Everton vs Crystal Palace, Premier League: What time is kick-off, what TV channel is it on and what is our prediction?
What is it?
It's Everton vs Crystal Palace, the only Premier League football match on a not-so Super Sunday.
When is it?
Sunday Oct 21, 2018 - ie today.
What time is kick-off?
4pm (BST).
What TV channel is it on?
The match will be broadcast on Sky Sports, though alternatively you can follow all the action right here.
What is the team news?
Yerry Mina, Andre Gomes and James McCarthy could all be involved in some capacity as Everton welcome Crystal Palace to Goodison Park.
Defender Mina and midfielder Gomes have yet to make their Everton debuts following their deadline-day moves from Barcelona due to respective foot and hamstring injuries, but both have returned to full training.
So, too, has McCarthy, who has been sidelined since suffering a horrific double leg break in January, but fellow midfielder Idrissa Gueye is a doubt after injuring his ankle while on Senegal duty during the international break.
Provisional squad: Pickford, Zouma, Keane, Mina, Baines, Gueye, Davies, Walcott, Sigurdsson, Gomes, Tosun, Stekelenburg, Kenny, Digne, Holgate, McCarthy, Baningime, Lookman, Calvert-Lewin, Niasse, Bernard, Schneiderlin, Richarlison.
Wilfried Zaha faces a late fitness test on an adductor injury before Crystal Palace select their XI. Max Meyer and Alexander Sorloth will similarly be given time to recover from viral infections.
Christian Benteke is recovering from surgery on his knee, Joel Ward has a muscular injury, and Scott Dann and Connor Wickham are short of match fitness following long-term knee injuries.
Provisional squad: Hennessey, Guaita, Speroni, Wan-Bissaka, Tomkins, Riedewald, Sakho, Kelly, Van Aanholt, Souare, Townsend, Kouyate, McArthur, Meyer, Milivojevic, Puncheon, Schlupp, Ayew, Kaikai, Sorloth, Zaha.
What are the current standings?
What are they saying?
"We have two good wins in the Premier League and have to work really hard to achieve a third win in a row.
“It is a tough game. In the offensive transition and counter-attack they are very strong. We may have more possession, but we have to play in our best level and keep good balance, to create chances to score and control the game.”
Everton manager Marco Silva
"[Wilfried Zaha] hasn't trained with us since the injury, but we are hoping that he will train, and if he does, I guess he will be available to play.
"I don't know where that information that this is a two-month injury came from. We have never been mindful that it could take such a long time; it is a strain that players get on a fairly regular basis.
"Some recover quicker than others; in Wilf we are fortunate that he is quicker than normal. But it will depend upon the extent of the injury whether one week is a possibility in terms of the recovery.
"He's influential to our team, but if you look deeper at the statistics, it doesn't paint the picture it sometimes sounds when you talk about it so starkly. We have lost a lot of games with him as well.
"We do know how important he is to us and everyone understands that, but we also believe that as a team, when the day comes that we can't play with him for a period of time that we'll still be capable of winning, because we believe in ourselves."
Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson
What are the best odds?
Everton to win: 10/11
Draw: 5/2
Crystal Palace to win: 7/2
What's our prediction?
This is the start of a daunting run of fixtures for Crystal Palace who face Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham and Manchester United after this game. A worrying lack of goals suggests they will struggle at Goodison Park.
Prediction: Everton to win 2-0.
