Nottingham vs Everton prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2023-12-01 17:30.
[p]This is set to be a big clash between two sides eager to avoid another Premier League (PL) relegation dogfight this season. Nottingham Forest do hold a comfortable eight-point gap to the bottom three coming into the round, however, just one win in their past nine league matches will be a concern for manager Steve Cooper, especially as the 3-2 defeat to Brighton last weekend made it three losses from their last four (W1). [/p]
[p]What will be particularly galling for the Forest boss is that his side have been producing some pretty impressive attacking displays, highlighted by the fact that they’ve netted two goals in four of their last five PL matches. That said, each of the last two such games ended in 3-2 defeats which adds to an unwanted record of losing more league games while scoring 2+ goals than any other side since the start of last season (six). [/p]
[p]Without a punishment, Everton could have climbed into the top half with a win against Manchester United last weekend, but instead, their 3-0 loss combined with the PL’s ten-point deduction leaves them deep inside the relegation zone on just four points and now five from safety. That’s a daunting position for the Toffees to be in, yet the loss to Erik ten Hag’s side did end a good run of four competitive games undefeated (W3, D1) so perhaps they’ll be confident that they can get back on track here. [/p]
[p]That rings especially true with this contest coming on the road, as that’s where Everton have been at their best recently due to the fact that they’ve won three of their past four away league games (L1), as many as in their previous 38 on their travels! They ought to fancy their chances of stretching that here given you’d to go back to 1995 for the last time they suffered a league defeat at the City Ground (W2, D1). [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Anthony Elanga will become the first Forest player aged 21 or younger to score in three straight PL appearances if he finds the net again here. Since Sean Dyche’s arrival, Abdoulaye Doucouré has been involved in more PL goals than any other Everton, with the first of those coming at this venue in March’s 2-2 draw. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: No team has failed to score in more PL matches this season than Everton (6), and they also hold the biggest negative difference (-6.6) between goals scored (14) and xG (20.6).[/p]