Everton take on Crystal Palace on Sunday afternoon.
After Everton’s dramatic 3-3 draw with Manchester City, they must now go to Selhurst Park and pick up three points to keep their European dreams alive.
Let us know your prediction for Sunday’s trip to Crystal Palace… 😬
Everton have not lost to Palace since 2022, but three points are now essential! 💪
David Moyes’ side are within a win of seventh place with three games to go, so they probably can’t avoid to drop another point.
That said, Everton do have every chance of beating Crystal Palace on their own patch, as they will have one key weakness that can be exploited.
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Everton can get at Crystal Palace left-back Borna Sosa
Everton are catching Crystal Palace at a really good time, as they will be fully focused on their Conference League semi-final second leg against Shakhtar Donetsk.
As such, Oliver Glasner will probably have to field a weakened team against the Toffees, with many of their best players still feeling the effects of tonight’s game.
Tyrique Mitchell will likely start in the Conference League, with Borna Sosa coming in for the Premier League clash.
What changes would you make to our prediction of Moyes’ XI on Sunday? 😬
It would not surprise us to see Merlin Rohl dropped despite Monday's display 🫣
Sosa, who joined in a £3m deal last summer, is very suspect defensively and has been heavily criticised by Palace supporters.
Glasner has stated that Sosa isn’t fit enough to play against Donetsk, so if he does make it for Everton, he may only be 70%, which the Toffees must look to take advantage of.
Moyes will be well aware of where Palace can be get at and will recognise the right flank as a key to victory.
For that reason, the Scotsman may decide to drop Merlin Rohl purely because he’s more of a defensive-minded wide player.
Dwight McNeil may come in, and it would be typical for him to score against the Eagles after they pulled the plug on signing him in January.
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