Crystal Palace v Everton preview: Team news, where to watch, line-ups, prediction
Everton are back on their Premier League travels at the weekend to face Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
Off the back of the final Goodison Park Merseyside derby, Everton are back on the road on Saturday (15 February) to face a Crystal Palace side firmly in mid-table.
The Toffees will be looking to build on the momentum gained from their enthralling 2-2 draw with Liverpool as the revival under David Moyes continues.
Fears of relegation haven’t been curtailed yet for Everton, but a win at Selhurst Park would go a long way towards achieving that goal with 14 games still to be played in the Premier League.
Preview
Moyes’ side head into this game unbeaten in their last four Premier League encounters, with their only defeat in that time coming against Bournemouth in the FA Cup.
James Tarkowski became the hero at Everton last time out, scoring a 98th-minute equaliser to ensure the Toffees avoided defeat in the final Merseyside derby to be played at Goodison Park.
With Everton 10 points above the drop zone, relegation fears have definitely been reduced, but wins will still be needed and an away encounter against Crystal Palace presents an excellent opportunity to add another one to the board.
As for the hosts, a defeat to Brentford has been their only downfall in the past nine games, with their most recent fixture ending in a 2-0 win over Doncaster in the FA Cup.
Just three points separate the two sides heading into the game.
Form Guide (Premier League)
Crystal Palace: DWWLW
Everton: LWWWD
Head-To-Head
Everton 2-1 Crystal Palace (September 2024)
Everton 1-1 Crystal Palace (February 2024)
Everton 1-0 Crystal Palace (FA Cup, January 2024)
Crystal Palace 0-0 Everton (FA Cup, January 2024)
Crystal Palace 2-3 Everton (November 2023)
Team News
Crystal Palace have a number of players absent for the game with many other doubts. Chadi Riad and Cheick Doucoure are both out for the season, while Ebe Eze and Eddie Nketiah are both doubts.
Ismalia Sarr could return after a spell out with illness.
As for Everton, Abdoulaye Doucoure will be absent having received a red card at full-time in the draw with Liverpool.
Both Armando Broja and Dominic Calvert-Lewin are said to be ahead of schedule on their respective returns from injury, but neither are expected to be fit to play against Palace.
Iliman Ndiaye was withdrawn through injury against the Reds, with no indication as of yet when the forward will return.
Predicted lineups
Crystal Palace: Henderson, Richards, Lacroix, Guehi, Mitchell, Munoz, Hughes, Lerma, Kamada, Eze, Mateta
Everton: Pickford, O’Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko, Garner, Iroegbunam, Alcaraz, Harrison, Lindstrom, Beto
Where to watch Crystal Palace v Everton?
The clash between the two sides will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Premier League, with the game scheduled for Saturday 15 February at 5:30 PM GMT.
Prediction: Crystal Palace 1-2 Everton
Both sides are on an impressive run of form as of late but the scenes at the end of the Merseyside derby will provide Everton with that extra 10 per cent heading into this clash.
Although Ndiaye is likely to miss out, the Toffees should still have more than enough to secure a win at Selhurst Park, although they will need to replicate the performances of late for that to happen.