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Everton v Newcastle
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Kick Off: Thursday 7th December at 19:30
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Competition: Premier League
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Watch Live: Amazon Prime Video
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Thursday evening in the Premier League sees Everton welcome Newcastle United to Goodison Park in what could turn out to be a cracking game on Merseyside. The fixture comes against a backdrop of controversy with The Toffees having been deducted ten points by the Premier League for breaches of profitability and sustainability rules, with reports that further punishment could follow. As a result, The Magpies could be the perfect opponents as Everton look to show unity here.
Since the deduction, Sean Dyche’s side have played twice, losing 3-0 at home against Manchester United before rallying to beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 on the road last time out, with a stunning goal from Dwight McNeil settling matters. That result clawed back some of the points they had stripped, but still leaves them in the relegation zone, two points from safety behind Luton Town. Dyche is likely to use the current predicament as motivation for his players here.
Newcastle United have enjoyed some fantastic results domestically of late, having secured wins over Arsenal and Chelsea, while also dispatching Manchester United in both the Premier League and the EFL Cup. Eddie Howe’s side have also been performing admirably on their return to the Champions League and were unlucky not to beat Paris St. Germain last week. However, it’s their away form that is a concern, as they have recorded just one win in the last eight league games.
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⚽ Match stats: Howe’s side too strong despite injuries
The visitors certainly have a number of selection headaches with several key first team players out of contention for this trip. Nick Pope was the latest to join the likes of Dan Burn, Callum Wilson and Sven Botman in the treatment room while Sandro Tonali remains unavailable. Kieran Trippier referenced their injury crisis when confronting fans recently and Howe will need to utilise his depth.
With that said, the Magpies have built a squad capable of competing on multiple fronts during the past few transfer windows and the likes of Valentino Livramento, Jamal Lascelles and the young academy product Lewis Miley are all talented replacements capable of slotting into this team. Howe will certainly expect a positive result here, irrespective of Everton’s current plight.
Newcastle United completed the double over their opponents last season, winning 1-0 at St. James Park before dominating proceedings here as they won that game comfortably by a 4-1 scoreline. Interestingly, the away side fielded a team which is likely to be similar to the one available for selection here, and they are fancied to get at least a draw from the game, so that’s the sensible play.
Predictions:
🏆 Newcastle double chance @ 1.30
🎯 Shooting stats: Take Gordon and his replacement
Anthony Gordon is likely to earn a first start against his former club having only featured from the bench in the 4-1 win here last season. The former Everton man has been impressive since his move to Tyneside. The forward has six goals this campaign, is averaging nearly a shot on target per game and he’s likely to thrive on the hostilities toward him.
Gordon has been replaced by Dwight McNeil who is starting to flourish once again under the guidance of his former manager, having played under Dyche at Burnley. The midfielder grabbed his first goal of the season at the weekend in the victory at the City Ground and he’s likely to be full of confidence heading into this one. As such he’s taken to be the main offensive threat for Everton.
McNeil has been very aggressive with his attempts in the league this season, taking 22 shots at goal. Only Abdoulaye Doucouré matches that tally, but the Englishman has done so in less games. That’s an average of over two per games and he’s fancied in this one. With Martin Dubravka keeping goal, Dyche is likely to instruct his players to test the backup keeper and McNeil will certainly oblige.
Predictions:
🚀 Dwight McNeil to have 2+ shots @ 1.53
🎯 Anthony Gordon to have 1+ shots on target @ 1.73
🚩 Corners stats: Magpies to dominate set plays
Everton are not exactly renowned for winning many corners this season, as they rank 14th in that metric at present, earning just 66 in their fourteen matches in the Premier League. The same can be said for the visitors as they rank slightly worse having won three less corners with 63. However, it’s likely that Howe’s side will have the lion’s share of possession, so they are expected to have more.
Significantly for the selections, Newcastle United performed really well in the two games against Everton last season when it came to corners. At St. James Park, they managed eight compared to Everton’s two but interestingly, that racked up an impressive fourteen corners in the 4-1 win here last season, with the home side only winning three, and something similar is expected again in this one.
Trippier and Livramento are certain to get forward down the flanks during the game and that could result in a few corners for the away side. With the likes of Gordon and Miguel Almiron also hitting the byline, we could easily see four or five for Howe’s men. They are certainly fancied on the Corner Match Bet and those are the favourable plays, despite the visitors not winning too many thus far.
Predictions:
🚩 Over 3.5 Newcastle corners @ 1.25
🚩 Over 4.5 Newcastle corners @ 1.60
🚩 Newcastle corner match bet @ 2.00
🛑 Fouls stats: Gordon and Livramento a problem
Newcastle United’s left hand flank could be a real handful here as the returning Anthony Gordon will line up on the left side of an attacking trio and he’s likely to be joined by Valentino Livramento playing at full back. There is certainly lots of enthusiasm and energy in that pairing and they are sure to cause issues for both Ashley Young and Jack Harrison on Everton’s right hand side.
Young in particular is vulnerable to the pace and trickery that Gordon will present and he seems overpriced to commit one foul during the game. The former England international is currently averaging almost a foul per game, but significantly he’s already collected six yellow cards and a red in his fourteen league appearances, which could spell trouble with Gordon drawing plenty of fouls.
Equally, Livramento has been in sparkling form, especially offensively and he continues to pose an attacking threat with his marauding runs forward. Not only will he cause a headache for Young but with Harrison trying to track back, it’s plausible that he commits a foul too. The midfielder has already brought down his opponents ten times in as many games, and he’s fancied strongly on this market.
Predictions:
🛑 Ashley Young to commit 1+ fouls @ 1.53
🛑 Jack Harrison to commit 1+ fouls @ 1.53
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* All odds displayed correct at the time of publishing.
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