Chelsea get the weekend action under way when the champions kick off the early match against Everton at Goodison Park.

Everton defender John Stones can expect to come under close scrutiny after Chelsea made three unsuccessful bids for him last month, prompting the 21-year-old England international to hand in a transfer request.

For Everton manager Roberto Martinez, though, that's already history.

"John has gone from strength to strength in a period of high pressure and has used it in the right way, taking the support of everyone at the club, and has performed with incredible maturity and composure," Martinez said.

"Any story or any backlash still from the transfer window I am not going to entertain."

Chelsea will be without goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois after he picked up a knee injury in training.

Chelsea manager José Mourinho said Courtois will be out for "quite a long time" and that Asmir Begovic would take over between the posts.