Everton have won five of their last six home games against Palace.
There’s been a big turnover in the playing squad and in the dugout at Palace over the summer, while continuity at Everton has them in a more reliable position to hit the ground running on the opening weekend.
Christian Norgaard and Hayden Hackney have freshened up their midfield options, while the Brennan Johnson and Dwight McNeil swap deal adds some spice to the occasion.
It’s unlikely that Pierre Sage has the same success that Oliver Glasner had with Palace, and after losing Marc Guehi in January, they’ve lost Maxence Lacroix this summer, so their backline can’t be trusted to the same extent.
Everton are unbeaten in 11 against Palace, and will be targeting European football themselves this term.
We know what we’re going to get with David Moyes’ Everton, the same cannot be said about Sage’s Palace.
