Premier League preview: Can Everton edge out victory against Nottingham Forest?

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Sat 20.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Goodison Park (40569 seats)

This has all the signs of another intriguing run-in at Goodison Park in the Premier League. Everton is in 17th place and host Nottingham Forest in 10th position. Learn more about the game here!

Everton and Nottingham Forest should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Everton form and stats

The home fans saw their team lose the first Premier League game of the season here at Goodison Park. Last season these fans witnessed 9 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses from Everton's 19 home games.

Everton faced defeat in their previous match, away at Aston Villa (1-2). Holgate, defender, was given a rating of 7.31/10 in that game, top of the team. Holgate hit one key pass and won 6 of 7 duels.

Ahead of that match, Everton lost 0-1 at home to Chelsea.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Everton handle that role? We have found 9 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 4 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.

There will be little rest for Everton after this match as they are travelling to Fleetwood Town for a Carabao Cup game in only two days.

Everton has scored 0 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.

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Nottingham Forest form and stats

The visitors' first away game in the Premier League ended in defeat. Last season Nottingham Forest had these away match statistics: Played 23; won 10, drew 7 and lost 6.

Nottingham Forest are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the game against West Ham United (placed 19th). Midfielder Williams was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.11. Williams hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Newcastle United wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.

We have checked recent matches where Nottingham Forest have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 10 games were 2 victories, 3 draws and 5 defeats.

Nottingham have another game away from home in just two nights, a Carabao Cup match vs Grimsby Town. A rough diary for the guests!

0 goals so far away for Nottingham Forest, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 1 league match away.

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Top Goalscorers

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Everton missing players

Nottingham Forest missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Everton Nottingham Forest
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
2 1 1 Played P 0 1 2
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
2 1 1 Lost L 0 1 1
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 1
3 1 1 Conceded C 0 2 2
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 50%
50% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 50%
50% 100% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 50%
 
6 4 4 Corners for (avg) C F 0 1 3.5
10.5 16 16 Corners against (avg) C A 0 11 9
2 3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 3.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.5 8 8 Shots (avg) S ( 0 5 9
4 4 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1 3.5
12% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 14%
 
13.5 15 15 Shots against (avg) S A 0 23 21
5 6 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 9 7
Everton Last season Nottingham Forest
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   25 49
11 9   Won W   12 25
6 2   Drew D   7 11
21 8   Lost L   6 13
43 27   Scored S   33 77
66 25   Conceded C   19 43
95% 95%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 94%
74% 58%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   64% 78%
55% 47%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   32% 47%
34% 37%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   12% 18%
21% 26%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   8% 6%
53% 47%   BTTS BTTS   48% 49%
21% 32%   Clean Sheets C S   36% 37%
32% 26%   Failed to Score F T   24% 20%
 
4.2 4.9   Corners for (avg) C F   4.8 5.5
5.8 5.1   Corners against (avg) C A   5.4 4.5
2.2 2.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.9
6 5   Red cards R C   0 3
 
11.5 11.7   Shots (avg) S (   11.4 12.4
3.7 3.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.1 4.2
31% 36%   Goal Efficiency G E   32% 37%
 
13.8 12.1   Shots against (avg) S A   11.8 10.7
5 4.4   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.9 3.5

