The glaring weakness Everton should look to exploit against Nottingham Forest

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Nottingham Forest have a significant weakness that Everton should be looking to exploit on Tuesday.

The Toffees need a big result to turn their fortunes around, having gone three consecutive games without a win.

After losing to Chelsea and Arsenal, David Moyes’ side also failed to show up against Burnley on Saturday and had to settle for a 0-0 draw.

Forest is certainly not an easy place to go, but Everton could return with a much-needed three points if they excel in one particular area.

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Everton can exploit Nottingham Forest’s big weakness

The importance of set-pieces has been one of the biggest talking points in the Premier League this season.

Indeed, league leaders Arsenal have scored 13 times from set-pieces, so they can even be a huge asset for the best teams.  

Everton only rank 16th in the league for set-piece goals this season (six), but they have an excellent opportunity to add to their tally on Tuesday.

That is because Nottingham Forest have conceded the joint-most goals from set-pieces (12), alongside Liverpool and West Ham, according to Opta Analyst.

So, the Everton players should have worked on corners and free-kicks in training on Monday to take advantage of this weakness.

And with James Tarkowski, Michael Keane, Jake O’Brien, and Thierno Barry all expected to start, the Toffees could pose an enormous aerial threat against Forest. 

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Everton could miss Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall’s set-piece delivery

Anyone who has watched Arsenal succeed from set-pieces this season will know that the delivery is as important as the finish.

Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice have consistently put in excellent crosses into the six-yard box to challenge the opposition’s defence.

So, perhaps Everton’s lack of goals from set-pieces has more to do with the delivery than the headed efforts.

If that is the case, the Toffees could find it even more difficult against Forest due to the absence of Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.

The impetus will then be on in-form midfielder James Garner to produce the goods that could exploit Forest’s set-piece susceptibility.