Its probably safe to assume most Chelsea supporters are just pretending that last seasons uncharacteristic 10th-place finish never happened.From the outset last season, the players looked disinterested and sluggish on the pitch, while then manager Jose Mourinho continued to fight off the questions before finally being unceremoniously sacked following a loss to eventual champions Leicester City in December.Antonio Conte, however, has come in and seemingly lit a fire under many of the Chelsea players, including Eden Hazard, Pedro, Willian and Gary Cahill, who seemed so willing to fold and under-perform in the final days of Mourinho-at-Chelsea, part two.Under the enigmatic Italian manager, the Blues (7-1-2) began the season with three consecutive wins before hitting a bit of a rut in form with two defeats and a draw from their next three. But since a 3-0 loss to Arsenal on Sept. 24, Contes boys have looked like the old Chelsea and head into Saturdays clash with Everton at Stamford Bridge with five consecutive wins -- all clean sheets.Previous title winners in west London have been built on defence, and Conte was pleased with his clubs defensive display after a comfortable 2-0 win over Southampton on Sunday which saw Hazard and Diego Costa hit the net.I saw great commitment, work rate -- with the ball and without it, Conte said. For the fourth game we keep a clean sheet. Its fantastic. It means the confidence is increasing and the players, I think the players, deserved this because I see them every day, the way they are working. It is important to arrive with this kind of result and performance because in this way they can trust more in the work.Much of this current run of form can be attributed to the likes of Costa and Hazard finding their scoring form while hitting on a lethal counter-attack, but also a deft switch to a 3-4-3 defensive system which allows wing backs Victor Moses and Marcos Alonso to become key pieces of the starting XI.It is important to pass the first part of the season. If you ask me if I have confidence, then yeah. Were working a lot. I am seeing lot of positive things, Conte continued. I think this is the right way to reach a great satisfaction in this championship.We know the road is long but it is important to continue to work very hard and to improve… To stay this close in the title and first place I think it is good and gives us great confidence.Ronald Koeman got off to a flying start in his Everton tenure, going unbeaten in his opening five matches, but they then hit a dip in form which saw the Toffees go winless in their next four matches.But Koemans boys found a way to get back on track with last weeks comfortable 2-0 victory over West Ham United at Goodison Park. Romelu Lukaku and Ross Barkley netted to lead the Blues.Lukaku has racked up seven goals thus far, behind only Costa for the scoring lead. The Belgian international will have to find a way to get in behind the stout Chelsea defense if they are to get a result away from home.Everton (5-3-2) again are going into the clash shorthanded as defender Leighton Baines and midfielder James McCarthy remain sidelined, while Idrissa Gueye will miss out due to a yellow card suspension. On the positive side, goalkeeper Maarten Steckelenburg is available for selection after missing last weeks match with a foot injury.Maarten is back and did the normal weeks sessions, Koeman said at his pre-match press conference on Thursday afternoon. Hes ready and fit to play, but Baines is not. Hes close to being back but we wont take any risk because after the weekend we have the international break so, if everything goes well, we will have him back after then.Everton are unbeaten in their last three meetings with Chelsea across all competitions. The Toffees claimed a 2-0 win over Chelsea back on March 12 in the FA Cup. 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