In the Premier League seven European tickets will most likely compete for eight teams, including Everton. Before the reporting round, “butterscotch” take eighth place in the Premier League standings. On account of the team of Carlo Ancelotti is now 52 points. They are three points behind fifth West Ham and six behind fourth Chelsea. At the same time, Everton played one less game than all the competitors who go higher. In the last round of the current championship, the Liverpool club slammed Arsenal away with a score of 1:0. Thus, the team of Carlo Ancelotti interrupted the unsuccessful streak in the championship without victories, which consisted of five matches in a row. During this period, the “butterscotch” managed to lose to Chelsea (0:2) and Burnley (1:2) and also ended in a draw with Crystal Palace (1:1), Brighton (0:0) and Tottenham (2:2). The weak point in the game of the Liverpool team is just the home matches. In nine previous home matches Everton managed to defeat only Southampton (1:0) at home, drew three times and lost in five matches. Moreover, the “toffee” lost to rivals of different levels at Goodison Park during this period. In general, in terms of playing in their home arena Ancelotti’s players have only 15th place in the Premier League. Due to injuries, midfielders Abdoulaye Ducourt and Jean-Philippe Gbamen will definitely not play in the match. Questionable is Michael Keane.
For Fulham, this is a difficult period in the league. Scott Parker’s team is now in 18th place in the standings and is one of the contenders for demotion. The summer residents are six points behind the saving 17th position. The chances of salvation are not yet lost, but in the remaining rounds they need to act almost flawlessly. For the five previous matches in the championship, the summer residents have earned only one point. Just in the match of the last round, they drew with Arsenal (1:1) and missed the victory on 90 + 7 minutes. Prior to this draw, Fulham lost to Manchester City (0:3), Leeds (1:2), Aston Villa (1:2) and Wolverhampton (0:1). Of these matches, the Londoners lost only to the Villans on the road. Although, in general, on the fields of rivals summer residents often managed to cling for points. In their last ten away games in the Premier League, Fulham have lost only once, won two wins and tied seven more times. Not eligible to play against Chelsea Ruben Loftus-Chick. Goalkeeper Marek Rodak and defender Terence Kongolo will miss the match due to injuries. So, what is the soccer bet prediction for today?