Crystal Palace
- The Palace manager, Oliver Glasner, has instilled a high-intensity pressing style on his team, who set up in a 3-4-2-1.
- The wing-back system provides a platform for aggressive wing-back play and fast vertical transitions.
- The Eagles are also known for a compact, high-intensity style of pressing when out of possession and can cause real problems for teams when they can get their wing-backs into the half-spaces or the wide areas.
Everton
- The Toffees are 10th in the Premier League 2025/2026 table with 48 points from 35 games while Crystal Palace are 15th with 43 points from 34, so the value lies with David Moyes’ men, who have dominated this fixture in the last two seasons, with Palace failing to win any of the last five.
- Everton to beat Palace has value despite the Toffees’ mixed form of one win, two draws and two defeats in their last five.
- The Toffees have a solid record away from home in the Premier League 2025/2026 with seven wins, four draws and six defeats, so I’m backing them to get the better of their London hosts.
Head-to-Head
Everton have won four of their last five head-to-head Premier League games with Crystal Palace (Draw: 1, Defeat: 0).
Key Players
- Jean-Philippe Mateta is their main man, having scored 10 times in 28 Premier League appearances, but Ismaila Sarr has been in great form of late, contributing to two of his side’s goals in the last five matches.
- Beto is the Toffees’ main man with eight Premier League goals this season, and four in their last five.
Betting Insights
- Palace have a UEFA Conference League game on Thursday so fixture congestion could play a part, while Everton will be eager to notch up another win in pursuit of a European berth.
- Everton to draw no bet will be the main selection for Sunday’s game at Selhurst Park, with over 2.5 goals and both teams to score forming the main supporting wager.
Prediction
These two teams don’t tend to play out dull games, so I’m expecting goals on Sunday.
