Crystal Palace can make it four straight Premier League victories when they face a struggling Everton side on Saturday, 22nd April (15:00 BST).
Home advantage has had a huge say in the results of the recent meetings between these two sides. Everton have come out on top in two fiery clashes on Merseyside, most recently winning at Goodison Park in October.
However, Palace produced two memorable performances at Selhurst Park last season, with Conor Gallagher scoring a stunning winner in December before the Eagles scored four to reach the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley in March 2022.
It's amazing how quickly the narratives in football can change, and having won three on the spin since returning to Selhurst Park, Roy Hodgson will certainly be enjoying watching his side with a reduced threat of relegation.
Palace's victory at Southampton came courtesy of two fantastic Ebere Eze goals, but the defensive performance was of equal acclaim as a clean sheet added to Hodgson's mood.
“Southampton were very good in the first-half," the manager said after full-time. "They were all the things I would expect a team fighting for their lives near the bottom of the league, in a home game [to be]. They played with a lot of energy, intensity and runs in behind us, and they stretched our defensive capacity to the hilt.
“Luckily, we got through that, largely thanks to a back four did a really, really good job under that sort of pressure. In the second-half we tweaked one or two things, and were able to get back to the sort of football I was hoping to see for the whole 90 minutes. It turned out to be enough because of Eze’s two goals.
“At half-time, all we can do is remind people of a few things we agreed to do from the start, but hadn’t got round to doing yet. That’s all we can do. Goals change games, and Eze’s two goals put us in such a commanding position.
“When you get in a commanding position, and you’re the team that doesn’t have the knife at your throat, you’re capable of playing the sort of football that we did, and we did have a few opportunities to score one or two more goals.”
Palace remain in 12th place, but now sit just three points behind Chelsea and nine clear of the relegation zone.
Everton, however, are in desperate need of points as they look to avoid a first season playing in the second-tier since the early 1950s. Sitting level on points with Nottingham Forest and just four clear of bottom-placed Southampton, the pressure is increasing.
Sean Dyche has done a lot to make them harder to beat since his arrival and impressive victories - including against league leaders Arsenal - have followed, but defeat last weekend against Fulham has placed them right back into the danger zone.
Hodgson's revitilisation of Ebere Eze has been remarkable, and the young midfielder's brace against Southampton was another demonstration of the freedom with which he is playing. Starting as a No. 8 alongside Jeff Schlupp allows Cheick Doucoure to operate in a deeper role, while Michael Olise and Jordan Ayew - the latter now playing on the left-hand side - are excelling in the wider areas.
Everton will look to dominate in midfield with Idrissa Gueye and the returning Amadou Onana, with James Garner also featuring, while the hard-working Dwight McNeil provides reinforcements from out wide.
With Dominic Calvert-Lewin still on the fringes of his own recovery, there is a growing onus on Neal Maupay to add goals to his game, while Ellis Simms' impact from the substitutes bench could be crucial.
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