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Leighton Baines says that not beating Liverpool at the weekend was an opportunity missed, but insists he and his Everton team-mates will bounce back when the Blues entertain Chelsea this Wednesday.

He said: “It feels like a massive opportunity missed. We came up against a Liverpool side that started out well and showed they were hungry.

“We are very strong at home though, and feel confident we can beat anyone at Goodison. There have been a few games against Chelsea when we’ve played well and should have beaten them.

“There’s a few games against the top four sides which have been the same. We have just got a point rather than what we deserved, but if we play anything like we did at Stamford Bridge we can get a point.

“We will miss Steven because of his ban, and missing Marouane too means we are without two very influential players but at least Mikel came on and got some good minutes.

“He will be a big player for us and Jack Rodwell is getting back to full fitness too which is important.” Discuss this on our forums