Two clubs in opposite halves of the Premier League table will do battle today in a league match between Everton and Crystal Palace. The first-division clash scheduled for 11 a.m. ET will be held at Goodison Park in Liverpool and can be live streamed here free.
Everton manager Roberto Martinez had this to offer ahead of today's league encounter (via the Daily Mail): "It was a really good evening [on Thursday]. I thought we did a lot of talking about European nights at Goodison and it was phenomenal to see the fans and it was pleasing to finish with that scoreline. It's fair to say Wolfsburg have energy, so we stopped their pressure and if you stop that, you stop them being a real threat."
"We tried to play through them and use the gaps," he added. "We used our pressure better than them and got some opportunities by being well organized. It was a really open game between teams who wanted to get on the ball and the fans enjoy watching us play."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Crystal Palace's Mile Jedinak will be tasked with winning possession back for the club. The 30-year-old enters the weekend averaging 6.5 tackles and three interceptions per match.
Everton's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Howard; Baines, Jagielka, Stones, Coleman; Barry, McCarthy; McGeady, Naismith, Mirallas; Lukaku
Crystal Palace's Projected Lineup (4-4-1-1): Speroni; Ward, Delaney, Dann, Kelly; Bolasie, Jedinak, McArthur, Puncheon; Zaha, Campbell
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (statistics and lineups via WhoScored).
Standings
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 12 | |||
| 2 | Southampton | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |||
| 3 | Aston Villa | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | |||
| 4 | Arsenal | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 9 | |||
| 5 | Swansea City | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 9 | |||
| 6 | Manchester City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |||
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | |||
| 8 | West Ham United | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 7 | |||
| 9 | Hull City | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 10 | Liverpool | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 6 | |||
| 11 | Manchester United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |||
| 12 | Everton | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 5 | |||
| 13 | Leicester City | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 5 | |||
| 13 | Stoke City | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 5 | |||
| 15 | Sunderland | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 4 | |||
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -8 | 4 | |||
| 17 | Burnley | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 3 | |||
| 18 | Newcastle United | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 3 | |||
| 19 | Crystal Palace | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 2 | |||
| 20 | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 2 |
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