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Everton's creative force Dwight McNeil is working towards a return to fitness for the game against Nottingham Forest, but his availability remains uncertain after missing the last three Premier League games.

Iliman Ndiaye, who scored in the draw with Man City, has a slight calf problem, but the condition is not serious.

Everton will welcome back Ashley Young, who has just finished his suspension after picking up a fifth yellow card against Chelsea. At 39, Young could start, especially with Seamus Coleman unlikely to feature in back-to-back games within four days of each other.

Sean Dyche remains without James Garner (back injury) and Tim Iroegbunam (leg injury), both of whom are expected to return after the New Year break.

As for Nottingham Forest, Ryan Yates - one of their key players - will miss Sunday due to picking up a fifth yellow card in the previous game.

This will force summer signing Elliot Anderson to find a new partner in midfield, with Nicolas Dominguez being the obvious candidate.

Forest are also without two key long-term players, Ibrahim Sangare (hamstring) and Danilo (ankle), both of whom will only be able to watch from the sidelines.

Everton vs Nottingham latest predicted lineup

Everton:

Pickford; Young, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Harrison, Mangala, Gueye, Doucoure, McNeil; Calvert-Lewin

Nottingham Forest:

Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams; Dominguez, Anderson; Elanga, Gibbs-White, Silva; Wood

Latest Everton vs Nottingham football review

After three consecutive seasons finishing in the bottom half of the Premier League table from 2022 to 2024, Everton are showing signs of improvement and could be in contention for a top 10 finish this season, having made life difficult for the big teams in December.

After two goalless draws against Arsenal and Chelsea before Christmas, Everton continued to impress by claiming a point at the Etihad on Boxing Day, thanks to Iliman Ndiaye's equaliser after Man City had opened the scoring.

Having lost just once in their last seven Premier League games, Everton now sit in 15th place, three points above Leicester City and eight behind Brighton & Hove Albion ahead of their trip to Brentford.

However, Everton fans have yet to see many goals from their favourite players, with Sean Dyche's side scoring just nine times in eight games at Goodison Park, fewer than Ipswich Town (6), Crystal Palace (7) and Southampton (7).

The golden age of Carlo Ancelotti and stars like James Rodriguez is over, and Everton's realistic squad now has just four players who have scored more than one goal in the Premier League this season.

Nottingham Forest, on the other hand, are in a big surprise as they sit third in the Premier League table, following their win over Tottenham on Boxing Day.

In a dramatic match at the City Ground, Anthony Elanga scored the only goal as Forest beat Spurs. After four consecutive victories, Forest will hope to end 2024 with a fifth win under Nuno Espirito Santo.

The City Ground has been a fortress for Forest, but Everton have also been impressive, taking 17 points from nine away games, behind only Chelsea and Liverpool.

Forest will be looking to make it three consecutive away wins in the Premier League before the end of 2024, after beating Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium on December 21.

Everton vs Nottingham score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Everton vs Nottinghamas follows:

• Sportsmole:Everton 0-1 Nottingham

• WhoScore:Everton 0-0 Nottingham
• Our newspaper predicts:Everton 1-1 Nottingham

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