Everton fans to roll their eyes at latest supercomputer Premier League prediction
Everton fans will not be pleased with the latest Opta supercomputer prediction.
Thirty-seven points see the Toffees sitting eighth in the Premier League, and are locked in a race for European football with multiple clubs stretching to Fulham, who sit 12th with 34 points.
Though, as per the latest Opta supercomputer prediction, Everton are expected to end the campaign in 10th, leapfrogged by Newcastle and Bournemouth, just days after the latter beat Everton 2-1 at Hill Dickinson Stadium.
Tuesday’s loss to Bournemouth was Everton’s first defeat in five, with the recent run propelling them into the top-half.
Though just as the dreams of a return to Europe begin, the supercomputer suggests that supporters shouldn’t get their hopes up just yet.
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Home inconsistencies could cost Everton dearly in European race
Since falling to a 4-2 defeat against Brentford at the start of the year, Everton embarked on an unbeaten Premier League run.
The problem: Their two wins in this period came away from home, while they dropped points to both Leeds and bottom club Wolves at home.
With a 1-1 draw against Brighton secured on the road too, the feeling is that Everton could have picked up a lot more points than is actually the case during this period.
David Moyes’ side are winless on home soil since their 3-0 win against Nottingham Forest at the start of December, and if there are serious European ambitions, this needs to be corrected fast.
European fight may have come to soon for Everton
It can’t be ignored that Everton were never expected to finish within the European places this term.
Progress was, of course, expected, with the exciting signing of Jack Grealish made, adding to a frontline already containing the mercurial talents of Iliman Ndiaye.
But the landscape of the Premier League has changed a lot since the Toffees last tasted continental football in 2017.
Particularly since the turn of the most recent decade, Everton have been fighting at the bottom end of the table. And while a European spot would be fantastic this term, the idea of a more ‘boring’ mid-table finish would provide a much-welcomed change for supporters, who have seen their fair share of misfortune at the club in recent times.
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