Everton will make the trip to Selhurst Park for Sunday's FA Cup quarter-final against Crystal Palace looking to build on their victory over Newcastle United in the Premier League.
At a time when the Toffees are scrapping for survival in the top flight, Palace have enjoyed a solid campaign, currently sitting in 11th position after a four-match unbeaten streak.
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When Everton were controversially reduced to 10 men against Newcastle on Thursday night, Frank Lampard would have feared that another refereeing decision was about to contribute to their downfall.
However, in the ninth minute of added-on time, Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Alex Iwobi combined for the latter to send a smart finish into the bottom corner, sparking celebrations which led to Lampard breaking his hand.
Goodison Park was a mixture of relief and jubilation, but Lampard will welcome the opportunity to have a weekend off from Premier League action given the emotion which spilled out at the full-time whistle.
Nevertheless, that is not to say that Everton do not want to reach the semi-finals of the FA Cup for the first time since 2016, earning a result which would strengthen Lampard's position in the dugout regardless of their eventual Premier League fate.
The Merseyside outfit have posted victories over Hull City, Brentford and Boreham Wood to reach the last eight, scoring nine goals in the process.
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As far as Crystal Palace are concerned, there is a much calmer feel to life at Selhurst Park with the club 12 points clear of the relegation zone.
Any lingering question marks over Patrick Vieira's appointment have disappeared, their cup run being complemented by a four-game unbeaten streak in the top flight.
Of the eight points which have been collected during that period, the standout result was the goalless draw with Manchester City earlier this week, keeping a clean sheet against Pep Guardiola's side for the second game in succession.
Although just seven wins have come from 29 league games this season, becoming a difficult side to beat has contributed to defender Marc Guehi being called-up to the latest England squad.
Palace have posted wins against Millwall, Hartlepool United and Stoke City to move to the brink of a first outing in the last four since 2016.
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Despite his starring performance against Man City, goalkeeper Vicente Guaita may drop down to the Palace substitutes' bench to allow a rare outing for Jack Butland.
Odsonne Edouard is an option in attack, potentially as a replacement for Jean-Philippe Mateta, but minimal changes are expected from the team which impressed versus the champions.
Regardless of whether first-choice goalkeeper Jordan Pickford recovers from illness, Lampard may be prepared to stick with deputy Asmir Begovic.
However, with Allan suspended and each of Donny van de Beek and Dele Alli cup-tied, Everton's squad is significantly weakened for this contest.
Calvert-Lewin should be handed a recall in attack, Andre Gomes will replace Allan in midfield, and Vitaly Mykolenko and Andros Townsend are alternatives in wide areas.
Crystal Palace possible starting lineup:
Butland; Clyne, Andersen, Guehi, Mitchell; Gallagher, Kouyate, Schlupp; Olise, Mateta, Zaha
Everton possible starting lineup:
Begovic; Coleman, Holgate, Keane, Mykolenko; Doucoure, Gomes; Townsend, Gordon, Richarlison; Calvert-Lewin
We say: Crystal Palace 2-0 Everton
Despite Everton having built some momentum on Thursday, we cannot ignore that fatigue and squad rotation will likely play a part here. With that in mind, we feel that Palace could enjoy a relatively comfortable afternoon, possibly progressing with a clean sheet in the process.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Crystal Palace win with a probability of 46.09%. A win for Everton had a probability of 28.51% and a draw had a probability of 25.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Crystal Palace win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.23%) and 2-0 (8.05%). The likeliest Everton win was 0-1 (7.89%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.07%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 1.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Crystal Palace would win this match.
