Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Everton
Match Time & Date:
29/12/2024
16:00
Prediction: 1-0
Nottingham Forest
Everton and Nottingham Forest square off against each other at Goodison Park in what is expected to be a close encounter. The Toffees aim to extend their giant-killing run after sharing the spoils with the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea, and Man City and they are surely capable of matching the Reds at home ground. The good news for the hosts is that right-back Ashley Young is back from suspension, while Dwight McNeil remains in the recovery room.
Forest, on the other hand, defeated Tottenham Hotspur thanks to Anthony Elanga’s goal, but their performance against Spurs was anything but perfect. As important midfielder Ryan Yates misses out through suspension, we predict that the hosts are going to pick up all three points from the match. In their last meeting at Goodison Park, Everton defeated Nottingham Forest 2-0 and we predict that history is going to repeat itself.
Highlighted Player (Abdoulaye Doucouré):
French international midfielder Abdoulaye Doucour is a bundle of raw energy and a player who was voted Watford’s Player of the Season during the 2017/18 campaign. A deep-lying midfielder who takes part in play build-up from behind is a defensive asset who took time to blossom and announce himself at the international stage. He first burst to prominence at Ligue 1 side Rennes in 2012 after a year with the club’s B side and went on to play 75 league matches and score 12 goals.
Watford bought Doucoure in 2016 but sent him on loan to Granada, where he took part in 15 league matches. Determined to prove his worth in the Premier League, the Frenchman of Mali descent wasted no time in grabbing a starting spot under both Marco Silva and Javi Garcia, respectively, upon his return from Spain.
The total of 38 matches played along with 8 goals scored made Doucoure one of the most sought-after assets in the summer of 2018 but the player remained at Vicarage Road despite reported interest from Tottenham Hotspur.
Highlighted Team (Nottingham Forest):
Nottingham Forest, the club that are often referred to as Forest, were formed in 1865. They have been playing their home games at the City Ground since 1898 and the capacity of the stadium is 30,445. Nottingham Forest are regarded as one of the greatest English clubs as they won the European Cup on two occasions. In 1979 Forest outplayed Malmo (1-0) at the Olympiastadion in Munich in the final of the elite competition, with the team beating Hamburg in 1980 in the title game at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu (1-0).
Nottingham Forest won the national championship in the 1977/1978 season, with the team finishing the campaign seven points clear of second-placed Liverpool. To make things even better for the fans, the City Ground outfit clinched the FA Cup trophies in 1898 and 1959. Derby County are regarded as Forest’s bitterest rivals and the two local rivals contest in the East Midlands derby. In their first ever meeting in the local derby Forest recorded a 3-2 win over Derby County.
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