Everton vs Crystal Palace prediction

• Date:19/05/2022
• Competition: Premier League
• Time: KO 20:45
• Venue: Goodison Park (Liverpool)

Goodison Park plays host to a crucial Premier League fixture on Thursday as Everton takes on Crystal Palace knowing a win will secure their top-flight status.

Betting tips Everton vs Crystal Palace

2 points clear of Burnley and 1 point ahead of Leeds but with a game in hand, Everton will be desperate for all 3 points with anything less meaning they could require a positive result at Arsenal on Sunday in order to avoid relegation to the Championship.

As such, Frank Lampard´s side will be keen to take advantage of a Palace side that sits comfortably in 12th spot but recent performances suggest this will be a tough night for an Everton side that have struggled with their discipline in recent weeks. Indeed, Everton have now had 5 red cards in their last 11 league outings.

Having taken the lead at home to Brentford last weekend, another dismissal turned the tide in favour of the visitors and while Everton remains favourites to avoid the drop, they would certainly prefer to avoid the requirement of taking a point or more at a Champions League-chasing Arsenal on Sunday. 

Palace arrives in Liverpool having lost just 2 of their last 11 league matches and only 2 of their last 9 on the road, suggesting this should prove another difficult night for The Toffees. A win here would push Palace up to 9th in the division. 

Recent meetings between these sides have been entertaining with 4 of the last 5 seeing BTTS. 4 of those 5 matches also saw over 2.5 goals scored and while Everton had tightened up somewhat in recent weeks, we expect goals here with Palace only failing to score in 2 of their last 9 on the road.

A tough fixture to call, Everton might want all 3 points but whether they get them could be a different matter and we expect the visitors to make this another nervy night for Lampard.

As such, given recent history and Everton´s continued defensive problems, we´ll take BTTS, with the points potentially being shared on a tense night on Merseyside.

Final Score 1:1