Everton vs Swansea City Preview

December 18, 2017
By: Deke Hardman

Monday evening’s Premier League action comes from Goodison Park where a resurgent Everton take on bottom-of-the-table Swansea City.

The hosts struggles appear to be well behind them with them piecing together a five game unbeaten run, and they have dropped only two points and conceded just one goal in that time.

They sit tenth in the table after the weekend’s results though they will move up a place if they avoid defeat here.

Yannick Bolasie is in line to make his first appearance in over year after recovering from a knee injury though James McCarthy and Leighton Baines remain out with respective hamstring and calf problems.

Top scorer Wayne Rooney is priced at 6.5 (11/2) to get the first goal of the game with Sky Bet with former Swan Gylfi Sigurdsson a 5.8 (24/5) chance with Unibet.

The home win can be backed at a price of 1.77 (10/13) with Unibet, with the visitors as much as the 5.75 (19/4) on offer from Betfred. The draw is 3.6 (13/5) with several bookmakers.

Having ended their eight game winless run with victory over West Bromwich Albion just over a week ago, the Baggies were brought back down to Earth by Manchester City last time out, with the league leaders winning by four goals to nil.

A return to winning ways here would see the South Wales’ side climb off the bottom and move to within a point of safety ahead of next weekend’s clash with Crystal Palace.

After doubts over there fitness, Wilfried Bony and Wayne Routledge are both available.

Sky Bet price Wilfired Bony at 10.0 (9/1) to open the scoring ahead of 11.0 (10/1) chance Jordan Ayew.

Swansea are unbeaten in their last seven meetings with Everton, with last season’s corresponding fixture ending all square before May’s narrow home win at the Liberty Stadium.

Only one of the past six clashes between the pair have seen more than two goals, so you may be tempted to back under 2.5 this time around at 1.67 (4/6) with a number of firms while both teams to score is 2.15 (15/13) with Sporting Bet.

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