Crystal Palace vs Everton Prediction and Analysis: A Counter-attack Strike Expected
The match between Crystal Palace and Everton in the English Premier League will take place at 00:30 on February 16th. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes the form, provides football commentary, and predicts the score.
Latest Crystal Palace vs Everton team news
Crystal Palace will face a major setback with Chadi Riad and Cheick Doucoure sidelined for the rest of the season due to serious knee injuries. The status of Eddie Nketiah (ankle injury), Eberechi Eze (foot injury), and Ismaila Sarr (illness) remains uncertain, but there is still hope that they can recover in time to play.
Adam Wharton was given his first start since October in last week's match against Doncaster, playing 60 minutes and showing that he is ready to contribute more to the team for the remainder of the Premier League season.
Ben Chilwell also made a 45-minute appearance in his first game at Palace, but after a long period of infrequent playing time at Chelsea, he may need more time to reach his best physical condition.
On Everton's side, they will be without Abdoulaye Doucoure after he was sent off for celebratory behavior towards Liverpool fans that led to a major brawl after the final whistle.
The injury Iliman Ndiaye sustained last Wednesday evening is a major blow for Everton, and although there is no official conclusion from the medical team, initial concerns suggest it could be a serious injury.
The absence of both Doucoure and Ndiaye will likely open up starting opportunities for Carlos Alcaraz and Jack Harrison, with Alcaraz potentially making his debut. Both players will be tasked with supporting Beto, who has just scored his third goal in two Premier League games, after breaking the deadlock in the Merseyside derby.
Latest predicted lineups for Crystal Palace vs Everton
Crystal Palace:
Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Guehi; Munoz, Wharton, Lerma, Mitchell; Sarr, Mateta, Eze
Everton:
Pickford; O'Brien, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Lindstrom, Gueye, Garner, Alcaraz, Harrison; Beto
Latest Crystal Palace vs Everton football match preview
Everton and David Moyes will likely need more than two days to recover from the emotional moments that unfolded at Goodison Park on Wednesday night, in what was widely considered one of the most dramatic European finales of the season.
James Tarkowski's spectacular 98th-minute goal sent the Gwladys Street Stadium into a frenzy, with thousands of fans flooding onto the pitch to celebrate wildly. The vibrant and exhilarating atmosphere continued after VAR confirmed the goal was perfectly valid.
Once emotions have calmed, Everton can realize that this dramatic draw has helped them take a crucial step towards their survival goal, as they now have a safe 10-point lead over the relegation zone.
Under Moyes' leadership, Everton displayed a resilient and disciplined defensive style, limiting Liverpool to just 6 shots – the lowest number the Reds have managed in a single match this season – while also keeping their expected goals (xG) at a record low (0.64). This is clear evidence of the team's significant improvement since Moyes' return.
Everton have won 10 of a possible 15 points since Moyes officially returned to Goodison Park, and now they will face an opponent against whom they have had a very good head-to-head record in recent years - Crystal Palace.
Although Everton haven't won in their last seven away games in London, their most recent away victory came against Crystal Palace in November 2023. That was also the last time they achieved a consecutive away win.
David Moyes has won his only away game since returning to Everton, a victory against Brighton last month. If they beat Palace in their upcoming match, "The Toffees" will temporarily overtake both Manchester United and Tottenham in the league table, and also be level on points with them.
Everton are currently on an eight-match unbeaten run against Crystal Palace, including four games from last season, one of which was in the FA Cup third round. A 2-1 victory at Goodison Park in the first leg earlier in the season, thanks to a brace from Dwight McNeil, extended Palace's disappointing run in this fixture – they have only won two of their last 23 meetings. However, Everton have yet to win both legs against Palace in a single season since the early days of David Moyes' tenure in 2004-05.
On the opposite side, Crystal Palace, under the leadership of Oliver Glasner, are showing promising form and enter this match with high confidence.
After winning just three of their first 18 matches of the season, Palace have won four of their last six games and kept five clean sheets in their last six matches across all competitions.
Nevertheless, Crystal Palace's chances of competing for a European spot remain very slim, even if UEFA grants England an additional place. Currently, they sit 12th in the table, 7 points behind 8th-placed Aston Villa.
Palace continued their impressive away form by beating Doncaster 2-0 in the fourth round of the FA Cup, setting up a London derby against Millwall in the next round. However, Palace's home form at Selhurst Park in 2025 has been inconsistent.
This will be Palace's third home game of the new year, and they are yet to secure a victory, having drawn with Chelsea and lost to Brentford.
Latest Crystal Palace vs Everton score prediction
Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Crystal Palace vs Evertonas follows:
- Sportsmole:Crystal Palace 1-1 Everton
- WhoScore:Crystal Palace 2-1 Everton
- Our newspaper predicts:Crystal Palace 2-2 Everton
When and where can I watch Crystal Palace vs Everton live?
To watch the Crystal Palace vs Everton match live in the English Premier League, taking place at 00:30 on February 16th, viewers can tune in to the following channels:K+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. We hope you enjoy watching football.
