Hello and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE text commentary of Everton versus Chelsea at Goodison Park. Frank Lampard's side can go top of the table, at least temporarily, with victory in Merseyside this evening. Everton, meanwhile, are on the slide and have lost their last two home matches. Follow us for team news, match stats, manager comments and then the live action, from 20:00GMT.

Iwobi does well to win Everton their first corner of the game. The big men from the back pile forward.

Richarlison comes in off the left, riding a challenge and playing a nice give-and-go with Sigurdsson as he races into the box. But his shot lacks any power or direction and Mendy makes a comfortable save.

Lovely to have authentic crowd noise in the ground.

Werner speeds away down the right, centering it to Havertz, who has James in support in space on the edge of the box. The pass isn't good, though, and James shoots on the stretch and it's blocked by Godfrey.

Kick-off! Chelsea, in their away kit, get us underway after the players take the knee. Spontaneous applause from the supporters.

Wow, there may only be 2,000 fans here, but there is some buzz at Goodison Park as the players come out to Z-Cars.

Five minutes until kick-off! It's Everton versus Chelsea in the Premier League, it's LIVE and it's NEXT!

Ten minutes until kick-off at Goodison! Will Everton miss Rodriguez or can they spring a surprise against a Chelsea side unbeaten in 17 in all competitions?

Pre-match stat: Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti took charge of 76 Premier League games with Chelsea from 2009 to 2011, averaging 2.07 points per game in his spell with the Blues. Current Chelsea boss Frank Lampard played in 60 of these 76 matches, scoring 32 goals; only under José Mourinho did Lampard score more in the Premier League (49 in 140 appearances).

There will be 2,000 home fans in attendance tonight. Fantastic to have some supporters back in grounds across the Premier League.

The draw keeps both Manchester clubs below Chelsea, who start the game in third and can leapfrog Tottenham and Liverpool to top the league with victory. Everton, meanwhile, are 10th but can move into the top six with a home win.

Pre-match stat: Everton have won their last two Premier League home games against Chelsea, last winning three in a row against the Blues between February 2010-February 2012.

Lampard has been praising Ancelotti in the press, having played under the Italian at Stamford Bridge. "I've been influenced by people and I was influenced by him as a player and as a man at the time," said Lampard. "He's right at the top when I speak about the managers I've worked with - his huge success he has had in his career, working at various clubs and one-to-one I found him a great coach and a great man."

Carlo Ancelotti (via Everton's official website): "The game will be really tough and for us to win it needs a performance close to perfect in every aspect. We improved a little bit in our past two games and, honestly, could have taken more than one point. We are trying to achieve balance between defence and attack. Offensively there have been few problems. We have been creating chances and, most of the time, scoring goals. For our opponents, though, there have been too many opportunities."

Just the one change from the Chelsea side that defeated Leeds, with Mateo Kovacic, making his 50th Premier League start, coming in for the injured Hakim Ziyech. Tino Anjorin's reward for a fine display in the Champions League draw with Krasnodar is a place on the Blues bench.

Gylfi Sigurdsson comes in for James Rodriguez, missing with a muscle injury, and Mason Holgate comes in for Fabian Delph, who is also injured. Is it a 4-4-2 or a 3-4-3 formation for Everton tonight? That remains to be seen.

Everton XI: Pickford, Keane, Holgate, Mina, Godfrey, Iwobi, Allan, Doucoure, Sigurdsson, Richarlison, Calvert-Lewin.. subs: Olsen, Kenny, Tosun, Bernard, Gomes, Gordon, Davies. /// Chelsea XI: Mendy, Chilwell, James, Thiago, Zouma, Kovacic, Kante, Mount, Havertz, Werner, Giroud. Subs: Arrizabalaga, Rudiger, Jorginho, Abraham, Gilmour, Azpilicueta, Anjorin.