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‘I’m going for Everton to sneak the deduction derby’published at 16:10 19 April
Everton v Nott’m Forest (Sun, 13:30 BST)
This game could be dubbed ‘the deduction derby’ and it’s hard to know what to expect from either team.
I had Everton down to get a draw at Chelsea last time out, so I was only six goals out. The questions here are whether Sean Dyche’s side are going to respond to that heavy defeat, and also whether Toffees striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin is going to be fit?
Without him, Everton do lack a bit of bite. Beto missed a chance from three yards out on Monday that reminded me of me, in the days when I played for Chelsea and was even missing when I was stood inside the goal.
Nottingham Forest are hardly in great form either, with one win in nine games, so the safest thing here would be to go for a draw.
I am not going to do that, though. It’s a big game at the bottom and I think there will be a winner… and I am going for Everton to sneak it, on the basis that they will show some anger after losing 6-0.
Sutton’s prediction: 2-1
You can read the rest of my predictions for the weekend’s games here.