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Everton v Portsmouth
Saturday 5th April
Goodison Park
3pm Kick Off
Saturday 5th April
Goodison Park
3pm Kick Off
A crucial match for the blues is just a day away, as the pre match tension builds up for the last home game of the season against Portsmouth at Goodison Park, all eyes are on whether the blues can make the UEFA cup.
If Everton beat Pompey and Reading lose to Watford then the blues will surely have secured European football unless Reading can rack up a massive score on the last day of the season.
It is sure to be a hard game with Pompey also wanting a European place and it is going to be a very hard game for both sides.
Everton don’t have a lot of injuries now as a few seem to have come back to full fitness but the major worry now is Andy Johnson who seems a doubt for Saturday’s game, Tim Howard should come in for Iain Turner after missing the United game due to a loan arrangement. Victor Anichebe is back as well after missing a couple of games through injury.
Probable team, thanks to blue64 on Bluekipper:
Howard
Neville
Yobo
Stubbs
Lescott
Arteta
Carsley
Fernandes
Osman
Vaughan
Anichebe.
AJ out supposedly but a good replacement in Victor who will be looking forward to playing with his best mate, James Vaughan.
Everton go into this game on the back of a confidence zapping defeat by league leaders Manchester United, after leading 2-0 they went on to lose 4-2 but David Moyes will be looking for his team to bounce back and hopefully send the blues into Europe.
Portsmouth have the upper hand on the blues overall in the season after beating them 2-0 at Fratton Park earlier in the season but the blues will be hoping to produce a win especially as they are at home where they have had a good home record this season.
Everton squad for Pompey Game: Everton (from): Howard, Hibbert, Stubbs, Lescott, Yobo, Naysmith, Valente, Arteta, Carsley, Osman, Fernandes, Neville, Beattie, McFadden, Vaughan, Van der Meyde, Turner, De Silva, Vidarsson.
Ref: Howard Webb (Yorkshire)
Member Predictions:
DomEFC17: Everton 2 – 0 Pompey – Vaughan and Fernandes
Royal Blue Jersey: Everton 3 – 2 Pompey – Arteta, Fernandes and Johnson
Cal: Everton 2 – 1 Pompey – Vaughan and Fernandes
Teppic: Everton 1-0 Pompey
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