Everton take on Brighton & Hove Albion at the Amex Stadium on Monday evening and a 'comfortable' win has been predicted for the home side.
The Blues will start the game in the bottom three but a win on the south coast would lift them out of the relegation places and, depending on the outcome of Leicester City's trip to Marco Silva's Fulham, possibly as high as 16th.
But Roberto De Zerbi's side will have other ideas. They are fighting for a spot in the Europa League - maybe even in the Champions League - and three points will see them rise above Tottenham Hotspur into sixth place.
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Former Blackburn Rovers striker Chris Sutton told BBC Sport he thinks Brighton will win 2-0: "I fancy Brighton strongly here. Everton were quite direct against Leicester in the week, which was effective, and I am sure they will try the same again, but they have got to get the ball off the Seagulls first.
"Everton's main threat will come from set-pieces; at the other end, though, I can't see Brighton struggling to create chances. They wiped the floor with the Toffees at Goodison Park in January, and should win comfortably this time too."
Ex-Arsenal star Paul Merson also thinks the home side will beat Everton 2-0 as he told Sportskeeda: "Everton played their best football of the season against Leicester City last weekend. They will have to have a go once again this weekend, but I fancy Brighton to get all three points as they are clearly the better team. They have a chance of getting into Europe and are in the thick of things after their impressive 1-0 win against Manchester United.
"Alexis Mac Allister is a player who has been linked with a move to Liverpool in recent weeks. I can't see the Argentine midfielder staying at Brighton beyond the current season, but I still feel Kaoru Mitoma could remain at the Amex Stadium for another year, at least. Don't get me wrong, he's a fantastic player and is very nice to watch, but I still can't see teams paying top dollar for him. Not yet, at least."
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