Crystal Palace vs Everton predictions: Toffees to bring Eagles back down to earth
Ross Kilvington
Crystal Palace reached their first European final in midweek
Everton drew 3-3 with Manchester City last time out in the Premier League
Recommended bet: Everton to win
Crystal Palace recorded an impressive 5-2 aggregate victory over Shakhtar Donetsk in the semi-finals of the Conference League during the week, a result which ensures the Eagles will feature in their first ever European final.
Everton are still in contention to secure a European spot for themselves next season. With four games remaining, David Moyes’ men occupy 10th in the Premier League table, but are just four points adrift of Bournemouth in 6th.
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Team news
Palace will be without the services of Borna Sosa, Cheick Doucoure, Eddie Nketiah and Evann Guessand for this Premier League clash due to injury.
Manager Oliver Glasner will likely make changes due to his side’s European exertions, rotating several players as Palace play for the fourth time in just 11 days.
Everton will be missing just three players for this game, with Idrissa Gueye, Jack Grealish and Jarrad Branthwaite ruled out through injury.
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The stats
The recent head-to-head record between these two sides heavily favours Everton. The Toffees have won the last three Premier League meetings with Palace.
Palace’s last win over Everton came in the FA Cup back in March 2022, with their last Premier League success against the same opponents coming three months prior.
That represents their only league win against the Merseyside outfit in 22 matches, a run that dates back to September 2014.
Both teams have scored in the previous four head-to-heads, while three or more goals have been netted in three successive meetings.
This season, the Eagles have scored only 36 league goals, which ranks as the third-worst attacking record in the top flight heading into this weekend’s action.
Everton have scored eight more goals, yet have conceded 44 times compared to the 42 goals Palace have let in.
Palace have not lost three consecutive Premier League games while conceding three or more goals since November 2016. A streak the Eagles could equal this weekend.
Everton have suffered only two defeats at Selhurst Park in the Premier League era, with those losses coming in 1994 and 2021.
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Prediction
Palace will still be on a high heading into this match after reaching the Conference League final.
Glasner’s men sit 15th in the table and should avoid relegation, especially as they have a game in hand on all the teams below them.
But their midweek exertions may catch up with them on Sunday and Everton are the kind of team that will not need a second invitation to take advantage.
Add in their excellent record against Palace and the Toffees should be full of confidence ahead of their trip to the capital.
With European aspirations of their own, Everton look the value play to pick up all three points.
Score prediction: Crystal Palace 1-2 Everton
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