Everton need to beat Burnley tonight to not only get back on track, but to avoid David Moyes matching an unwanted record.
The Toffees head into tonight’s game on a high after the brilliant 3-2 win against Newcastle United at the weekend.
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Surely a great opportunity to finally get back on track at Hill Dickinson? 🙏
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But it’s now back to the Hill Dickinson Stadium, where Everton have been having some trouble of late.
Despite the poor home form at the moment, this game is a real opportunity for Everton, and the players must make that result against Newcastle count for something.
Winning tonight will not only get Everton back on track at HDS, but it will also stop David Moyes from matching his record against newly promoted sides.
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As per BBC Sport, Everton are currently on a run of four games without a victory over sides that have been newly promoted.
Most recently, Everton faced Leeds and drew 1-1. And they lost to the Whites on the opening day of the season.
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In between these two games, Everton recorded draws with Sunderland (1-1) and Burnley (0-0).
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Moyes’ longest winless run against newly promoted sides as Everton manager came in his first spell, going five games between March and November 2010.
So not only is there a big need to win tonight to address this issue at Hill Dickinson, and keep the momentum going in the hunt for European football, but Moyes will want to avoid matching that record.
Big opportunity for Everton
The team above Everton, Brentford, face Bournemouth tonight and that is a test for Keith Andrews’ side. They could well drop points, and Everton can’t be failing to beat Burnley especially if that happens.
Tomorrow night, Chelsea – who are five points above Everton – have a very tough game against Aston Villa. Again, they could easily lose that game.
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With Burnley having clearly struggled this term, Everton need three points tonight in what is a golden opportunity.
Of course, they’ll be very competitive. They gave Brentford a run for their money at the weekend and were unlucky to lose 4-3.
But Moyes has to find a way of getting three points. If Everton miss out on European football by a hair at the end of the season, then this game will be looked back at as a missed chance if points have been dropped.
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