Everton vs Nottingham Forest Predictions

• Everton have drawn three of their last five Premier League home games
• Nottingham Forest have only won three of their 35 away league matches since being promoted
• Dominic Calvert-Lewin has scored in his last two Everton appearances

Not much to separate struggling pair

There is just a point and place separating Everton in 16th and 17th-placed Nottingham Forest in the Premier League standings and both sides know the importance of securing a victory on Sunday in the battle to survive.

That could make for a cagey encounter at Goodison Park and there may not be much to separate the two sides come the final whistle, with two of the last three meetings having finished all-square.

Everton have drawn three of their last five home fixtures and Forest have shared the spoils in three of their previous five all told, including last month’s 1-1 at another struggling side in Luton.

While both teams will want to win, the fact that this is also a must-not-lose game for both may be a factor in the match finishing all-square and the 1-1 final score – which occurred in last season’s corresponding fixture – offers plenty of appeal.

Neither side in good form

The stats do not make good reading for either of these two sides with Everton, who were thrashed 6-0 at Chelsea on Monday, having only won one of their last 15 league games, while it is just two victories in 13 top-flight matches for Forest.

Everton have particularly struggled on home soil this season, picking up fewer points at Goodison than they have on the road, while Forest have been poor travellers since returning to the top-flight in 2022, winning just three of their 35 road fixtures.

Calvert-Lewin return could prove key for Everton

Dominic Calvert-Lewin missed Everton’s chastening defeat at Chelsea with a hamstring injury, but he is expected to be available this weekend in what should prove to be a major boost for the Toffees.

The 27-year-old ended his recent goal drought by scoring a penalty in the draw at Newcastle and he followed that up with the winner in Everton’s last home fixture against Burnley.

Now looking to make it three goals in as many games, Calvert-Lewin could deliver on Sunday as he seeks the first strike of his career against Forest.

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