Everton face further pressure in tough trip to Chelsea
Dominic Calvert-Lewin has scored in his last two games but Everton have been short of goals (Picture: Getty Images)
Everton will be fine when the dust has settled on a Premier League season which has been another nightmare for the blue half of Merseyside.
But while they can scrape enough points from their remaining matches to survive the drop, the Toffees are unlikely to return home with anything from their trip to Stamford Bridge.
The deduction of eight points this season has given undoubtedly left Sean Dyche and his playing staff with a siege mentality but just one league win since the middle of December paints a truer picture of why they are only two points above the relegation zone.
Add the deductions to Everton?s tally and they would have 35 points which would put them in 14th place in the table and needing just a couple of draws from their remaining seven games for safety.
But that?s hardly a season for the ages and leaves them firmly entrenched among the also-rans in terms of relevance, let alone having any European ambitions.
They would still be in a worse position than chronic underachievers like – let?s think – ah, yes, Chelsea who they meet in a Monday Night Football showcase at Stamford Bridge.
Mauricio Pochettino?s team may be wildly inconsistent but at least they can pull the odd victory out of the wreckage of their season every now and then.
Everton?s controversial win at home to Burnley last weekend took their tally from the last 45...
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