Post by staggerstag on May 3, 2019 18:16:38 GMT
There's a possible Europa League spot up for Everton while Burnley, who I expect to show us nothing, are safe from the drop.
At least young Tom Davies gets a place on the Everton bench - not seen anything like enough of him this season.
Everton (4-2-3-1): Pickford; Coleman, Zouma, Keane, Digne; Schneiderlin, Gueye; Richarlison, Sigurdsson, Bernard; Calvert-Lewin
Subs: Stekelenburg, Baines, Jagielka, Davies, Walcott, Tosun, Lookman
Burnley (4-4-2): Heaton; Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor; Gudmundsson, Westwood, Cork, Brady; Barnes, Wood
Subs: Hart, Vydra, Gibson, Long, Hendrick, McNeil, Crouch
Everton 13/20
Burnley 5/1
Draw 3/1
Tourney predictions (so far, minus Tunaman) :
H 8
D 5
A 0
Preamble by Ben Fisher :
At least young Tom Davies gets a place on the Everton bench - not seen anything like enough of him this season.
Everton (4-2-3-1): Pickford; Coleman, Zouma, Keane, Digne; Schneiderlin, Gueye; Richarlison, Sigurdsson, Bernard; Calvert-Lewin
Subs: Stekelenburg, Baines, Jagielka, Davies, Walcott, Tosun, Lookman
Burnley (4-4-2): Heaton; Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor; Gudmundsson, Westwood, Cork, Brady; Barnes, Wood
Subs: Hart, Vydra, Gibson, Long, Hendrick, McNeil, Crouch
Everton 13/20
Burnley 5/1
Draw 3/1
Tourney predictions (so far, minus Tunaman) :
H 8
D 5
A 0
Preamble by Ben Fisher :
This one may be a tough sell but, for Everton, it is their penultimate chance to stake their claim for seventh. Marco Silva’s side have fared better against the Premier League’s elite – beating Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United in their three previous home matches – but have come unstuck against so-called lesser opposition.
Can Everton strike the right balance under the Friday night lights on home soil against Burnley, a team revitalised since Christmas? Only Manchester City, Liverpool and United have picked up more points than Sean Dyche’s side since 30 December. They could welcome back Yerry Mina, while Theo Walcott is fit again after illness. Burnley, meanwhile, could call on Peter Crouch, available following an appendix operation.
Victory for Everton would leave them firmly in the mix for a Europa League spot. Wolves, however, remain in the box-seat with two games to play; they are four points ahead of Everton, three in front of Leicester City. “It’s not something just in our hands, the competition is tight, we have to do our jobs and let’s see,” Silva said. “We have to play every single season in European competitions for us to keep growing as a club. It has to be always a pleasure, it has to be always a fantastic challenge for us and not a problem.”
Can Everton strike the right balance under the Friday night lights on home soil against Burnley, a team revitalised since Christmas? Only Manchester City, Liverpool and United have picked up more points than Sean Dyche’s side since 30 December. They could welcome back Yerry Mina, while Theo Walcott is fit again after illness. Burnley, meanwhile, could call on Peter Crouch, available following an appendix operation.
Victory for Everton would leave them firmly in the mix for a Europa League spot. Wolves, however, remain in the box-seat with two games to play; they are four points ahead of Everton, three in front of Leicester City. “It’s not something just in our hands, the competition is tight, we have to do our jobs and let’s see,” Silva said. “We have to play every single season in European competitions for us to keep growing as a club. It has to be always a pleasure, it has to be always a fantastic challenge for us and not a problem.”
