Everton vs Crystal Palace Preview

September 29, 2016
By: Deke Hardman
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Friday evening’s Premier League action comes from Goodison Park where Everton take on Crystal Palace.

The hosts who were unbeaten just two weeks ago, go in to the game on the back of back-to-back defeats having lost both their League Cup third round tie to Norwich City and last weekend’s league encounter with Bournemouth.

A return to winning ways here would see them, if only temporarily reclaim second spot and move to within two points of leaders Manchester City.

Top scorer Romelu Lukaku ia set to play despite on going concerns over a toe problem though Leighton Baines and James McCarthy will both miss out once more.

Lukaku is 5.0 (4/1) to get the first goal of the game with Paddy Power, with Ross Barkley a 7.5 (13/2) chance with the same firm while former Eagle Yannick Bolasie can be backed at 8.0 (7/1).

The home win is widely available at 1.75 (3/4) with a variety of firms, with the visitors as highly priced as the 5.20 (21/5) on offer from 888 Sport, who have the draw at 4.05 (58/19).

Palace go in to the weekend in seventh place, just three points and two places behind their opponents after securing a third straight league win at Sunderland last time out.

An emphatic win for Alan Pardew’s men could see them move as high as third place, with Arsenal and Liverpool also tied on thirteen points with Everton.

Wilfried Zaha could return after missing out last weekend with a hamstring problem while Jonathan Benteke is set to miss up to four months after requiring surgery on a knee injury.

Christian Benteke is 8.0 (7/1) to open the scoring with a number of firms, with Andros Townsend a 15.0 (14/1) chance with Paddy Power.

Both of last season’s meetings between the sides ended all square with the pair playing out a goalless draw at Selhurst Park back in April, following the 1-1 on Merseyside last December.

You can back both teams to score this time around at a price of 1.72 (8/11) with several bookmakers.

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