Supercomputer makes brand new Everton Premier League relegation prediction after win v Chelsea
The Opta supercomputer has made a brand new Premier League relegation prediction for Sean Dyche’s Everton.
It comes after the Merseyside outfit defeated Chelsea 2-0 at Goodison Park in league action on Sunday (10 December).
Abdoulaye Doucoure and substitute Lewis Dobbin were on the scoresheet to secure all three points for the home side.
And the latest supercomputer prediction sees Everton have an 11.7% chance of being relegated from the top-flight this season [Opta Analyst, 12 December].
The figure represents a -10.5% change from the previous projection on December 8, with the Toffees having defeated Newcastle United 3-0 on December 7.
Staying up?
It has been another roller-coaster season for Everton and their supporters, and it is yet to even cross the halfway stage, with only 16 games played so far.
Many Toffees fans perhaps feared the worst going into the new Premier League campaign after back-to-back relegation scraps for the club.
It threatened to be another battle in the early stages, but a strong run and poor form from the newly promoted clubs saw the Merseyside outfit climb to 14th place.
But they were sent all the way back to the bottom three with a 10-point deduction for breaching the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules.
A home defeat to Manchester United piled on the misery, but Dyche has since guided his men to three successive victories.
Those very impressive wins against Nottingham Forest, Newcastle and Chelsea mean the Toffees now sit 17th in the table, four points outside the relegation zone.
In other Everton news, Alan Shearer has gushed over one Toffees ace after what happened against Chelsea at Goodison Park.