chelsea and Everton at Stamford Bridge is a great example of the irony that football can often present. It is the first game that after both teams will play after triumphing in last weekend’s respective FA Cup Semi Finals and ironically it will be a dress rehearsal for when the sides next meet on Saturday 30th May 2009.

Chelsea beat Arsenal 2-1 in Saturday’s first Semi Final and Everton overcame Man Utd on penalties following a 0-0 draw in Sunday’s second Semi Final. Bookmakers Ladbrokes have installed Chelsea as the 4/9  favourites for Wednesday’s live Sky Sports game and the Blues are also favourites to win the FA Cup at a not too much bigger price of 1/2.  Ladbrokes also make Everton are 6/4 to win the FA Cup but are much bigger at 7/1 to win at Stamford Bridge, a result that would end Chelsea’s outside chances of winning the Premier League.

The stats don’t provide much hope for the Toffees who have not beaten Chelsea in 21 times of asking, last beating the Blues back in 2001 and their last win at Stamford Bridge cam back in the 1994/95 season – the same season that Everton last won the FA Cup.

Anyone having a bet on this game will surely have to side with Guus Hiddink’s men who have lost just once in all competitions since the Dutchman took charge in February and Didider Drogba, match winner for Chelsea over Arsenal at Wembley is the man who has been responsible for most of the goals during that sequenece of impressive results. Drogba has scored 9 times in the 12 games he has played under Hiddink, including scoring in each of the last four games and looks a sure fire bet to score at any time against Everton and at 11/10 with Victor Chandler, it is hard to put you off and the same firm go 4/1 that he scores the first goal in the game.

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