Everton V Newcastle
An evenly matched game in prospect here? Everton had made a strong start to the season but crashed against West Brom in their previous match. Will their home form and good record against the Magpies be enough to see them get back on track. Newcastle have not exploded out of the blocks this season. Can Papiss Cisse find his goalscoring boots again to help them in this difficult match?
Everton v Newcastle Betting Odds at online bookmaker Ladbrokes:
Everton 8/11, Draw 11/4, Newcastle 15/4
Verdict:
Should be a pretty tight game really between these two and as can be seen by the odds, a draw is quite probable here. But you have to take some initiative with Everton being at home and they are a on great stretch of form at Goodison. They have already beaten Manchester United there, thanks to a towering performance from Marouane Fellaini and the Toffees have lost just one of their last ten Premier League matches on home soil. Now you stack that up against Newcastle’s away from and you can see there is some value in backing the home side. Newcastle have not drawn any of their last thirteen away matches, and they have lost three of their last four on the road in the Premier League. With the Magpies not firing on all cylinders yet it could be worth backing Everton to win by a 1 Goal margin for a price of 11/4 with online bookmaker Ladbrokes.
Stat Attack:
Everton have won eight and lost one of their last ten EPL home matches
Everton have won six and lost one of the last nine against Newcastle at home
Newcastle have lost three of their last four away matches
Newcastle have conceded the joint-most penalties in the league since the start of last season
Head to Head:
These two generally trade wins for the season by taking advantage of the respective home fixture. Newcastle have only won on one of the last nine visits to Goodison in the Premier League, and that is a stat which speaks volumes. In last year’s corresponding fixture near the end of the season, Everton cruised to a 3-1 win and with the sides just about at the same level as where they were for that meeting, then Everton should be able to grab three points.
Online bookmaker promotion:
Online bookmaker Ladbrokes have a great Money Back Special running for Everton v Newcastle betting. Belgian Marouane Fellaini is a beast in the centre of the park for Everton and if he scores the first or the last goal in the match on Monday, then Ladbrokes will refund any losing First Goalscorer bets. In that valuable market, Everton’s Nikica Jelavic is trading as favourite at a price of 5/1, while Newcastle’s due of Papiss Cisse and Demba Ba are at 7/1 and 9/1 respectively. Online bookmaker Ladbrokes offer a free £50 bet for new customers who sign up and registering for an account using the special bonus code of FB50.
Everton v Newcastle Betting Preview:
The home side will be without Darren Gibson for a few matches, who picked up an injury while on international duty. That will leave a bit of a hole in the middle of the park for Everton, as Gibson provides a lot of consistency there in his role. But other than that, David Moyes has a strong squad to pick from and he will be wanting a response after watching his side fall to a 2-0 defeat away from home at the Hawthorns. The Toffees are generally solid at home and don’t give many goals away. Everton have only conceded three goals in their last 12 home matches, which is a fantastic record. Having lost only one of the last nine against the Magpies at home, the Goodison faithful will be expecting to pick up three points out of this.
That is because Newcastle haven’t hit their stride yet. They don’t’ seem to have much momentum and all of their matches this season have been tight ones. They scraped a win against Tottenham, were very flat in a defeat at Stamford Bridge and then could only manage a 1-1 draw at home against Aston Villa. Papiss Cisse who netted 13 goals in his first 12 league matches for the Magpies has now gone five matches without a goal. But the Magpies weren’t good on the road towards the end of last season and they haven’t started much brighter here. This is a really tough match for Newcastle and having lost three of their last four away matches, and vitally missing keeper Tim Krul for this one, along with defender Fabricio Coloccini, they are going to have to play with a bit of caution to battle a point of this one.
