EPL MOTM Predictions: Leicester vs. Forest, Brighton vs. Wolves, Everton vs. Fulham
Everton vs. Fulham
Fulham are in the top half of the Premier League table after eight Matchdays, above big summer spenders Manchester United, and while nobody really takes them seriously as European contenders, they’re only two points off seventh-placed Tottenham.
You’d have to back the Cottagers as pretty heavy favorites against an Everton side that continues to be in disarray and shows no real signs of sustained progress here in 2024.
Everton sit 16th in the table, but they are at least five points clear of Crystal Palace in the drop zone, though it’s hard to argue that the Toffees have a better squa than the Eagles in any way.
For Fulham, the most likely Man of the Match this weekend at Goodison Park will be Alex Iwobi, for the simple fact that the Fulham left winger is going up against Ashley Young at right back.
Everton starting Young at right back in 2024 should be considered cruel and unusual punishment to both the Premier League veteran and all of us subjected to watching this farce continue.
Iwobi has become a solid, if not unspectacular, Premier League attacking player since his days as a prospect at Arsenal, and he’s found a productive niche at Fulham as a linking player to the attacking trio of marksman Raul Jimenez, the electric Adama Traore, and another Arsenal product in Emile Smith-Rowe.
So far this season, Iwobi has 1.9 key passes and 1.3 dribbles completed per match, and I’d be very surprised if those numbers don’t improve after Fulham’s trip to the Merseyside.
Brighton vs. Wolves
Wolves are dead last in the Premier League table right now as one of two teams with just a singular point, but they nearly punched above their weight last weekend, losing in controversial and last-gasp fashion to reigning champions Manchester City.
