Everton vs Crystal Palace Prediction & Betting Tips (28 September)

By playing with fire, the Everton Football Club will end up getting burned. Indeed, 17th in 2023, 15th in 2024, and currently 19th in the Premier League standings after 5 days, Everton has not been able to reverse the trend in recent years. Although she has enjoyed a very leisurely schedule. Everton surrendered on the first day against Brighton 0-3, lost to Tottenham 4-0, D2 heavily, at home against Bournemouth 2-3, D3, away to Aston Villa 3-2, D4 to conclude with a draw against Leicester City 1-1, Everton's first point this year. However, the worst is yet to come. In December, Everton will play Liverpool, United, City and Chelsea.

 Opposite, Crystal Palace, like Everton, knows more or less in advance how it should be eaten after a few days. Indeed, the London team is 90% of the time between 8th and 17th place. Never relegated but too tight for a place in Europe, Crystal Palace would like to play spoilsport but it is rather difficult. Indeed, the London team occupies 16th place 3 points without any victory on the clock to highlight however. Beaten at Brentford during the first day 2-1, Palace surrendered to receive West Ham 0-2, and lost only one match afterwards in which, Leicester 2-2, Chelsea 1-1 and Manchester United 0 -0 did not have the opportunity to win. 

This summer, Everton saw Belgian international A.Onana pack up to join Aston Villa for a check for 60 million euros. For the rest, no major departure, and 2-3 interesting arrivals like that of ex-Lyon player Jake O'Brien (20 million euros), or ex-Marseille player N'Diaye (18 million euros ), author of a goal in the championship. England international Calvert-Lewin takes his tally to 2 league goals. In terms of the infirmary now, several elements are missing at Everton this weekend. This is the case of the starting midfielder Gueye, the offensive rookie Broja, the fragile full-back Coleman and the usual replacements Alli and Chermiti, all on the flank. Furthermore, uncertainties weigh on the participations of defender Branthwaite (uncertain), and wingers Garner and Harrison (uncertain).

 Reassuring or worrying transfer window? The key is to know to what degree of importance you place Michael Olise's 3 seasons at Crystal Palace. Author of only 16 goals in 90 games, his impact, his dribbling, his ability to break down a defense, are sorely missed at Palace. Nketiah (Arsenal, 30 million euros) his replacement struggles to be decisive (0 goals and 0 assists) while Mateta has found the fault twice this season. Maxence Lacroix (Wolfsburg, 18 million euros) slowly wins behind in the 3-man defense of Oliver Glasner (ex-Frankfurt coach). In terms of its infirmary, the defections of defensive recruits Riad and Chalobah, starting midfielder Doucouré, replacement Holding and the too often injured attacking midfielder Matheus França are expected.