Toffees continue to fight desperately for the championship medals. The team stumbled in the last home meeting with West Ham (0:1), but immediately rehabilitated itself in front of their fans in the last round with an away victory over Wolverhampton (2:1). Three points scored in a duel with the “wolves” allowed Carlo Ancelotti’s charges to stay in sixth place in the Premier League standings. They now have 32 points on their balance sheet, thats two less than the fourth Liverpool and eight less than Leicester. At the same time Everton played two matches less than competitors. Despite the predictions of skeptics, Everton continues to be in great shape. In the last seven rounds they have suffered only one defeat (to West Ham) and ended in a draw with Burnley (1:1), winning the remaining five matches. Let’s note the reliable performance of Everton during this period in defense. The Liverpudlians conceded only four goals and never more than one per game. At home Ancelotti’s wards have looked a little worse lately than on the road. Although before the defeat from the Hammers, they managed to win two victories in a row, namely over Chelsea (1:0) and Arsenal (2:1). Abdoulaye Ducourt will not play in the match due to the disqualification. Allan Marquez, Fabian Delph, Niels Nkunku and Jean-Philippe Gbamen are injured, although only the former is the current base player.
The Wolves also built ambitious plans for the season, which, judging by the team’s play, are unlikely to come true. At the moment Wolverhampton is on the 14th line in the championship standings. Nuno Espirito Santa’s charges are already ten points behind the European Cup zone. Chances of getting into the international arena are still through cups. The Europa League has not yet ended, but in the FA Cup Wolverhampton modestly beat the representative of the fifth division of English football not so long ago with a score of 1:0. As for the victories in the Premier League, the last of them was dated back to December 15-th and it was Chelsea who beat the wolves. Although, for the sake of justice, it should be noted that this is the only success of Nuno Santa’s wards in the last nine rounds. In six of them the “wolves” lost. Wolverhampton have not won four away games in a row. Within these matches the team lost to Liverpool (0:4), Burnley (1:2) and Manchester United (0:1) and also ended in a draw with Brighton (3:3). There are four players in the infirmary, three of whom are regular players, namely Daniel Podense, Raul Jimenez, Fernando Marsal and Honatan Castro Otto. More 90% accurate football predictions can be obtained from the link provided.
