Everton travel to the East Midlands this evening to take on Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.
David Moyes’ side are winless in three, having lost back-to-back games to Chelsea and Arsenal before a goalless draw at Burnley.
So Everton will be desperate to get back to winning ways against their former manager Sean Dyche tonight.
Are Everton going to get back to winning ways vs Forest? 🫣
Let us know your score predictions in the comments!
Paul Merson expects the Toffees to actually lose against Forest, considering the number of absences at the moment.
Ahead of the clash, the Premier League have just made an announcement.
Premier League announce referee for Everton vs Nottingham Forest
The Premier League have announced that Michael Oliver will be the referee in charge of Everton’s clash at Nottingham Forest.
It will be the 63rd time Oliver has officiated a Toffees game, with the most recent one coming back in August at Molineux.
Moyes’ side won 3-2 that day, with a masterclass from Iliman Ndiaye, Jack Grealish and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
- Referee: Michael Oliver
- Assistants: Stuart Burt, James Mainwaring
- Fourth official: Dean Whitestone
- VAR: James Bell
- Assistant VAR: Gary Beswick
Michael Oliver has been appointed referee for Everton vs Nottingham Forest, thoughts Toffees fans? 🤔
He sent of Abdoulaye Doucoure in the Merseyside derby earlier this year…
With that said, let’s take a deeper dive into how Everton have fared over the years with Oliver as the referee.
Everton’s record with Michael Oliver
Everton have a very mixed record under Oliver’s stewardship, as they’ve won 22 of their 62 games with him.
Interestingly, Oliver averages less than two yellow cards per game with the Toffees, so the data suggests he won’t be too keen to reach for his pocket this evening.
| Games | 62 |
| Wins | 22 |
| Draws | 21 |
| Losses | 19 |
| Yellow cards | 106 |
| Red cards | 7 |
| Penalty kicks | 16 |
The last red card shown came back in February, when Everton drew 2-2 with fierce Merseyside rivals Liverpool.
Abdoulaye Doucoure was shown a second yellow card for celebrating in front of the Liverpool fans after the full-time whistle.
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