Everton vs Ipswich predictions: Toffees to dish out more woe on troubled Town
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- Everton only have two more games to play at Goodison Park
- Ipswich were relegated last weekend
- Recommended bet: Everton / Everton in Half time / Full Time
Everton will want to end what has been a difficult season overall on a high as they continue to say farewell to Goodison Park when relegated Ipswich Town are the visitors on Saturday.
The Toffees only have the Tractor Boys and another of the relegated sides, Southampton, to play at home this season and David Moyes' side should have too much for Town this weekend.
Team news
Dominic Calvert-Lewin has been pictured back in training but the Everton striker is unlikely to feature this weekend.
Centre-back James Tarkowski remains out for Moyes' men.
Ipswich's problems this season have been exacerbated by an extensive injury list and Conor Townsend, Nathan Broadhead, Jaden Philogene, Arijanet Muric, Sammie Szmodics, Wes Burns and Chiedozie Ogbene all remain on the sidelines for the visitors this weekend.
Axel Tuanzebe is a doubt but could be back in the squad, while Kieran McKenna's selection issues are further clouded by the fact Ben Johnson and Leif Davis are both suspended for the trip to Merseyside.
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The stats
Everton have only lost once in their last seven home league games, but have drawn four of those matches.
The Toffees' overall home form in the league this season is not great — they have won just four games at Goodison in its farewell campaign.
Last time out at Goodison Park, it took Manchester City until the 84th minute before they finally scored en route to a 2-0 win.
Everton won 2-0 at Portman Road in the earlier game between the two sides this term.
Ipswich have won just one of their last 11 games in all competitions.
This season back in the top flight, the Tractor Boys have only managed four wins all season, although three of them have come away.
Prediction
Since Moyes returned to the Goodison helm, much has been made about how the Scot has rejuvenated the Merseysiders and it is clearly true that he has successfully injected much-needed vigour and a more consistent defensive solidity into the team that was previously hard to come by under former boss Sean Dyche.
However, Moyes has only actually won five of his 16 matches back in charge while also racking up six draws and suffering five defeats.
Three points against Town, who last week were consigned to the swiftest returns back to the Championship, will be welcome then in what is set to be an entertaining end-of-season affair, which should be played amid an atmosphere of freedom with both sides already aware of their fate this season.
For the Tractor Boys, they are already planning their bid for promotion back to the top flight next term, while Everton, currently 15th, know they will finish somewhere in the bottom half.
The focus, understandably, in their final home game of the season will be giving Goodison the send-off it deserves, but they will want a victory in this penultimate game at the historic venue, too.
With morale bound to be low in the visitors' ranks, Everton should secure a dominant win.
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