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Sunderland v Everton
A late rally wasn’t enough this time and David Moyes admitted his side weren’t at their best against Arsenal at Goodison Park. However, as their first defeat in nine games the manager’s disappointment is a sign that he expects more from his team, regardless of the opposition, and in fairness to the players, this was one of the few occasions where they failed to deliver the level of performance which we have seen from the start of the season.
Away to Sunderland this week, Everton are taking on a team which will still be buzzing after their well deserved 3-0 win over the league leaders at Stamford Bridge. It may seem somewhat counter-intuitive but this may not be the worst time to take the Black Cats on. How often has a side claimed a memorable victory in a game they were expected to lose only to allow themselves to be carried away by the euphoria and lose a game they are expected to win? Steve Bruce won’t be expecting an easy game by any means but after beating Chelsea away, he’ll feel confident of beating Everton at home.
If Everton can close down Sunderland, out-work them in midfield and prevent their attacking players from getting too much space, they could begin to get frustrated. The higher the hopes, the quicker frustration raises its ugly head. Moyes will have had a thing or two to say about last week’s performance so you can expect a positive reaction from the players in Blue and they’re certainly going to come out fighting at the Stadium of Light.
Recent history is very much in the visitors’ favour too, with Everton winning nine of their last eleven meetings, the other two ending in a draw. Despite Sunderland’s current form, they clearly don’t enjoy playing against Everton and the 17/10 on an away win is definitely worth taking on. It’s likely to be very tight and the stats tell us not to expect too many goals, which is why the under 2.5 goals is a short 4/7. Everton have won 1-0 on three of their last five visits here and a repeat of that scoreline is a nicely profitable 13/2. The most likely man to get that goal is of course Tim Cahill. He’s 7/1 to score first, 13/5 to score anytime and in the scorecast market, Cahill to score first and Everton to win 1-0 is 33/1.
Hopes will be high from the home fans but at 17/10 Everton are just the side to bring them crashing back down to earth.
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A late rally wasn’t enough this time and David Moyes admitted his side weren’t at their best against Arsenal at Goodison Park. However, as their first defeat in nine games the manager’s disappointment is a sign that he expects more from his team, regardless of the opposition, and in fairness to the players, this was one of the few occasions where they failed to deliver the level of performance which we have seen from the start of the season.
Away to Sunderland this week, Everton are taking on a team which will still be buzzing after their well deserved 3-0 win over the league leaders at Stamford Bridge. It may seem somewhat counter-intuitive but this may not be the worst time to take the Black Cats on. How often has a side claimed a memorable victory in a game they were expected to lose only to allow themselves to be carried away by the euphoria and lose a game they are expected to win? Steve Bruce won’t be expecting an easy game by any means but after beating Chelsea away, he’ll feel confident of beating Everton at home.
If Everton can close down Sunderland, out-work them in midfield and prevent their attacking players from getting too much space, they could begin to get frustrated. The higher the hopes, the quicker frustration raises its ugly head. Moyes will have had a thing or two to say about last week’s performance so you can expect a positive reaction from the players in Blue and they’re certainly going to come out fighting at the Stadium of Light.
Recent history is very much in the visitors’ favour too, with Everton winning nine of their last eleven meetings, the other two ending in a draw. Despite Sunderland’s current form, they clearly don’t enjoy playing against Everton and the 17/10 on an away win is definitely worth taking on. It’s likely to be very tight and the stats tell us not to expect too many goals, which is why the under 2.5 goals is a short 4/7. Everton have won 1-0 on three of their last five visits here and a repeat of that scoreline is a nicely profitable 13/2. The most likely man to get that goal is of course Tim Cahill. He’s 7/1 to score first, 13/5 to score anytime and in the scorecast market, Cahill to score first and Everton to win 1-0 is 33/1.
Hopes will be high from the home fans but at 17/10 Everton are just the side to bring them crashing back down to earth.
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