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da betcris： It always seems like Everton are always on the cusp breaking into the Premier League’s top six, but this season could actually be the Toffees’ time.
Chelsea have lost their best player this decade in Eden Hazard whilst also facing a transfer ban, and Arsenal and Manchester United both looked like headless chickens in the latter stages of the previous season, giving Everton the perfect chance to strike.
With the fixture list for next season out, what will be the key games in Everton’s campaign that can determine whether they can finish in the top six?
31st August – Wolverhampton Wanders (H)
With the quality below the top six sides likely to improve this summer, Everton will need to ensure they are able to beat their competition in the league, and taking down Wolverhampton Wanders will be a good step in sending out a message that the Toffees are here to challenge this season.
21st December – Arsenal (H)
Although Everton transform into a League One side whenever they head to the Emirates, it’s a whole different story when Arsenal turn up on Merseyside, and this season Marco Silva’s side will be looking at the Gunners as direct league rivals if the north Londoners continue to slip up as they have in previous years.
11th January – Brighton & Hove Albion (H)
With a horrid festive period that sees Everton play the likes of Liverpool and Manchester City over December and January, the Toffees will need all the points they can get heading into the start of 2020, and a home win against Brighton & Hove Albion could be just the ticket for kicking the New Year off right.
7th March – Chelsea (A)
It’s been nearly two years since Everton lost to Chelsea in the league, and heading into the new season with no Hazard and a potential transfer ban, the Toffees could sniff a lack of quality from the west London side and use it to their advantage to boost their claim for top six status. Going to Stamford Bridge is never easy, though.
4th April – Leicester City (H)
Likewise to Wolves, Leicester City will be aiming to disrupt the top six next season with the likes of Arsenal, Manchester United and the aforementioned Chelsea looking on the verge of collapse, and if Everton can get a result over the Foxes in the penultimate month of the season it could set the Toffees up for an entertaining run-in.