After some decline “Toffee” demonstrate the character once again and show that this season they are determined to tackle serious problems. In the last round of the championship, Everton played away with Leicester. A match between the principal rivals was a fight for a place in the Champions League. Both teams play approximately in the same vein, relying on effective counterattacks. The “toffee” coped with their task better, beating the “foxes” with a score of 2:0. After this victory Carlo Ancelotti’s team moved up to the fifth place in the standings. Only five points separate them from the leader. The victory over Leicester was the second in a row for the Liverpool club. A tour earlier Everton stopped Chelsea’s attack in their home countries and the only goal scored was enough to succeed in that match. The victory over the pensioners interrupted the three-legged losing streak of the toffee in their home arena. During this period they drew with Liverpool (2:2), after which they lost to Manchester United (1:3) and Leeds (0:1). It is possible that James Rodriguez will return to the attacking line in this meeting. Also questionable are Seamus Coleman and Jean-Philippe Gbamen. Allan Marquez, Luca Dinh and Fabian Delph are in the infirmary.
The Merseysides beat Tottenham with a score of 2:1 in the last round. The match was principled and the game would have been a fair result, but a draw was a little more fortunate for Liverpool, who scored in the last minute of regular time. After this success, Jurgen Klopp’s team came out on top in the standings, but a whole group of rivals are pressing it at once. The distance from the sixth position is only five points. Liverpool won the victory over Spurs at home, where they always play strongly. On the road in the current championship Merseysides often lose points. Klopp’s men won their only away win in the opening round, beating Chelsea (2:0) and now they can no longer win five matches in a row. During this period, Liverpool suffered a disgraceful 2:7 defeat to Aston Villa and also drew four times. With the same score of 1:1, the Merseysides parted with Manchester City, Brighton and Fulham and also played 2:2 with Everton. The personnel losses of the Merseysiders are as follows. Due to injuries, defenders Joseph Gomez, Kostas Tsimikas and Virgil van Dijk, as well as midfielder Thiago Alcantara and striker Diogo Jota will miss the fight. Questionable is the presence of Joel Matip. More todays football prediction tips can be obtained from the link provided.
