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Everton v Crystal Palace: Toffees aim to extend unbeaten run

6 Feb 2020
Everton v Crystal Palace
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Everton are aiming to extend a four-match unbeaten run, and a win would take them into the top seven.

Crystal Palace, in 14th place, are seeking to bounce back after successive home defeats to Southampton and Sheffield United.

Team news

Everton's Fabian Delph serves a one-match suspension after his red card at Watford last weekend.

Andre Gomes (ankle) remains on target to return later this month following a lengthy spell sidelines. The Toffees are also hopeful that Jean-Philippe Gbamin (thigh) will feature before the end of the season.

Martin Kelly (calf) and Cenk Tosun (hamstring) are ruled out for Crystal Palace. If fit, Everton loanee Tosun would have been ineligible to face his parent club.

Jeffrey Schlupp (muscle) and Mamadou Sakho (hamstring) remain sidelined.

Did you know?

Only Liverpool, with 30, have won more points from their last 10 Premier League matches than Everton’s 19. The Toffees have lost just one of those (W5 D4).

With 10 goals, Dominic Calvert-Lewin is the highest Premier League scorer this season among players who have yet to provide an assist.

Four of Crystal Palace’s five Premier League wins over Everton have come at Goodison Park. It is their joint-best total of away wins against a club, along with their four at Leicester City.

The average age of Crystal Palace's starting XI is the oldest in the Premier League this season at 29 years and 230 days. At 23 years and 98 days, Jairo Riedewald is their youngest starter.

Match officials

Referee: David Coote. Assistants: Lee Betts, Nick Hopton. Fourth official: Paul Tierney. VAR: Stuart Attwell. Assistant VAR: Andy Halliday.

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