Everton vs Peterborough Prediction, Lineups, Preview and Team News | FA Cup, January 9, 2025

Everton vs Peterborough Preview

• Tournament: FA Cup
• Date: Thursday, January 9
• Kick-off Time: 7:45 pm GMT
• Venue: Goodison Park, Liverpool

Round three of the 2024/25 FA Cup season will include Everton welcoming Peterborough at Goodison Park on Thursday evening. For Everton, it will be the beginning of the journey in the current edition of the FA Cup. Peterborough, on the other hand, has already negated the likes of Newport County and Notts County in the previous rounds. The FA Cup is the oldest and one of the most prestigious competitions in club football history and all eyes will be on the tournament from the upcoming round. The Everton vs Peterborough fixture will be a fascinating and comfortable outing for the Toffees.

The recent form of Everton has been atrocious. In the last six games, the club has managed just a single victory to go with two defeats and three draws. The feeling amongst the club is that the players and the coaching staff are still affected by the off-pitch controversies of last season. Sean Dyche recently got involved in a challenging job to keep Everton in the Premier League. The FA Cup will be a good opportunity for the former Burnley manager to hand minutes to young players and gain some positive experience.

Peterborough’s latest form has not been inspiring either. Peterborough has accumulated a solitary win along with four defeats and a draw in the last six matches. During this period, the club has scored seven goals and conceded 11. The team’s poor run of form is reflected in the poor statistics, including a winless run of five matches and having not kept a clean sheet in eight games. Peterborough competes in the third division of English football, League One and is currently in the 19th position in the points table.

Everton Team News

Everton and Sean Dyche will be without four key players on Thursday evening. Dwight McNeil, James Garner, Seamus Coleman, and Tim Iroegbunam will be the names not available for the Toffees.

Peterborough Team News

According to reports, the visitors will travel to Goodison without any injury or suspension worries. This will allow coach Darren Ferguson to freely select his best XI and field his preferred 3-4-1-2 formation.

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Everton vs Peterborough Predicted Lineups

Everton Predicted Lineup (4-2-3-1)

Goalkeeper: Pickford

Defenders: Young, Tarkowski, Branthwaite, Mykolenko

Midfielders: Mangala, Gueye, Doucoure

Forwards: Lindstrom, Ndiaye, Broja

Peterborough Predicted Lineup (3-4-1-2)

Goalkeeper: Bilokapic

Defenders: Wallin, Fernandez, Katongo

Midfielders: Johnston, Kyprianou, Collins, Hayes, Conn-Clarke

Forwards: Jones, Ihionvien

Everton vs Peterborough H2H Record

According to historical records and data, this will be the first-ever meeting between Everton and Peterborough. Both clubs will be eager to make a mark on this fixture.

Key Players to Watch in Everton vs Peterborough

Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton)

If there is one English player currently who is in line to earn a big money move in the upcoming summer transfer window, it will be Jarrad Branthwaite. The centre-back was the subject of several bids and attempts from Manchester United lately but ultimately stayed at Everton. At just 22 years old, Branthwaite is a key part of the Everton defence and is considered as the next in throne to the English defence. He is the perfect embodiment of the modern-day defender with his key abilities being aerial strength and on-the-ball ability.

Armando Broja (Everton)

Armando Broja is currently on loan at Everton from fellow Premier League club, Chelsea. He has been sharing the centre forward duties at the club along with Dominic Calvert-Lewin. Unfortunately, he has not been able to register a goal contribution this season so far but that can be attributed to the cautious and pragmatic style of play adopted by Sean Dyche. Broja was considered a prodigy at Chelsea and he will need a consistent run of game to live up to his potential.

Everton vs Peterborough Prediction

Despite Everton’s poor run of form and inconsistent results, the Toffees will have far too much in the tank to hurt the visitors at any moment. Peterborough will face a daunting task in tackling Everton at Goodison Park.

Predicted Score: Everton 3-1 Peterborough

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