Everton are languishing towards the bottom of the Premier League table.
It’s been a really tough season for Sean Dyche’s men as they’ve won just three of their opening 14 games so far.
Goals have been hard to come by for Everton and only Southampton, who are rock bottom, have scored fewer than their 14.
Evidently, it’s clear attacking reinforcements are needed this Janaury and The Toffees have been linked to Brazilian striker Igor Jesus.
If Everton can bring in a prolific forward this winter to help solve their goalscoring woes, then they should have enough to avoid relegation. Defensively, they haven’t been too bad.
But, what does Opta’s supercomputer think of their chances of survival?
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Supercomputer predicts Everton to survive relegation
Opta’s supercomputer has just generated the latest percentage chance of relegation for teams in and around the bottom three of the Premier League.
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Everton fans will be happy to hear that The Toffees have just a 14.2 per cent chance of going down this season.
Meanwhile, their relegation rivals Leicester City have been given a 46.3 per cent chance of dropping to the Championship.
Wolves follow at 47.2, Ipswich at 87.9 and finally Southampton at 97 after they picked up their 12th defeat of the campaign against Aston Villa on the weekend.
Everton will be fine if they upgrade on Dominic Calvert-Lewin
Whilst Everton haven’t been their usual best at the back, they still don’t leak too many goals compared to their rivals.
So, if they can just add more goals, then they should have more than enough to finish comfortably above the bottom three.
Dyche’s current forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin has scored just two Premier League goals this season, so he must be upgraded this winter.
Everton should look at AC Milan’s Tammy Abraham as a potential replacement, having registered an interest in him in the summer.
If they can find a striker to net double figures in the second half of the season, like Richalison did a couple of years ago, that’d see those draws turn into wins.
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