Nottingham Forest vs Everton Prediction and Betting Tips: Back Doucoure in the Shots on Target Market

Nottingham Forest welcome Everton to the City Ground on Saturday in a Premier League match between two who will be looking to bounce back from defeats last weekend.

Hosts Nottingham Forest occupy 15th place on 13 points after 13 matches. Steve Cooper’s men were defeated 3-2 in their last top-flight match at home against Brighton & Hove Albion, leaving the Forest boss as the 3/1 second favourite in the Next Premier League manager to leave market

Everton's last Premier League match saw them beaten 3-0 by Manchester United at Goodison Park to end a three-match unbeaten streak. This leaves the Toffees in 19th place after their ten point deduction in November.

Our main play on Saturday afternoon arrives from the Shots on Target market where we are backing Everton’s Abdoulaye Doucoure to register at least one in the match.

Since Sean Dyche’s arrival on Merseyside, Doucouré has both scored (9) and been involved in (11) more Premier League goals than any other Everton player. 

The midfielder from Mali has scored in five of the Toffees’ last six Premier League victories and has been given a more advanced role in recent weeks.

When it comes to hitting the target, Doucoure has done so more than any other Everton player this season and has cleared this line in six of his last eight matches.

We’ll also be having a small punt on Anthony Elanga to score anytime in the match. At the time of writing bet365 are the best-priced bookmaker on this selection with 15/4 available.

Nottingham Forest’s last two league outings have both finished in 3-2 defeats and another high-scoring contest looks likely here. Prior to the loss against Brighton, Forest had put together an eight game unbeaten streak in Premier League matches in front of their own fans.

Elanga has scored in each of his last two Premier League appearances for Forest and should he find the net against Everton he will become the first Nottingham Forest player aged 21 or under to score in three in a row in the competition.