Everton will be hoping for three points when it hosts Newcastle United, a team one place below the Toffees in the Premier League table, on Thursday evening in its postponed Matchday No 20 game at Goodison Park with kickoff at 10:45 pm.
The fans are very worried about their team right now. The Toffees have lost eight of the last nine Premier League games, and they’re currently three points below 17th place.
The good news is that the team led by Frank Lampard is now level on points with 18th-placed Watford and only one point above Burnley in 19th. The bad news is that they have three games in hand on the Hornets and one game in hand on Clarets.
Nevertheless, Lampard’s men have not shown anything positive in recent weeks. They suffered a brutal 5-0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur and a tough 0-1 defeat at the hands of Wolverhampton Wanderers in their last two outings.
Newcastle United is one of the most in-form teams in the whole league. On Sunday, the Magpies lost their unbeaten run (eight successive matches) at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea, conceding a late goal.
Eddie Howe’s team hasn’t gotten past Bournemouth in the league lately. The match against Chelsea showed that their defense has been very tough lately.
Everton vs Newcastle Head to Head
Both sides have 24 games against each other, with hosts taking twelve wins while visitors with seven wins. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Everton 0-1 Wolves
- Tottenham 5-0 Everton
- Everton 2-0 Boreham Wood
- Everton 0-1 Man City
- Southampton 2-0 Everton
Away
- Chelsea 1-0 Newcastle
- Southampton 1-2 Newcastle
- Newcastle 2-1 Brighton
- Brentford 0-2 Chelsea
- West Ham 1-1 Newcastle
Everton Team News
Jonjoe Kenny has been suspended for this match after being sent off against Wolves so that Frank Lampard could use a 4-2-3-1 formation. The Everton boss would hope to have Dominic Calvert-Lewin available for selection after he missed the defeat at the weekend due to illness.
Newcastle Team News
Eddie Howe also refused to rule out the possibility of Joelinton returning for Newcastle this weekend. With Jonjo Shelvey and Joe Willock both suffering from an illness and Federico Fernandez also suffering, he could provide a much-needed boost.
Prediction and Odds
Newcastle United has been defending well of late, while Everton failed to score in four straight Premier League matches.
- Newcastle Win
- Both Teams to Score
- Goals Under 3.5