Crystal Palace will host Everton at Selhurst Park on Saturday, eager to continue their impressive run of form and get back into the top half of the table.
Crystal Palace have picked up five wins from the last six matches in all competitions, and they will be full of confidence vs Everton on Saturday. The Eagles are currently 12th in the Premier League standings, and they have lost just one of their last six league games.
Meanwhile, Everton are 15th in the Premier League table, and they have shown tremendous improvement in recent weeks under David Moyes. The Toffees are coming into this game on the back of a thrilling draw against Liverpool, and it remains to be seen whether they can grind out a good result away from home.
Everton have picked up three wins and a draw from their last four Premier League matches. It will be interesting to see if they can grind out a positive result here. Both teams are quite evenly matched, and this is likely to be a fascinating contest. The Hard Tackle takes a closer look at the encounter ahead of the latest meeting between the two sides.
Team News & Tactics
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace will be without Chadi Riad and Cheick Doucoure due to their respective knee injuries. Rob Holding has been banished from the first-team squad. Crystal Palace will shape up in a 3-4-1-2 formation vs Everton, with Dean Henderson in goal.
Chris Richards will start in the back three alongside Maxence Lacroix and Marc Guehi. Daniel Munoz and Tyrick Mitchell will start as the wing-backs. They will look to help out at both ends of the pitch.
Will Hughes and Adam Wharton will add creativity and defensive cover to the side in the midfield. Eberechi Eze and Ismaila Sarr should reprise the attacking midfield roles, and they will look to link up with Jean-Philippe Mateta in the final third.
Probable Lineup (3-4-2-1): Henderson; Richards, Guehi, Lacroix; Munoz, Hughes, Wharton, Mitchell; Sarr, Eze; Mateta
Everton
Dominic Calvert-Lewin is ruled out of the rest of the 2024/25 season with a thigh injury, Orel Mangala has a knee injury, Seamus Coleman is out with a knock, Dwight McNeil has a knee issue, Armando Broja has an ankle complaint, and Youssef Chermiti has a thigh injury. Abdoulaye Doucoure misses out after his red card against Liverpool.
Everton will shape up in a 4-4-1-1 formation vs Crystal Palace, with Jordan Pickford in goal. Jake O’Brien and Vitaliy Mykolenko will start as the full-backs. They will look to contribute at both ends of the pitch. James Tarkowski will start alongside Jarrad Branthwaite at the heart of the defence.
Jack Harrison and Iliman Ndiaye will start in the wide areas. They will look to add pace and flair to the side. James Garner and Idrissa Gueye will add defensive cover and physicality to the side from the middle of the park. Carlos Alcaraz will start as the attacking midfielder here, with Beto leading the line for Everton vs Crystal Palace.
Probable Lineup (4-4-1-1): Pickford; O’Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Harrison, Garner, Gueye, Ndiaye; Alcaraz; Beto
Key Stats
- Everton are undefeated in their last eight matches vs Crystal Palace across all competitions.
- 11 goals have been scored in the last six meetings between these two teams.
- Three of the last six matches between these two teams have ended in a draw.
- Crystal Palace are unbeaten in five of the last six matches in all competitions.
- Everton are unbeaten in their last four Premier League matches.
Player to Watch
Eberechi Eze
The Crystal Palace talisman has been in impressive form recently, and he has produced consistent performances in his last few outings. He will look to create goalscoring opportunities for his teammates in the final third and add to his tally for the season as well.
The England international has picked up three goals and two assists in his last seven outings. That is why Eze is our key player to watch out for. Crystal Palace will look to him to make the difference in the final third.
Prediction
Crystal Palace 1-1 Everton
Both teams are in impressive form right now, and neither will want to end up on the losing side. This is likely to be a close contest, and the two teams could end up cancelling each other out. It will be difficult to separate the two teams, and they are likely to share the spoils. A draw seems quite likely here. The Hard Tackle predicts a 1-1 draw between Crystal Palace and Everton for Saturday’s game.
