Premier League: First of Matchday 26 during the first ever winter break

Everton sits in 9th place and on 33 points from 25 played. They have won 9, drew 6, and lost 10 fixtures to date.

Everton makes it an effort not to lose against the visitors. The last six meetings between the couple have seen them (Everton) take points. Crystal Palace has either lost or shared the points, never coming away with the win.

Everton’s recent rise under new boss Carlo Ancelotti has seen them go four games without a loss (2W; 2D). This hands them heaps of confidence as they face a team they beat every visit to Goodison Park.

The Toffees have been excellent in this Goodison game. They could collect their fourth clean sheet against the Eagles, however, recent form doesn’t insinuate the slightest hint of a clean sheet for Jordan Pickford and co.

They only have three in their last 10 games. So nothing screams clean sheet from this stat.