Everton vs West Bromwich Albion Preview

January 19, 2015
By: Deke Hardman

Mirallas, McCarthy, Lukaku

Monday evening’s Premier League action comes from Goodison Park where Everton face West Bromwich Albion.

The hosts are without a win in their last seven games and have taken just one point from the last fifteen available in the league.

The currently sit in thirteenth place, but are just three points above the bottom three and seventeen of the European qualification places while they crashed out of the FA Cup on penalties to West Ham United in their third round replay last Tuesday.

Midfielder Aiden McGeady is suspended after being sent off in that defeat at Upton Park, though Tony Hibbert and Sylvian Distin have a chance of being fit in time to feature.

Romelu Lukaku is favourite to open the scoring at 6.0 (5/1) with Ladbrokes, while Steven Naismith can be backed at 8.0 (7/1) with a variety of firms.

The home win is priced at 1.85 (17/20) with a number of bookmakers, with the visitors as highly priced as 5.0 (4/1) to take all three points. The draw is 3.75 (11/4) with Bet 365.

Tony Pulis won his first league game in charge of the Baggies last weekend, when a Saido Berahino goal was enough to edge past fellow strugglers Hull City though they are still just two points above the relegation zone.

Pulis’ only injury concern is Jonas Olsson, who is still two weeks away from a return to first team action while Berahino is available for selection after his court hearing for drink driving, which was originally scheduled for Monday, was brought forward.

The Midlands club’s top scorer is 9.0 (8/1) with Bet Victor to get the first goal of the game, while Stephane Sessegnon is a 15.0 (14/1) chance with 888 Sport.

The two sides met at the Hawthorns back in September with the Toffees running out 2-0 winners thanks to goals from Lukaku and fellow Belgium international Kevin Mirallas.

The was the eighth time in ten league meetings between the sides where there was fewer than three goals, and you can back that scenario this time around at a price of 1.8 (4/5) with Ladbrokes.

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