Everton vs Nottingham Forest Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 29th December 2024

Everton welcome Nottingham Forest on Sunday in the Premier League, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 19 match.

Everton are number 15 in the table on 17 points after 17 matches. Nottingham Forest rank as number 3 with 34 points after 18 matches played.

Both Everton and Nottingham Forest aim to show their respective set of fans they are the better side on Sunday, and we are bound to see an exciting game.

The Toffees have a hard time getting on the scoreboard these days, as they managed a poorly eight goals in their previous ten matches. That is an average of 0.8 goals per game, in which they conceded seven goals, or 0.7 goals per game. Furthermore, they fought their way to six clean sheets in this run.

Nottingham Forest scored 16 goals, conceded 13 and managed four clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Everton won the last two meetings against Nottingham Forest, as they followed up a 1-0 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 2-0 score.

Everton vs Nottingham Forest Prediction

Everton Form

Everton have three draws to show from their last three games, as Arsenal held on to a 0-0 draw. Against Chelsea, the score was 0-0, while their most recent match finished 1-1 against Manchester City. Everton claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Premier League. They also drew four and lost zero, scored seven goals and conceded two.

Nottingham Forest Form

In their last three matches, Nottingham Forest first beat Aston Villa 2-1, then Brentford by 0-2 and finally Tottenham by 1-0. Nottingham Forest managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Premier League away matches, in which they scored nine while also conceding ten times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

Not many goals occur in Everton's matches, and balancing on such a tightrope makes the draw look a tempting prospect, when Nottingham Forest come calling.

Everton fought their way to zero wins and three points from their last four games against teams inside the top six. They were on target two times in these matches, but also let in three goals. Nottingham Forest took four wins and 13 points in the previous five encounters with opponents from the bottom six of the Premier League, as they scored seven goals while also allowing two against. Everton have a record of three wins, eight draws and six defeats in the Premier League this season. Nottingham Forest have a record of ten wins, four draws and four defeats in the Premier League.

Everton vs Nottingham Forest Squads

Everton Squad

Dyche will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Nottingham Forest from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Asmir Begovic (0/0), Joao Virginia (0/0), Jordan Pickford (0/17), Ashley Young (1/14), Jake O'Brien (0/2), James Tarkowski (0/17), Jarrad Branthwaite (0/10), Michael Keane (2/9), Nathan Patterson (0/2), Seamus Coleman (0/3), Vitalii Mykolenko (0/15), Abdoulaye Doucoure (0/15), Amadou Onana (2/13), Harrison Armstrong (0/2), Idrissa Gana Gueye (0/16), Jack Harrison (0/16), James Garner (0/4), Jesper Lindstroem (0/13), Orel Mangala (1/14), Tim Iroegbunam (0/6), Armando Broja (0/3), Beto (1/10), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (2/17), Dwight McNeil (3/13), Iliman Ndiaye (3/17), Youssef Chermiti (0/0).

Nottingham Forest Squad

Below is the full team squad of Nottingham Forest. The manager Santo will pick his starting XI against Everton from these players:

Carlos Miguel (0/0), Matz Sels (0/18), Alex Moreno (0/11), Andrew Omobamidele (0/0), Harry Toffolo (0/2), Morato (0/11), Murillo (1/18), Neco Williams (0/15), Nikola Milenkovic (2/17), Ola Aina (2/18), Willy Boly (0/3), Danilo (0/1), Elliot Anderson (0/17), Ibrahim Sangare (0/3), James Ward-Prowse (0/8), Morgan Gibbs-White (2/14), Nicolas Dominguez (0/15), Ramon Sosa (1/11), Ryan Yates (1/18), Anthony Elanga (3/18), Callum Hudson-Odoi (2/17), Chris Wood (10/18), Emmanuel Dennis (0/0), Eric da Silva Moreira (0/2), Jota Silva (0/17), Taiwo Awoniyi (0/13).

Everton vs Nottingham Forest Team News

Everton could be looking at three players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Nottingham Forest. Everton have to alter their line-up, as both Iliman Ndiaye, Asmir Begovic and Dominic Calvert-Lewin get a day in the shade.

Nottingham Forest are juggling with four absent players on this coming Sunday when travelling to Everton. Nikola Milenkovic, Ryan Yates and Morgan Gibbs-White can't be called upon by Nottingham Forest, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Danilo nurses an injury and won't be travelling with Nottingham Forest.

Everton vs Nottingham Forest Lineups

Everton vs Nottingham Forest H2H

Everton won the last two meetings against Nottingham Forest, as they followed up a 1-0 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 2-0 score. Everton have a 50% win rate against Nottingham Forest, who won zero of these matches. The total record reads 2-2-0, which is worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Everton vs Nottingham Forest Results

In two of the previous four matches between Everton and Nottingham Forest both teams scored.

Everton vs Nottingham Forest Betting Tips

Having scored just once lately in the Premier League, Ashley Young will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Nottingham Forest hope Anthony Elanga can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three Premier League goals in his last six Premier League games.

Everton claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in five of the games, whilst losing two. Nottingham Forest won five of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost three of the games in this run. Everton kept a clean sheet five times in their previous 10 matches on home soil, while, Nottingham Forest have been able to keep a clean sheet in three of their last 10 games away from home.

In the last four encounters between Everton and Nottingham Forest over 2.5 goals came out one time, as Everton averaged 1.5 goals a game. Nottingham Forest scored an average of 0.75 goals in these, while both teams scored two times. Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Everton, who scored an average of 0.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Nottingham Forest, who scored 1.6 times on average in these matches.