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Football Tracker: Everton hosting Chelsea, Atletico Madrid away to Espanyol

A general view of the outside of Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium
A general view of the outside of Everton's Hill Dickinson StadiumCARL RECINE / GETTY IMAGES EUROPE / GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP / Flashscore

Two months into the 2026/27 season, the stakes are only getting higher, with some sides starting to build momentum and some coaches starting to come under real pressure. Who can keep strong starts going and who can stop the rot? You can find out right here, with Flashscore's Football Tracker covering all the weekend action across Europe's top leagues.

Saturday's highlights

• Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City are all in Premier League action today, with Xabi Alonso's side visiting Everton before the Reds face Brentford in London and City play host to Ipswich

• It's a big day in Spain, where Atletico Madrid are taking on Espanyol before LaLiga leaders Barcelona welcome third-placed Real Betis to Camp Nou in the evening

• Over in Germany, Borussia Dortmund will look to maintain their unbeaten start to the season and go five points clear of Bayern Munich at the top of the table with a win over Union Berlin, before their rivals contest a heavyweight clash with RB Leipzig

• In Europe's other major leagues, PSG are out to beat Strasbourg and go from sixth to first in Ligue 1, while Italian giants Napoli, Inter and Roma are all in action

Follow every kick of Everton vs Chelsea here

Key updates

Saturday, October 17th

11:00 CET - Hello and welcome to Flashscore's coverage of this weekend's football!

The fun will begin in just over two hours with a tantalising clash between the Premier League's fifth and sixth-placed teams, Everton and Chelsea, and it will very much be a clash of contrasts.

There's barely been a dull moment in the first few months of Xabi Alonso's tenure at Chelsea, with the Blues looking lethal going forward but wide open at the other end. As a result, only two Premier League sides have scored more goals than them thus far, but none have conceded more.

Where Everton and Chelsea sit in the table ahead of their clash
Where Everton and Chelsea sit in the table ahead of their clashFlashscore

Everton, on the flip side, have been far less spectacular, but far more steady. Today's hosts have only won two matches and scored eight goals across their six games, but have yet to lose and have only conceded five times.

Despite the differing starts to the season, though, both sides enter this afternoon's clash in Merseyside on 10 points, with their sights set on claiming three points that would give them a spot in the top four and some breathing room from those behind them.

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