Crystal Palace are aiming to maintain their recent resurgence as they welcome Everton to Selhurst Park for a Premier League fixture on Saturday. The Toffees are still struggling to find their rhythm and should be no match for a confident Palace side.
It is looking like a masterstroke for Crystal Palace bringing Roy Hodgson back to Selhurst Park. From playing like relegation contenders a few weeks back, they look a completely different team lately and are now nine points clear of the bottom three.
Crystal Palace have won all three Premier League matches since Hodgson returned and claimed a 2-0 victory at Southampton in their previous fixture. They were untroubled for much of the contest with second half goals from Eberechi Eze giving them the win.
There is a certain confidence about Crystal Palace’s play in recent weeks, particularly in the attacking third. They look more ruthless and decisive going forward and showed that quality in their 5-1 victory at Leeds United.
Everton are still deep in relegation trouble and are currently just outside the bottom three, level on points with 18th placed Nottingham Forest. They are winless in their last four matches and desperately need a quick turnaround in fortunes.
The Toffees travel to Selhurst Park off the back of a 3-1 home defeat to Fulham in their previous Premier League fixture. They were second best throughout the contest with Dwight McNeil’s first half effort proving a mere consolation.
Things are even worse for Everton on their travels as they have won just once away from home all season. Sean Dyche’s men are winless in their last 11 Premier League matches on the road, suffering seven defeats in that run.
How the bookies view it
Crystal Palace have the upper hand among the bookies with a home win priced at 15/13 by 10bet. An unlikely victory for Everton is valued at 3/1 by bet365 while Paddy Power is offering odds of 9/4 for a draw.
Head to head
Everton have a 19-12 advantage with 16 draws from 46 previous matches against Crystal Palace. The Toffees claimed a 3-0 victory in the reverse fixture back in October while Palace have won the last two meetings at Selhurst Park.
Players to watch
Eberechi Eze has been pivotal to Crystal Palace’s recent resurgence with three goals in his last two matches. The midfielder could be worth keeping an eye on to score anytime on Saturday at 4/1 with bet365.
Demarai Gray is often the most threatening attacking player for Everton and they will be relying on him to find his scoring touch on Saturday. William Hill is offering odds of 9/2 on the forward to score at Selhurst Park.
Anything else catch the eye?
Both teams have been on target in the last six meetings and a repeat is priced at 11/10 by Unibet. Three of the last four meetings have produced over 3.5 goals which is valued at 3/1 by BetVictor while over 2.5 goals is valued at 7/5 by Paddy Power.
There have been more goals after the break in three of the last four meetings between both teams and a similar outcome is valued at 5/4 with Paddy Power.
This English Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Everton will be played on Apr 22, 2023 and kick off at 15:00. Check below for our tipsters best Crystal Palace vs Everton prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
