Everton will attempt to put their early season struggles behind them as they travel to Fleetwood Town for a Carabao Cup second round clash. The hosts have made a poor start to the season and should struggle against the superior quality of Everton.
Fleetwood Town reached the second round of the Carabao Cup thanks to a 1-0 victory over Championship side Wigan Athletic. Gerard Garner struck the only goal midway through the first half as they held on for the win.
Despite that result, it has been a generally difficult start to the season for Fleetwood Town. They head into Tuesday’s clash with just one win from five League Two matches while also failing to win any of the last three fixtures.
There are a number of reasons for Fleetwood Town’s problems this season, one of which is an unconvincing forward line. Not only are Scott Brown’s men on a three-match winless run, they have also failed to score in their last two.
Like all Premier League teams, Everton drew a bye in the first round of the Carabao Cup, joining the competition in the second phase. They have also found things difficult and are still seeking their first win of the season.
Everton warmed up for the trip to Fleetwood Town with a 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest in their previous Premier League fixture. They were made to come from behind with Demarai Gray scoring the winner two minutes from time.
While it was not the result they wanted, manager Frank Lampard will take some positives from the character to fight back after going behind nine minutes from time. He will also view the cup fixture as a chance to build some confidence to turn their campaign around.
How the bookies view it
Everton are considered overwhelming favourites among the bookies and priced at 4/9 with Coral to claim the win. A victory for Fleetwood Town is valued at 7/1 with Paddy Power while a draw is set at odds of 7/2 with Unibet.
Head to head
Fleetwood Town and Everton met in the Carabao Cup back in 2020 with the Toffees claiming a 5-2 victory.
Players to watch
Given Everton’s injury problems at the moment, there is little room for sweeping changes to the team. Demarai Gray is likely to retain his place in attack following his goal last time out, and could be backed to get on the score sheet on Tuesday at 21/10 by bet365.
With Fleetwood Town struggling in attack, Everton will be targeting a clean sheet on Tuesday. James Tarkowski and Conor Coady should continue in central defence and can lead the Toffees to a clean sheet at 11/10 with Coral.
Anything else catch the eye?
Given Fleetwood Town’s attacking problems and with Everton also not overly convincing in front of goal, BTTS NO could be considered at 20/23 with BetVictor. Under 2.5 goals can also be backed at odds of 6/5 with Paddy Power.
Everton are expected to have the upper hand on Tuesday and can be backed to earn a win to nil at 7/5 with Coral.
This EFL Cup match between Fleetwood Town and Everton will be played on Aug 23, 2022 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Fleetwood Town vs Everton prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
