Everton continue their quest for survival as they travel to already relegated Watford for a midweek English Premier League fixture. The Toffees have shown a lot of fight in recent weeks and should have the upper hand.
Watford’s relegation from the Premier League was confirmed last time out after suffering a 1-0 defeat at Crystal Palace. They showed very little fight, barely threatening the Palace backline and finished with just a single attempt on target.
Roy Hodgson’s men head into Wednesday’s clash off the back of six straight Premier League defeats.
There has been very little home comfort for Watford this season as they are winless at Vicarage Road since November. That poor record means they are currently on an 11-match winless run in front of their fans, including a 2-1 defeat to Burnley last time out.
Everton have picked up their form as they look to beat the drop this season. They have suffered just one defeat in their last five matches and are now one point clear of the bottom three having played a game less than the teams below them.
Everton travel to Vicarage Road off the back of a 2-1 victory at Leicester City in their previous Premier League fixture. A fast start saw Vitaliy Mykolenko open the scoring early in the first half while Mason Holgate struck the winner on the half hour mark.
That was the second straight Premier League win for Everton, who also claimed an impressive 1-0 victory over Chelsea in their previous fixture.
How the bookies view it
Everton have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 11/12 by SBK to claim the win on Wednesday. A victory for Watford is valued at 16/5 by Unibet while a draw is set at odds of 45/17 by 10bet.
Recent head to head
Watford were rampant in the reverse fixture back in October as they claimed a 5-2 victory at Goodison Park. However, Everton had won the previous three meetings and given the Hornets’ recent form, will be confident of getting revenge on Wednesday.
Players to watch
Having scored 10 Premier League goals this season, Emmanuel Dennis remains the biggest attacking threat for Watford. The forward will be the one to watch on Wednesday and is priced at 3/1 by bet365 to get on the score sheet.
Richarlison has been pivotal in Everton’s fight for survival and has scored four goals in his last six matches. The attacker has also found the net in two of his last three appearances against Watford and is priced at 31/20 by Unibet to find the net against his former club.
Anything else catch the eye?
It was a seven-goal thriller in the reverse fixture and another high scoring encounter could be on the cards on Wednesday. Over 3.5 goals is valued at 12/5 with SBK while over 2.5 goals is priced at evens with Sport Nation.
A cagey opening is expected on Wednesday and with the clash expected to come to life after the break, the second half is likely to produce the most goals at 11/10 with Paddy Power.
This English Premier League match between Watford and Everton will be played on May 11, 2022 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Watford vs Everton prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
