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Crystal Palace will be without Chadi Riad and Cheick Doucoure for the rest of the season, both with serious knee injuries. Eddie Nketiah (ankle), Eberechi Eze (foot) and Ismaila Sarr (illness) are all uncertain, but there is hope they will be fit to play.

Adam Wharton was handed his first start since October against Doncaster last week, playing 60 minutes and showing he is ready to make a big contribution to the team for the remainder of the Premier League season.

Ben Chilwell also got 45 minutes on his Palace debut, but after a long spell out of regular football at Chelsea, he may need more time to reach full fitness.

Everton will be without Abdoulaye Doucoure after he was sent off for celebrating provocatively in front of Liverpool fans, leading to a huge brawl after the final whistle.

The injury suffered by Iliman Ndiaye on Wednesday night was a huge blow for Everton, and while there has been no official word from the medical team, early fears suggest it could be a serious one.

The absence of both Doucoure and Ndiaye will likely open up opportunities for Carlos Alcaraz and Jack Harrison, with the latter likely to make his debut. Both players will be tasked with supporting Beto, who scored his third goal in two Premier League games after breaking the deadlock in the Merseyside derby.

Latest Crystal Palace vs Everton predicted lineup

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 prediction

Everton and David Moyes may need more than two days to recover from the emotional moments at Goodison Park on Wednesday night, in a match that was billed as one of the most dramatic finales in Europe this season.

James Tarkowski's 98th-minute wonder goal sent the Gwladys Street stand roaring, with thousands of fans spilling onto the pitch in wild celebrations. The electric atmosphere continued after VAR confirmed the goal was a legitimate one.

As the emotions settle, Everton can see that this dramatic draw has taken them a significant step towards their goal of staying up, as they now have a safe gap of up to 10 points above the "red light" group.

Under Moyes, Everton displayed a resilient and disciplined defence, limiting Liverpool to just six shots - the lowest number the Reds have had in a single game this season - and keeping their opponents' expected goals (xG) to a record low of 0.64. This is clear evidence of the team's remarkable improvement since Moyes' return.

Everton have picked up 10 points from a possible 15 since Moyes returned to Goodison Park, and now they face a side they have had a good run against in recent years - Crystal Palace.

Despite failing to win in their last seven away trips to the capital, Everton's most recent away win came against Crystal Palace in November 2023. That was also the last time they were able to establish a consecutive away winning streak.

David Moyes has won his only away game since returning to Everton, against Brighton last month. If the Toffees beat Palace in their next game, they will temporarily leapfrog both Manchester United and Tottenham in the table, and level on points with the latter.

Everton are unbeaten in eight games against Crystal Palace, including four last season, including one in the FA Cup third round. A 2-1 win at Goodison Park in the first leg earlier this season, courtesy of a brace from Dwight McNeil, extended Palace's disappointing run in this fixture - they have won just two of their last 23 meetings. However, Everton have not won both games against Palace in a single season since the start of David Moyes' reign in 2004-05.

On the opposite side, Crystal Palace, under the leadership of Oliver Glasner, are showing a great improvement in form and enter this match with high confidence.

After winning just three of their opening 18 games of the season, Palace have won four of their last six and kept five clean sheets in their last six in all competitions.

However, Crystal Palace's chances of qualifying for Europe remain slim, even if England are awarded an extra place by UEFA. They currently sit 12th in the table, seven points behind eighth-placed Aston Villa.

Palace continued their impressive away form by beating Doncaster 2-0 in the FA Cup fourth round, setting up a London derby with 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 win a game, after drawing with Chelsea and losing to Brentford.

Latest Crystal Palace vs Everton score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of 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

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