Everton have lost form at exactly the wrong time and could take another tumble towards relegation when they face a resurgent Crystal Palace on Saturday.
After winning just one of their last eight games, the Toffees start the weekend sat 17th in the table and Sean Dyche's side looked extremely lacklustre in last Saturday's 3-1 home defeat to Fulham.
In contrast, Palace have looked like a team transformed under Roy Hodgson, with their board's decision to sack Patrick Vieira and go back to the future by appointing the 75-year-old potentially saving their season, winning three in a row to threaten a top-half finish.
Crystal Palace vs Everton Betting Tips
- Crystal Palace to win @ 11/10
- Eberechi Eze Anytime Goalscorer @ 15/8
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Hodgson is expected to have the same squad to select from as last Saturday's 2-0 win at Southampton and the veteran boss could choose to stick with the same starting XI.
Wilfried Zaha (groin) and Vicente Guaita (calf) are both still sidelined, while Nathan Ferguson and Nathaniel Clyne will be assessed.
Everton are expected to have Dominic Calvert-Lewin back for the first time since February 4th following a hamstring injury.
Amadou Onana could also feature after a groin issue, but Seamus Coleman remains out with a hamstring problem and Abdoulaye Doucoure serves the final game of a three-match suspension.
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Crystal Palace to win @ 11/10
The form book clearly points to a fourth win in a row for Palace for the first time since June 2020 and it could come with an accompanying clean sheet.
Everton have failed to score in eight of their last 11 on the road and Calvert-Lewin's continued absence has only shone further light on the club's questionable transfer strategy in recent years.
While Hodgson has taken shackles off his attacking players, he also looks to have organised his defence and that will worry a Toffees side who have scored the joint-fewest goals in the Premier League this season.
After keeping a clean sheet at St Mary's, another could become for the Eagles and 8/1 looks good for a 2-0 win in the Correct Score market.
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Eberechi Eze Anytime Goalscorer @ 15/8
A player who has come to the fore under Hodgson is Eberechi Eze. The 24-year-old was not always trusted by Vieira, but Hodgson seems happy to put his faith in the mercurial playmaker.
Eze scored both of his side's goals in last weekend's success at Southampton, while he also found the net in the 5-1 win at Leeds United and his free-kick was the source of Daniel Iversen's own goal in the 2-1 victory over Leicester City.
With Zaha out, the former QPR starlet has taken over as his team's main protagonist and has established an excellent creative relationship with Michael Olise.
The pair could terrorise an Everton defence that has kept just one clean sheet on the road all season.
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