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Both Chelsea and Manchester City will start desperately needing a win after slip ups in their previous outings.
The Blues are back in action shortly after a shock failure to beat Nottingham Forest. It did their ambitions of a top four finish no good as they are now eighth and seven points behind Manchester United. Liverpool are sixth with Spurs sandwiched between United and the Reds.
City were also held to a draw which dealt their title ambitions a big blow. They are seven behind leaders Arsenal and it would seem that all is not well.
Both Kyle Walker and Joao Cancelo were unused substitutes for Manchester City with Pep Guardiola hinting at bad body language as the reason for their absence against Everton.
Guardiola opted fortalented teenager Rico Lewis to start at right wing-back in all three of City’s games since the season resumed after the World Cup. Nathan Ake has also been preferred on the left with both Walker and Cancelo playing a bit-part role in recent weeks.
Phil Foden has been a similarly surprising omission from Guardiola’s starting line-up with both Riyad Mahrez and Jack Grealish preferred so far.
Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez could be the key to a January turn around for Graham Potter after a damaging draw against Nottingham Forest.
Potter has not recorded back-to-back league wins since October and is keen to develop his squad with the World Cup winner on the brink of a move.