Everton, Recent Form

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With Manchester City sitting a clear 16 places above them in the table, Everton won't feel totally dejected with their 2-0 away defeat by them last time out.  They came away from that fixture with 27% of the possession and clocked up 5 attempts on goal with 1 on target. By comparison, Manchester City managed 19 attempts on goal, with 3 on target.  

Having scored just 3 goals in their last 6 games, it will be glaringly obvious to their manager Sean Dyche where he needs to focus his attentions if they are going to get more points on the table. Hoever, he will still have one eye on his defence which has shipped 10 in the same period.  They have failed to score in 4 of their last 6 games.  

They've drawn their last 2 league games at Goodison Park, but their search for a home win in the league extends even further having gone 3 consecutive games without grabbing all 3 points.  

Crystal Palace, Recent Form

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There will be a feeling of disappointment amongst the Crystal Palace players having failed to take any points away from their recent 3-1 home defeat at the hands of Chelsea.  In that game they had 23% possession and managed 13 attempts on goal, with 4 on target, compared to Chelsea who had 14 attempts and 5 on target.  

Supremo Roy Hodgson will be closely scrutinising his squad's defensive frailties, his back line having shipped 17 goals in their last 6 matches, despite having picked up some points through the 9 goals they've managed to net.  They have scored in 5 of their last 6 away games, but they have failed to record a clean sheet in their last 13 games overall.  

Their recent poor run of form away from home has left them without an away win in 6 games.  

Having scored 5 goals in his last 6 league games for Crystal Palace, Michael Olise will be looking to keep his tally up with a goal in their next outing.