EPL: Everton battle Burnley for survival

Everton vs. Burnley
Venue: Goodison Park
Kick off: 2:15PM

Everton head into Sunday’s (today) home clash with Burnley knowing that a win will see them leapfrog their opponents in the Premier League table and likely propel them out of the bottom half.
The Blues are seeking back-to-back league victories for the first time this season, but they face a side who are unbeaten on the road and have lost just once this term.
Just when Everton were showing signs of turning their dismal season around, a midweek Europa League draw at home with Cypriot minnows Apollon Limassol marred their preparations for the Burnley match.
Five days earlier, Ronald Koeman’s Toffees were celebrating their first win league win since the opening day of the season, having beaten Bournemouth 2-1 at Goodison Park.
The previously goal-shy Everton discovered their scoring touch late on against the Cherries, but the issues that have plagued Koeman’s side all season were all too apparent when the Cypriots came to Merseyside.
Burnley have made a strong start to the season, with only one defeat so far, although three of their last four matches have been stalemates.
Two of those draws, however, were impressive points on the road at Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur, and Sean Dyche will no doubt be hoping that his side can maintain their impressive away form when they travel to Everton.
Goals in general have not been a problem for Dyke’s men this term, with the Lancashire outfit failing to score on just two occasions in all competitions, and they will likely go on the attack against a potentially Europa League-fatigued Everton.

Everton possible XI: Pickford, Martina, Williams, Holgate, Baines, Gueye, Klaasen, Sigurdsson, Vlasic, Rooney, Niasse.
Burnley possible XI: Pope, Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Ward, Arfield, Cork, Hendrick, Defour, Vokes, Wood.