Everton have an incredibly tough run of fixtures coming up, starting with a trip to Champions League-chasing Nottingham Forest.
The East Midlanders have been one of the stories of the season as they reside in third, four points ahead of fourth-placed Chelsea.
Forest are starting to dream about playing in Europe’s greatest competition, but Everton have the chance to scupper those aspirations.
Speaking on the Stick To Football podcast, Jamie Carragher and Roy Keane have now predicted what the score will be.
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Everton will be the underdogs heading into this fixture, with a whopping 22 points separating the two sides.
Forest won the reverse fixture 2-0 at Goodison Park, though, that was under the previous manager Sean Dyche.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s side have won three of their last four games, and Jamie Carragher expects them to pick up another three points here, unlike Keane.
Carragher: “1-0 Forest Wrighty.”
Keane: “No Everton will score a set-piece, 1-1.”
Everton vs Nottingham Forest: Last five meetings
Everton actually have a really good record against Forest over the last five meetings, as they’ve suffered just one defeat.
| 20 Aug 2022 | Everton 1-1 Nottingham Forest | Premier League |
| 05 Mar 2023 | Nottingham Forest 2-2 Everton | Premier League |
| 02 Dec 2023 | Nottingham Forest 0-1 Everton | Premier League |
| 21 Apr 2024 | Everton 2-0 Nottingham Forest | Premier League |
| 29 Dec 2024 | Everton 0-2 Nottingham Forest | Premier League |
The Toffees’ last game at the City Ground ended in victory, with Dwight McNeil netting the only goal of the game.
So there’s plenty of reason to be optimistic ahead of Saturday’s clash, especially with the likes of Iliman Ndiaye and McNeil back from injury.
Nathan Patterson is also expected to start at full-back after his long injury lay-off.0o