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 2 2 0 0 6 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 6 6
2 Arsenal 2 2 0 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 6
3 Brentford 2 1 1 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 4 4
4 Tottenham Hotspur 2 1 1 0 6 3 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 4
5 Newcastle United 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4
6 Leeds United 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
7 Chelsea 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
8 Brighton & Hove Albion 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 4
9 Aston Villa 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 3
10 Nottingham Forest 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 3
11 AFC Bournemouth 2 1 0 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -2 3
12 Fulham 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
13 Liverpool 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
14 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
15 Leicester City 2 0 1 1 4 6 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 4 -2 1
16 Southampton 2 0 1 1 3 6 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 1
17 Everton 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 0
18 Crystal Palace 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
19 West Ham United 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 0
20 Manchester United 2 0 0 2 1 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 -5 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 38 29 6 3 99 26 19 15 2 2 58 15 19 14 4 1 41 11 73 93
2 Liverpool 38 28 8 2 94 26 19 15 4 0 49 9 19 13 4 2 45 17 68 92
3 Chelsea 38 21 11 6 76 33 19 9 7 3 37 22 19 12 4 3 39 11 43 74
4 Tottenham Hotspur 38 22 5 11 69 40 19 13 1 5 38 19 19 9 4 6 31 21 29 71
5 Arsenal 38 22 3 13 61 48 19 13 2 4 35 17 19 9 1 9 26 31 13 69
6 Manchester United 38 16 10 12 57 57 19 10 5 4 32 22 19 6 5 8 25 35 0 58
7 West Ham United 38 16 8 14 60 51 19 9 5 5 33 26 19 7 3 9 27 25 9 56
8 Leicester City 38 14 10 14 62 59 19 10 4 5 34 23 19 4 6 9 28 36 3 52
9 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 12 15 11 42 44 19 5 7 7 19 23 19 7 8 4 23 21 -2 51
10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 15 6 17 38 43 19 7 3 9 20 25 19 8 3 8 18 18 -5 51
11 Newcastle United 38 13 10 15 44 62 19 8 6 5 26 27 19 5 4 10 18 35 -18 49
12 Crystal Palace 38 11 15 12 50 46 19 7 8 4 27 17 19 4 7 8 23 29 4 48
13 Brentford 38 13 7 18 48 56 19 7 3 9 22 21 19 6 4 9 26 35 -8 46
14 Aston Villa 38 13 6 19 52 54 19 6 5 8 29 29 19 7 1 11 23 25 -2 45
15 Southampton 38 9 13 16 43 67 19 6 7 6 23 24 19 3 6 10 20 43 -24 40
16 Everton 38 11 6 21 43 66 19 9 2 8 27 25 19 2 4 13 16 41 -23 39
17 Leeds United 38 9 11 18 42 79 19 4 6 9 19 38 19 5 5 9 23 41 -37 38
18 Burnley 38 7 14 17 34 53 19 5 6 8 18 25 19 2 8 9 16 28 -19 35
19 Watford 38 6 5 27 34 77 19 2 2 15 17 46 19 4 3 12 17 31 -43 23
20 Norwich City 38 5 7 26 23 84 19 3 3 13 12 43 19 2 4 13 11 41 -61 22
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 46 27 9 10 106 43 23 14 4 5 56 20 23 13 5 5 50 23 63 90
2 AFC Bournemouth 46 25 13 8 74 39 23 13 7 3 41 21 23 12 6 5 33 18 35 88
3 Huddersfield Town 46 23 13 10 64 47 23 13 6 4 35 23 23 10 7 6 29 24 17 82
4 Nottingham Forest 46 23 11 12 73 40 23 13 4 6 43 22 23 10 7 6 30 18 33 80
5 Sheffield United 46 21 12 13 63 45 23 13 5 5 38 15 23 8 7 8 25 30 18 75
6 Luton Town 46 21 12 13 63 55 23 12 7 4 37 22 23 9 5 9 26 33 8 75
7 Middlesbrough 46 20 10 16 59 50 23 14 2 7 34 21 23 6 8 9 25 29 9 70
8 Blackburn Rovers 46 19 12 15 59 50 23 12 5 6 36 26 23 7 7 9 23 24 9 69
9 Millwall 46 18 15 13 53 45 23 13 6 4 32 16 23 5 9 9 21 29 8 69
10 West Bromwich Albion 46 18 13 15 52 45 23 12 8 3 33 16 23 6 5 12 19 29 7 67
11 Queens Park Rangers 46 19 9 18 60 59 23 10 6 7 30 25 23 9 3 11 30 34 1 66
12 Coventry City 46 17 13 16 60 59 23 10 5 8 32 26 23 7 8 8 28 33 1 64
13 Preston North End 46 16 16 14 52 56 23 9 10 4 33 28 23 7 6 10 19 28 -4 64
14 Stoke City 46 17 11 18 57 52 23 10 5 8 30 23 23 7 6 10 27 29 5 62
15 Swansea City 46 16 13 17 58 68 23 9 8 6 30 27 23 7 5 11 28 41 -10 61
16 Blackpool 46 16 12 18 54 58 23 11 3 9 29 26 23 5 9 9 25 32 -4 60
17 Bristol City 46 15 10 21 62 77 23 8 8 7 33 29 23 7 2 14 29 48 -15 55
18 Cardiff City 46 15 8 23 50 68 23 7 4 12 22 29 23 8 4 11 28 39 -18 53
19 Hull City 46 14 9 23 41 54 23 7 4 12 22 28 23 7 5 11 19 26 -13 51
20 Birmingham City 46 11 14 21 50 75 23 7 6 10 27 33 23 4 8 11 23 42 -25 47
21 Reading 46 13 8 25 54 87 23 7 5 11 33 44 23 6 3 14 21 43 -33 41
22 Peterborough United 46 9 10 27 43 87 23 6 7 10 27 33 23 3 3 17 16 54 -44 37
23 Derby County 46 14 13 19 45 53 23 11 7 5 30 22 23 3 6 14 15 31 -8 34
24 Barnsley 46 6 12 28 33 73 23 5 7 11 18 29 23 1 5 17 15 44 -40 30

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 2 2 0 0 6 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 6 6
2 Arsenal 2 2 0 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 6
3 Brentford 2 1 1 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 4 4
4 Tottenham Hotspur 2 1 1 0 6 3 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 4
5 Newcastle United 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 4
6 Leeds United 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
7 Chelsea 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
8 Brighton & Hove Albion 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 4
9 Aston Villa 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 3
10 Nottingham Forest 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 3
11 AFC Bournemouth 2 1 0 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -2 3
12 Fulham 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
13 Liverpool 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
14 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
15 Leicester City 2 0 1 1 4 6 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 4 -2 1
16 Southampton 2 0 1 1 3 6 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 1
17 Everton 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 0
18 Crystal Palace 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
19 West Ham United 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -3 0
20 Manchester United 2 0 0 2 1 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 -5 0

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The English Premier League is the top level of the English football league pyramid. 20 teams play 38 fixtures each to see who tops the Premier League table. The Premier League is the most watched sports league in the world. Seasons run from August to May with most games on Saturdays and Sundays.