Not everyone was convinced of Frank Lampard when he took over as Everton manager. And during his time with the Toffees, there was good reason to agree with those skeptics. On Wednesday there was a 1-0 defeat against Newcastle United, but they were also very strong opponents and Everton kept up well. Nevertheless, ten points from eleven games are not exactly outstanding. Everton's games haven't had that much entertainment value yet. It seems that Lampard pays more attention to the defense than the attack, which can be seen by the number of goals scored. They have played 11 games so far in the league and have scored just 8 goals. The only teams worse from them are last-placed Nottingham and Wolverhampton, which was certainly never known for a large number of scored goals. So far the season has been pretty strange. Everton did not claim a win in their first six games of the season, then had an interim high of six points against West Ham and Southampton and then failed to take a point against Manchester United, Tottenham and Newcastle. However, these were also three top-class opponents against whom Everton was able to keep up quite well. Nobody should expect a big goal festival when Everton play Crystal Palace. But fans can at least expect a side that will throw themselves in from the start and try to disrupt the visitors' circles.

Crystal Palace went into this season hoping to make some progress again. Based on the previous impressions, it remains to be said that this was a realistic goal. After ten games, the Eagles started this game day in tenth place, and attacker Wilfried Zaha in particular is showing a decent maturation process. With five goals, he is at the top of the internal scorer list. Manager Patrick Vieira also celebrated during the week as his side beat Wolverhampton 2-1. The offensive to Olise, Eze, Zaha and Edouard worked very well in this game. Most recently there were even three games in a row in which they managed to win as much as 7 points out of the maximum 9. This is a very good basis for the guests to go into the game against Everton. There has even been only one defeat in the last six games, against Chelsea, and that defeat came after a goal in the 90th minute. In any case, the Eagles only lost three games this season, against Arsenal, Manchester City and against Chelsea. Defeats against three very good teams only show that Crystal Palace is a very unpleasant team and that it is difficult to deal with them. Both teams have a very good defense, and Crystal Palace has been known for years as a team that plays hard football and it is difficult for them to score a goal. It will be very difficult for us to see more than 2.5 goals here, and I think that a draw is the most realistic outcome of this match.