Mark Lawrenson predicts result of Everton v Watford clash
Mark Lawrenson predicts Everton to get the job done against Watford and pick up three points on Wednesday night.
The Toffees will be looking for three wins on the bounce for the first time under Frank Lampard.
Wins against Chelsea and Leicester have put them within touching distance of securing their Premier League status for next season.
Predicting a 2-0 Everton win, Lawro told the BBC, “Everton are going for their third win on the spin. If they get it, they would be very close to being sure of staying up – they are playing well anyway, and their application is completely different to how it was earlier in the campaign.
“It’s a good time for them to be playing Watford too. We already know Hornets boss Roy Hodgson is leaving in the summer and it appears many of their players are thinking the same thing.
“Watford have lost their past 11 home games and I’m not sure they will put up much of a fight.”
Must win
This is Everton’s easiest game of the season and they cannot afford to drop points.
Leeds or Burnley can go on runs where they pick up over six points from their next three games.
The Toffees must tend to matters and not hope and pray for results elsewhere to go in their favour.
Lampard has turned things around in the last two games but his job is far from finished at Goodison Park.
Relegation cannot and must not be accepted and the team will find it extremely hard to sustain in the Championship.
The Toffees are currently in the driver’s seat and must do what they can to ensure safety.
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