A battle between two sides that have seen plenty of goals recently could be the recipe for an exciting FA Cup tie here.

The goals markets certainly have appeal here, with the hosts seeing both teams score in eight of their last nine fixtures across all competitions. This trend seemingly continues when Crystal Palace play at home, with a both teams to score selection landing five times in their last 6 games at Selhurst Park.

Crystal Palace have scored in five consecutive Premier League games, against the likes of Liverpool, Man City and Chelsea, which extends to ten in their last 11 outings.

Four defeats on the trot for Everton certainly wasn’t a festive treat for the fans but a big positive to take away from that bump in form was their consistency to score goals. The Toffees netted in three of those defeats including against the strong defences of Man City and Tottenham. Before their disappointing blank against Wolves last week, Everton had scored at least once in 11 of their last 12 games, some fairly impressive form in front of goal.

The Toffee’s goal threat has been greater when playing away from home, winning seven of their last 11 on the road. Both teams have scored in six of those 11 outings, and facing a shaky Crystal Palace defence, who are without a clean sheet since the start of November away at Burnley, there is certainly potential for them to get on the scoresheet here once again.

The previous meeting between these two sides back in March oversaw an exciting five-goal thriller with Everton claiming a 3-2 victory at Selhurst Park, let’s hope for some more drama here.

Odsonne Edouard has been the man for the Eagles, scoring six goals this season including one against Everton earlier in the season, and he will be keen to make a mark on his return to the starting XI.

The French striker is averaging an impressive 2.83 shots per 90, hitting the target 1.09 times per 90, only Eberechi Eze has shown more accuracy with efforts at goal this season. The visitors are no strangers to facing shots at their goal either, allowing an average of 12.80 shots against per 90, with 3.70 hitting the target to that same measure.

The return of Eberechi Eze, and the potential feature of Michael Olise, will give the Eagles’ attacking threat a tremendous boost and should provide Edouard with a much improved level of service, than what he has been accustomed to in their absence this term.

He had six shots with two hitting the target when these sides last met.

Both sides are enjoying having plenty of efforts at goal in recent weeks and with each team hoping to avoid forcing a replay, in what’s already a particularly crammed fixture period, we expect that to continue here.

Everton are leading the hosts for the average total efforts on goal per 90 this season with 13.80, compared to 11.70. Both sides have taken at least ten shots in three of their last four games, with Everton slightly edging out their Thursday hosts with 11.75 to 10.25 shots per 90 in that timeframe.

Crystal Palace are facing an average of 12.30 shots on goal per 90 this season and recent weeks have seen the Eagles’ goal peppered with attempts, facing 9, 9, 18, 19 and 14 efforts over their last 5 games.

The FA Cup loves to bring drama and chaos, and with both teams looking likely to spend the remainder of the season looking over their shoulders, a deep cup run could be a fantastic quest for either set of fans and players.

Crystal Palace have established themselves as a fairly disciplined side this year having only received 39 yellow cards in the Premier League, but this has certainly disguised their tendency for fouls. The Eagles are averaging 11.80 fouls per 90 in the league this season, and in recent weeks they have built up some impressive fouling numbers: 17, 9, 12, 16 and 14 across their last five.

Thursday’s visitors are certainly no saints either in the disciplinary department. Everton boast a very impressive 12.70 fouls per 90 in the Premier League this year, and playing true to their averages, have committed at least 13 fouls in eight of their last 11 games across all competitions.

The Everton fouls markets become even more attractive when considering Crystal Palace are drawing in a very respectable 12.40 fouls per 90, and with the return of some crucial attacking members, this trend could certainly continue here.

Crystal Palace have drawn in at least 12 fouls in seven of their last nine games, and over half of those saw at least 14 fouls drawn. Everton made 18 fouls when these two sides met in November at Selhurst Park, and a cagey cup affair here could bring some more drama.