Everton vs Leicester Preview: Team News & Prediction
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This ‘six-pointer’ down at the bottom end of the Premier League is a clash between sides that have enjoyed much-needed impressive results recently ahead of meeting at Goodison Park.
Kick-off date/time: Saturday 1st February, 2025: UK – 3:00pm / US ET – 10:00am / US PT – 7:00am
How to watch on TV: UK – Not televised / US – Not televised
How to watch online: UK – Cannot be streamed / US – Peacock
Everton Team News: DCL out again
In his pre-match press conference, David Moyes has confirmed that Dominic Calvert-Lewin will be injured for 'a number of weeks', whilst Orel Mangala is going to miss the rest of the campaign. However, former Aston Villa midfielder Tim Iroegbunam has returned to training and could be involved.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Pickford; O'Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Gueye, Doucoure; Lindstrom, Garner, Ndiaye; Beto
Unavailable: Coleman (Injured), Mangala (Injured), McNeil (Injured), Chermiti (Injured), Broja (Injured), Calvert-Lewin (Injured)
Questionable:
Leicester Team News: Hermansen should be back
Key first-choice goalkeeper Mads Hermansen has returned to training ahead of this weekend and 'all being well', according to Ruud van Nistelrooy, should be available for this week. Wilfred Ndidi has returned to partial training but both Ricardo Pereira and Abdul Fatawu remain unavailable for the Foxes.
Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Hermansen; Justin, Faes, Vestergaard, Kristiansen; Winks, Soumare; Ayew, El Khannouss, Decordova-Reid; Vardy
Unavailable: Pereira (Injured), Fatawu (Injured)
Questionable: Hermansen (Fitness), Ndidi (Fitness)
Everton vs Leicester Prediction
David Moyes’ return to Everton began with a 1-0 defeat at home to Aston Villa but the Toffees have since pulled off back-to-back victories against tough opposition. After defeating Tottenham Hotspur by three goals to two a couple of weeks ago, they then went down to the south coast and pulled off a 1-0 victory over Brighton and Hove Albion at the AMEX Stadium thanks to a first-half penalty scored by Iliman Ndiaye. Leicester City went to Tottenham Hotspur on the back of seven successive defeats in the Premier League and there were suggestions that Ruud van Nistelrooy was about to depart the King Power Stadium but the Foxes pulled off a shock come from behind 2-1 win over Spurs thanks to second-half goals from Jamie Vardy and Bilal El Khannouss. That will give the visitors a major confidence boost ahead of this one but Everton should really come out on top at Goodison Park to make it three successive wins.
Everton vs Leicester Tip: Everton to win & under 3.5 goals
