One of the leading fixtures in the English Premier League this week sees Leicester City travel to Goodison Park to take on Everton. The hosts begin the week in 6th place on 32 points while the visitors are in 3rd place on 38 points, so there is all to play for in this game.
Everton come into the match having defeated Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 at home in the FA Cup on Sunday night. That result means Everton have won 4 of their last 5 matches in all competitions, picking up victories in each of their last 3 games. The Toffees have recorded victories at Sheffield United and Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League plus Rotherham United at home in the FA Cup.
⚽️ @CalvertLewin14🅰️ @aftgomesThat's 15 goals and counting for DCL in 2020/21. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/FUj3qlttCN— Everton (@Everton) January 24, 2021
⚽️ @CalvertLewin14🅰️ @aftgomesThat's 15 goals and counting for DCL in 2020/21. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/FUj3qlttCN
Form in the Premier League shows Everton have won 4 of their last 5 games, with two victories coming at home against Chelsea and Arsenal. Their only defeat came in their most recent home Premier League fixture against West Ham United, which ended 1-0 to the visitors.
Home form shows Everton have won only 2 of their last 6 Premier League fixtures. They have been defeated by Leeds United, Manchester United, and West Ham plus held to a 2-2 draw by Liverpool. Trends show no defeats at half time can be found in Everton's 12 most recent games in all competitions.
Everton are conceding an average of 1.50 goals in their home Premier League games and will want to tighten up at the back.
Leicester City progressed in the FA Cup at the expense of Brentford, coming through what had the makings of a difficult tie. Having fallen behind after only 6 minutes, The Foxes produced a good comeback in the second half to score 3 goals.
That result means Leicester City have won each of their last 5 games in all competitions and remain undefeated in 8 matches. In terms of the Premier League, Leicester City are undefeated in their last 6 matches, winning 4 and drawing 2 of those games. They have won 3 of their last 4 on the road, with the victories coming at Sheffield United, Tottenham Hotspur, and Newcastle United.
Trends show Leicester City have scored at least two goals in each of their last 5 games in all competitions. Both teams have scored in 3 of their last 4 away Premier League matches.
Team news and Everton will be without suspended midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure. Niels Nkounkou, Allan, and Jean-Philippe Gbamin are injured plus there are doubts over the fitness of Alex Iwobi, Lucas Digne, and Fabian Delph.
Leicester City travel without the injured trio of Wes Morgan, Dennis Praet, and Jamie Vardy, the latter of which is a big loss.
This should be an exciting game to watch and we expect to see over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring. Everton may be level at the interval but even without Vardy in attack, Leicester City could score the decisive goal to win the match.