Sean Dyche is back at Everton with Nottingham in the Premier League, as both sides get an opportunity to build on slender away victories in midweek.
Having beaten Manchester United with 10 men, Everton suffered a 4-1 hammering at the hands of Newcastle last weekend. However, the Toffees then managed to squeeze past AFC Bournemouth 1-0 courtesy of a late Jack Grealish winner.
Sean Dyche became Nottingham Forest’s third manager of the season in October and they have been much-improved since his arrival. After a frustrating 2-0 loss to Brighton at the City Ground last week, Forest bounced back with a 1-0 win against rock-bottom Wolves at Molineux.
AllSportsPeople brings you the latest tips, predictions and betting odds for this clash as we head towards the busy festive period.
Everton vs. Forest prediction: Who Will Win?
It's a difficult one to call so the easiest way to lean is a draw.
Since taking charge of Everton for a second time in January, replacing Dyche, David Moyes has brought greater stability to the Toffees.
Nottingham Forest head to the Hill Dickinson with a blueprint of how to win on the road but the expect it to be a low-scoring and cagey affair.
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Head-to-Head: Everton vs Nottingham Forest
- Everton dealt a blow to Forest’s UEFA Champions League qualification hopes in the most recent outing between these two sides back in April as the Evertonians won 1-0 at the City Ground.
- That made it three wins in four matches for Everton against Forest and means that this week’s visitors have won just one of the last six meetings between these two sides.
- Overall, Everton and Forest have clashed on 134 occasions with Everton having won 58 of those matches and Forest coming out on top in 48 games.
Everton vs. Nottingham Forest: Form Guide
Everton – Last 5 matches (All competitions)
- AFC Bournemouth 0-1 Everton (Premier League)
- Everton 1-4 Newcastle United (Premier League)
- Manchester United 0-1 Everton (Premier League)
- Everton 2-0 Fulham (Premier League)
- Sunderland 1-1 Everton (Premier League)
Nottingham Forest – Last 5 matches (All competitions)
- Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 Nottingham Forest (Premier League)
- Nottingham Forest 0-2 Brighton and Hove Albion (Premier League)
- Nottingham Forest 3-0 Malmo (UEFA Europa League)
- Liverpool 0-3 Nottingham Forest (Premier League)
- Nottingham Forest 3-1 Leeds United (Premier League)
Everton vs. Nottingham Forest Score Prediction
Under Dyche, Forest have suffered just two defeats in nine matches across all competitions with some impressive displays on the road of late against Liverpool and away at Wolves. Everton will sit deep and dig in, though, and that may not help the counter-attacking style of the visitors.
An even, low-scoring affair appears quite likely for this one.
Prediction: Everton 1-1 Nottingham Forest (11/2 with Ladbrokes)
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Everton vs. Nottingham Forest Team News
Everton Team News
- Having been sent off for slapping teammate Michael Keane against United, Senegal international midfielder Idrissa Gueye remains missing through suspension for the hosts.
- Keane himself is also a doubt for this one with a few other defensive injury issues such as Seamus Coleman, Nathan Patterson and Jarrad Branthwaite.
- Tim Iroegbunam picked up his fifth yellow card of the season in their midweek defeat of Bournemouth and so he complicates things by now being suspended, too.
Nottingham Forest Team News
- New Zealand international striker Chris Wood is working his way back to full fitness and should be available later this month but Igor Jesus is filling in well up-front.
- Key centre-back Murillo remained unavailable against Wolves and is once again a doubt for this weekend due to a virus, with Dyche confident of his availability.
- They have plenty of other injury issues, though, such as goalkeeper Angus Gunn, full-back duo Ola Aina and Oleksandr Zinchenko, midfielder Douglas Luiz and attackers Dilane Bakwa and Taiwo Awoniyi.
Everton vs. Nottingham Forest Lineups: Predicted Starting XI’s
This is how we think these two sides will lineup at the Hill Dickinson Stadium. Kiernan Deswbury-Hall stays in a deeper role without Idrissa Gueye and Tim Iroegbunam, while David Moyes faces the ongoing dilemma of which striker to pick - Beto and Thierno Barry have just one league goal between them so far this season.
Everton predicted lineup to play Nottingham Forest
Everton (4-2-3-1)
Pickford (GK) – Garner, O'Brien, Tarkowski, Mykolenko – Garner, Dewsbury-Hall – McNeil, Ndiaye, Grealish - Barry
- Out: Branthwaite, Coleman, Patterson, Rohl
- Doubtful: Keane
- Suspensions: Iroegbunam, Gueye
Nottingham Forest predicted lineup to play Everton
Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)
Sels (GK) – Savona, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams – Sangare, Anderson – Ndoye, Gibbs-White, Hutchinson – Jesus
- Out: Gunn, Aina, Zinchenko, Luiz, Bakwa, Wood
- Doubtful: Murillo
- Suspensions: N/A
Everton vs. Nottingham Forest Betting Odds
- Everton to win: 6/5 with 10Bet
- Nottingham Forest to win: 12/5 with Paddy Power
- Draw: 23/10 with Bet Victor
Bet Builder Tips: Everton vs. Nottingham Forest
As Sean Dyche returns to Merseyside for a clash between Everton and Nottingham Forest, our bet builder backs under 2.5 goals, over 9.5 corners in the match, Iliman Ndiaye to have a shot on target and Elliot Anderson to be carded which came to overall odds of 18/1 with Bet365 at the time of writing.
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How to watch: Everton vs. Nottingham Forest Live Stream, TV Channel
Here’s all the key information for how to watch Everton vs. Nottingham Forest.
- Date: Saturday, December 6
- Venue: Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool, England
- Time: 3:00 p.m.
- TV/Stream: N/A
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