Everton set to take on Ipswich Town in relegation six-pointer
Portman Road forms the backdrop for a bottom-half Premier League six-pointer between Ipswich Town and Everton on Saturday afternoon.
With only a point separating the two struggling sides sitting on the periphery of the bottom three ahead of the kick-off, fans will tune into Premier League live streams for this high-stakes encounter.
Sean Dyche’s future at Goodison Park is hanging by a thread despite the Toffees’ mini-revival on the stroke of October’s international break.
Everton racked up a three-match unbeaten league streak for the first time this season before a two-week hiatus from club football hampered their momentum.
After a 2-1 comeback win against Crystal Palace got them off the mark, the Merseyside underachievers held Newcastle United to a scoreless home draw last time out.
However, per Express Sport, Dyche won’t let his side’s uptick in form tuck him into a false sense of security, grasping the importance of taking three points in Suffolk.
Travel Sickness
Everton head into proceedings as one of the worst travelling teams in the Premier League this season.
Dyche’s charges had lost their opening two away league matches against Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur via a combined score of 7-2 before holding newcomers Leicester City to a 1-1 draw.
Much of Everton’s early struggle spawns from their easily-penetrable backline.
Jordan Pickford’s crucial penalty save to deny Anthony Gordon against Newcastle helped the Toffees register their first clean sheet in top-flight action this season.
However, they’ve conceded an average of 2.66 goals per game across their first three league trips.
Ominous H2H Record
Though the last time Everton faced Ipswich in the Premier League came way back in 2002, it’s worth mentioning that they’ve lost three of their four most recent top-flight meetings (D1).
Bucking that trend with a win would see the Toffees go four consecutive league games without losing for the first time since the run of five in May this year.
That’s hardly an unachievable task despite their indifferent record across their three most recent visits to Portman Road (W1, D1, L1).
Everton Potential Starting XI
(4-2-3-1): Pickford, Young, Tarkowski, Keane, Mykolenko; Gueye, Doucoure; Harrison, McNeil, Ndiaye; Calvert-Lewin