Premier League – Match-day 30 Sees Watford take on Everton

Vicarage Road sees Wednesday action as Watford take on Everton – 7:45pm GMT.

Sixteenth placed Everton will travel to Vicarage Road, hopeful of rampage, as they face nineteenth placed Watford.

Watford to host Everton Amid Relegation Battle

Crystal Palace were beaten 1-0 at Selhurst Park, the last time that Watford played.

Also, With 15 defeats in the last 20 games, Roy Hodgson’s Watford are justifiably in the bottom half of the table, very much looking at a relegation battle. With a nineteenth position in the league and 6 wins, 25 losses and 4 draws, they currently have 22 points in the League having won six meetings, drawn four fixtures, and lost 25 games.

Playing at home, Watford have won two matches, drawn one game, and lost 14 games.

A win in this fixture would take Watford’s points to 25 in the League.

Watford are no strangers this season to illness and injury and Roy Hodgson is concerned that Wednesday’s fixture could see him without eight of his key players.

Everton go into this fixture with 35 points secured

Returning to match-winning form, following a defeat is always a tough challenge, but that is what Everton need now, after their loss to Leicester City at the King Power Stadium.

Also, Everton need to get out of the losing habit, with 12 recorded in the last 19 meetings. With 35 points (10W, 19L and 5D), they are established in sixteenth position in the League having won 10 fixtures, drawn five meetings, and lost 19 fixtures.

Everton now travel, knowing that their current away form is woeful. So far this season they have won two games, drawn three matches, and lost 12 fixtures matches on the road.

A victory for Everton would put them on 38 points.

Injury and illness have depleted Frank Lampard’s Everton and they will likely be missing four key personnel for Wednesday’s match.

Watford v Everton – Head-to-Head.

Regarding their historical duels the recent form between these two sides has seen Everton with a greater number of wins. In the last 16 meetings, they have enjoyed nine victories, to Watford’s four victories. Also, Frank Lampard’s side are now un-beaten in four meetings against Watford. October 2021 was the most recent time these two clashed in this competition and Everton took all three points winning 2-5 away.

Performance Report

For Watford, Cucho Hernandez is one of the top performing players after having scoredfour goals in 35 League games this campaign, while Michael Keane has nettedtwo goals in 34 League fixtures so far for Everton.

Other players of note for Watford are Cucho Hernandez and Moussa Sissoko with four goals both and for Everton are Michael Keane and Mason Holgate with two goals each.