da bet vitoria： Everton did not have the best start to their campaign in the Europa League group stage, as they were beaten by Atalanta.
da apostaganha： The Merseyside outfit have struggled to string wins together in all competitions, and their European duties were immediately put on the backfoot.
Ronald Koeman’s men lost 3-0 to the Italian club in their opening Group E encounter, but they will hope to fare better when they face Apollon Limassol this evening.
The Toffees have the added advantage of being home at Goodison Park, where they have won five of their six fixtures so far this season.
The Merseyside outfit head into this evening’s game on the back of a 2-1 victory over Bournemouth, which was sealed late thanks to two goals from former outcast Oumar Niasse.
Koeman will be unable to call on the striker this evening as he did not include the Senegal international in his Europa squad, and up front is where the team are struggling to perform.
Sky Sports pundit Charlie Nicholas believes that despite Niasse’s absence, Everton will get the job done, with young Dominic Calvert-Lewin getting on the scoresheet.
The 20-year-old has made eight appearances in all competitions so far this season, scoring twice and creating two assists.
Nicholas told Sky Sports that he is backing Everton to beat Apollon Limassol 3-0.
“Koeman has been honest admitting he was concerned with the team and I think they’ve had a good look at themselves. They’re in a similar position to Arsenal were a few weeks ago in the sense of just needing to tie a couple of wins together. They’re playing catch-up after their loss to Atalanta and they don’t have many goals in them, but I do like the boy Dominic Calvert-Lewin and I fancy him to get on the scoresheet at least once here.”