Thursday night sees the meeting of two woefully out of form sides at Goodison Park as Premier League Everton welcome League Two outfit Peterborough United for this FA Cup 3rd round contest.
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Bet On Over 2.5 Goals
Our 3 Predictions For Everton v Peterborough United:
- 1st Prediction For Everton v Peterborough United: Over 2.5 Goals – 4/9
- 2nd Prediction For Everton v Peterborough United: Match Result – Everton – 3/10
- 3rd Prediction For Everton v Peterborough United: Both Teams To Score – Yes – 3/4
1st Prediction For Everton v Peterborough United: Over 2.5 Goals – 4/9
Everton are not prolific in front of goal in the Premier League but will hope to hit the target against a Peterborough United side that have the worst defensive record in League One, conceding 46 goals from just 24 matches. Despite their frailties at the back, The Posh are a free scoring outfit who have the second highest number of goals in the third tier and will be hopeful of getting on the scoresheet against a potentially much changed Everton.
2nd Prediction For Everton v Peterborough United: Match Result – Everton – 3/10
Both sides head into this fixture in poor form, both five matches without a win, but Everton should have enough to overcome their third tier opponents. Although they are likely to make changes, The Toffees could still name a side full of internationals and will be feeling the pressure to progress.
3rd Prediction For Everton v Peterborough United: Both Teams To Score – Yes – 3/4
Darren Ferguson’s Peterborough are a free scoring side who find defending incredibly difficult to keep the opposition out at the other end. The likes of Dominic Calvert-Lewin will be hoping his international quality will be enough to breach The Posh defence while, at the other end, the much touted Ricky-Jade Jones will be hoping to prove he has what it takes to move up the pyramid.
Best Odds For Everton v Peterborough United:
| Bookmaker | Everton | Draw | Peterborough United |
| MyriadPlay | 7/25 | 89/20 | 69/10 |
| Gentleman Jim | 3/10 | 9/2 | 15/2 |
| Betarno | 3/10 | 9/2 | 7/1 |
Full Preview Of The Game: Last Results And Head-To-Head:
Hosts Everton find themselves in 16th place in the Premier League having taken just 17 points from 19 matches. The Toffees will be hoping for an upturn in fortunes as they step away from league action. Sean Dyche’s men have won just once in their last 11 Premier League outings and have managed just three victories all season. Dyche and his side have lost the last two games without scoring, going down 2- to Nottingham Forest at Goodison Park before a 1-0 reverse in Dorset against Bournemouth.
The go into this potential banana skin without top scorer and top assist maker Dwight McNeill but could welcome back 11-cap England striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin back into the starting eleven. Everton have scored less than a goal per game but have conceded 1.3 per game on average.
Darren Ferguson’s Peterborough United head to Goodison in a terrible run of results, having lost four of the last five and six of their last eight League One fixtures. Despite being regular challengers at the top end of the division, United find themselves 19th in League One, just five points above the bottom four. They have only been outscored by second place Wycombe Wanderers and share the title of second highest scorers in the division with leaders Birmingham City. However, they are the leakiest defence in the league and have conceded 46 times which is an average of 1.9 goals per game.
Ferguson’s side have been rocked by the injury to top scorer Kwame Poku, who has 10 goals and five assists to his name already this term. Six goal striker Ricky-Jade Jones is available and will be looking to impress his rumoured suitors.
The last meeting between these two sides was a second round League Cup in September 2006, with Premier League Everton making the trip to Peterborough United, then of League Two. David Moyes was in charge of Everton while the late Keith Alexander was in the home dugout for a contest that saw The Toffees run out 2-1 winners. Moyes named a strong side, including Phil Neville, Tim Cahill and Richard Wright among others. Jude Stirling out through his own net to give the visitors the lead before a Trevor Benjamin header pulled The Posh level. Australian international Cahill pounced with just three minutes left on the clock to send his side through to the next round.
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Where To Watch Everton v Peterborough United:
Where can I watch the game, either on TV or in person?
- Location: Goodison Park, Liverpool
- Date: January 9th, 2024
- TV Channel: BBC Sport Online/BBC iPlayer
Probable Lineups For Everton v Peterborough United:
What sort of lineups can we expect from both sides for this 3rd round FA Cup tie?
Everton Lineup:
- Lineup: J. Virginia, N. Patterson, J. O’Brien, J. Branthwaite, V. Mykolenko, J. Harrison, J. Lindstrom, O. Mangala, I. Gueye, A. Doucoure,D. Calvert-Lewin
- Suspended/injury: Dwight McNeil, James Garner, Armando Broja, Seamus Coleman, Tim Iroegbunam, Youssef Chermiti
- Coach: Sean Dyche
Peterborough United Lineup:
- Lineup: N. Bilokapic, O. Wallin, E. Fernandez, J. Katongo, C. Hayes, A. Collins, H. Kyprianou, C. Johnstone, C. Conn-Clarke, B. Ihionvien, R-J. Jones
- Suspended/injured: Kwame Poku, Rio Adebisi
- Coach: Darren Ferguson
