After two games on the road, the Eagles return to Selhurst looking to add to their fine run of form with one more win effectively any threat of being involved in any end of season battle.
TIME/ DATE/ VENUE
- 3pm
- 22nd April 2023
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Selhurst Park, Holmesdale Road, London SE25 6PU
PREVIOUS MEETING
The last time Everton came to visit was in the FA Cup over a year ago now when the Eagles handed them a beating. Goals from Marc Guehi and Jean-Philippe Mateta put the Eagles in control at the break and they added to their tally thanks to Wilfried Zaha and Will Hughes to complete the route before the final whistle.
WHO SCORED MAN OF THE MATCH – Marc Guehi (8.7)
OFFICIALS
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Referee: John Brooks
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Assistants: Matthew Wilkes, Natalie Aspinall
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Fourth official: Thomas Bramall
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VAR: Andy Madley
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Assistant VAR: Harry Lennard
TEAM NEWS
PALACE – Wilfried Zaha and Vicente Guaita are both close to returning but they are unlikely to feature this weekend. Nathaniel Clyne continues to miss out while Nathan Ferguson is regaining full fitness.
EVERTON – Andros Townsend, Abdoulaye Doucoure, Dele Alli and Seamus Coleman are all expected to miss out through injury. Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Ruben Vinagre are doubts.
DISCIPLINARY THIS SEASON
RED CARDS – Tyrick Mitchell (1), James Tomkins (1), Cheick Doucoure (1), Abdoulaye Doucoure (1)
YELLOW CARDS (6+) – Cheick Doucoure (9), Marc Guehi (8), Joachim Andersen (7), Amadou Onana (7), James Tarkowski (6)
FORM GUIDE
Last FIVE meetings between the two sides;
- 22/10/22 Everton 3-0 Palace
- 19/05/22 Everton 3-2 Palace
- 20/03/22 Palace 4-0 Everton
- 12/12/21 Palace 3-1 Everton
- 05/04/21 Everton 1-1 Palace
Last FIVE results for Palace:
- 15/04/23 Southampton 0-2 Palace
- 09/04/23 Leeds 1-5 Palace
- 01/04/23 Palace 2-1 Leicester
- 19/03/23 Arsenal 4-1 Palace
- 15/03/23 Brighton 1-0 Palace
Last FIVE results for Everton;
- 15/04/23 Everton 1-3 Fulham
- 08/04/23 Manchester United 2-0 Everton
- 03/04/23 Everton 1-1 Tottenham
- 18/03/23 Chelsea 2-2 Everton
- 11/03/23 Everton 1-0 Brentford
LEAGUE POSITION
Heading into the fixture, Palace are 12th in the Premier League with 36 points from 31 games played, while Everton are 17th with 27 points from the same amount of games.
RECORD AGAINST EVERTON
- Played 57
- Won 14
- Drawn 19
- Lost 24
FORM PLAYERS ACCORDING TO WHO SCORED
- Eberechi Eze 6.94
- Michael Olise 6.93
- James Tarkowski 6.90
- Dwight McNeil 6.84
ONE TO WATCH
DWIGHT MCNEIL
FORMER CLUBS – Manchester United, Burnley
The winger looks to have finally acclimatised to life at Everton after his move from Burnley last summer but there is a feeling that consistency has been his downfall. Add that to his clear talent and the future will remain bright for the 23-year-old.
KEY CLASH
ODSONNE EDOUARD v JAMES TARKOWSKI
The two players are in form and while the Palace striker did not score at Southampton last weekend, he will be looking to add to his tally for the season. He will have another tough opponent in his way in the shape of the former Burnley defender who certainly takes no prisoners.
PRE-MATCH FACTS
- Palace have won all 3 league games since Roy Hodgson returned to the club, as many as they had in their previous 18 (D5, L10).
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Having won 2 of their first 3 league games under Sean Dyche, Everton have won just 1 of their subsequent 8 (D3 L4). All 3 of those wins have been at home, with the Toffees without a league victory on the road in 11 matches (D4 L7).
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Palace have won just 1 of their past 16 league games against Everton (D7 L8), though that victory was in last season’s corresponding fixture (3-1).
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Dwight McNeil has scored 2 goals in his past 5 league games, as many as in his previous 71. He’s one of just 2 players to score more than once for Everton under Sean Dyche, along with Abdoulaye Doucoure.
PRE-MATCH STATS
- GOALS – Eberechi Eze (7)
- ASSISTS – Michael Olise (8 – 4th in PL)
- PASSES – Marc Guehi (1,691 – 14th in PL)
- TACKLES – Cheick Doucoure (69 – 7th in PL)
- TOUCHES – Marc Guehi (2,050 – 18th in PL)
- SHOTS – Wilfried Zaha (58 – 18th in PL)
- FOULS – Jeffrey Schlupp (45 – 5th in PL)
- DISPOSSESSED – Wilfried Zaha (80 – 1st in PL)
- SAVES – Vicente Guaita (85 – 7th in PL)
PREDICTION
The last two games against these opponents have been away from home and while both were quite different, the result was the same, two disappointing losses. Everton arrive in South London under a fair amount of pressure with their position just outside of the bottom three so they will desperate to take something from this match up. However, the Eagles are looking for three wins in a row and playing with freedom which could be the difference.
FINAL SCORE: 2-1 Palace
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