Early opening goal

After picking up a valuable point against the struggling defending champions earlier in the week, Everton continue their busy festive schedule by hosting Nottingham Forest, who are aiming for a Champions League spot.

Everton held Manchester City to a draw at the Etihad on Boxing Day, while Nottingham Forest beat Tottenham Hotspur at the City Ground.

Latest Everton vs Nottingham team information

Everton's creative genius Dwight McNeil is working hard to recover for the clash with Nottingham Forest, but remains a doubt after missing the last three Premier League games.

The hero of the draw against Man City, Iliman Ndiaye, has a slight problem with his calf, but the injury is not considered serious.

The hosts will welcome back Ashley Young, who has just completed his suspension after picking up a fifth yellow card against Chelsea. At 39, Young is likely to return to the starting line-up, especially given that Seamus Coleman is unlikely to start two consecutive games in four days.

Sean Dyche remains without James Garner (back injury) and Tim Iroegbunam (leg injury), both of whom are expected to return after the New Year break.

For Nottingham Forest, Ryan Yates - one of the key players in the promotion campaign - will miss Sunday due to picking up a fifth yellow card in the previous game.

This has forced summer signing Elliot Anderson to find a new partner in midfield, with Nicolas Dominguez the leading candidate.

Forest are also without two key long-term players, Ibrahim Sangare (hamstring) and Danilo (ankle), both of whom can only watch from the sidelines.

Everton vs Nottingham latest predicted lineup

Everton:

Pickford; Young, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko; Harrison, Mangala, Gueye, Doucoure, McNeil; Calvert-Lewin

Nottingham Forest:

Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams; Dominguez, Anderson; Elanga, Gibbs-White, Silva; Wood

Latest Everton vs Nottingham football review

After three consecutive seasons finishing in the bottom half of the Premier League table from 2022 to 2024, Everton are gradually showing signs of a team that can compete for a place in the top 10 of the tournament this season, when the Goodison Park team made it difficult for the big teams last December.

After two goalless draws against title contenders Arsenal and Chelsea before Christmas, Everton continued their impressive run by claiming a point at the Etihad on Boxing Day, with Iliman Ndiaye equalising after Bernardo Silva had opened the scoring for Man City.

Having lost just once in their last seven Premier League games, Everton currently sit in 15th place, three points above Leicester City in the relegation zone and eight points behind Brighton & Hove Albion ahead of their clash with Brentford.

Everton fans haven't really seen many goals from their favourites in 2024-25, though, with Sean Dyche's side scoring just nine times in eight games at Goodison Park, with only Ipswich Town (6), Crystal Palace (7) and Southampton (7) scoring fewer.

Everton's golden age of the early 2020s, when Carlo Ancelotti led stars like James Rodriguez, is over, and now a team that practically shares the limelight, despite only four players scoring more than one Premier League goal this season.

In contrast, Nottingham Forest are causing a big surprise in the 2024-25 season, sitting third in the Premier League table, following a win over Ange Postecoglou's Tottenham on Boxing Day.

In a dramatic encounter at the City Ground, Anthony Elanga scored the only goal of the game to give Forest all three points against Spurs. After four successive Premier League wins, Nuno Espirito Santo’s side will be looking to end 2024 with a fifth successive win for the first time since 1995, a feat that would demonstrate their remarkable progress under the Portuguese.

The City Ground has been a stronghold for Forest this season, but visitors Everton are no slouches either, picking up 17 points from nine away games, behind only Chelsea (20) and Liverpool (20) in points tally.

Forest will be looking to make it three successive away wins in the Premier League before the end of 2024, after they ended Brentford's unbeaten run at the Gtech Community Stadium on December 21, when Ola Aina and Elanga both scored in a 2-0 win in west London.

Everton vs Nottingham score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the Everton vs Nottingham match:

• Sportsmole: Everton 0-1 Nottingham

• WhoScore: Everton 0-0 Nottingham
• Our prediction: Everton 1-1 Nottingham

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