Crystal Palace vs Everton Predictions

• Palace have won all three games under Roy Hodgson
• The hosts have doubled their shots, shots on target and Expected Goals numbers under the returning boss
• Everton are winless in 11 away trips, losing seven
• Eze has scored in his last two games, with six of his 19 shots on target this season coming under Hodgson

Palace on the brink of safety

Roy Hodgson has enjoyed the perfect return to Selhurst Park, claiming three wins from three to move the Eagles towards safety. With Palace onto 36 points following their latest win, another victory arguably puts them out of reach from the bottom three.

The Eagles’ great run should have them looking up, especially as their fixture list is favourable heading down the stretch. Hodgson has breathed new life into a limp Palace attack, which doesn’t bode well for the struggling visitors.

Roy’s revolution to continue

While Palace likely would have survived under Patrick Viera, appointing Hodgson has changed their fortunes in front of goal. The Eagles are without key man Wilfried Zaha, but they’ve developed an attacking style which makes the most out of their creative talents out wide.

Palace have scored nine goals in three Premier League games under Roy Hodgson, at an average of three per game. Given that they were the joint-lowest scorers in the league before he arrived – scoring just 0.8 goals per match – that’s an incredible turnaround.

There’s more to it than just luck, Palace are putting up good numbers across the board. Not only have two of their three highest expected goals totals have come in their three games under Hodgson, but the Eagles are also averaging 19 shots per game, 2.2 xG per game and 6.3 shots on target. They’ve doubled their output in each category since his return.

A key part of that turnaround has been Eberechi Eze, who has scored three goals in his last two Premier League games. He’s playing effectively as a second striker when Palace have the ball, with almost a third of his shots on target for the season coming in his last three games. The Eagles tend to thrive the more involved Eze has been this season and Hodgson now seems to be getting the most out of him. Despite that, he’s still a great price as an anytime scorer in this clash.

Away form could sink Toffees

Everton also made a mid-season managerial switch in order to save them from the drop, but things have soured for Sean Dyche at Goodison. After winning two of his first three games in charge, the Toffees have claimed just one win from their last eight. That’s left them outside the bottom three on goal difference alone, with the threat of a points deduction still hanging over them.

Saving Everton from the drop is going to require a huge turnaround on the road, especially after they blew a winnable home game against Fulham to fall to a 3-1 defeat. However, Dyche’s three wins with the club have all come at home, while the visitors are winless in 11 Premier League away games, suffering seven defeats.

Only Nottingham Forest have a worse away record this term, with Everton shipping 26 goals in 15 trips and scoring only 10 in return. Given how Palace are playing right now, the hosts should easily put Everton to the sword. Back a home win, alongside a comfortable 2-0 victory.

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