Everton vs Lyon Competition – Europa League Stadium – Goodison Park Date: 19th October 2017 Kick-off time – 20:05 GMT
This could be the last game that Ronald Koeman takes Everton as their manager with his position coming under increased scrutiny. The Dutch man oversaw a spending spree that almost doubled that of City Rivals Liverpool yet his team lacks creativity, are low on confidence and do not seem to even have what it takes to finish in the top half of the Premier League this season. The Toffees are bottom of their Europa League group with just 1 point from their opening two games. The Toffees continue to struggle up front and Ronald Koeman did not add fans favourites Oumar Niasse to his Europa League squad. The Senegalese striker has enjoyed a stunning revival this season and may even be the reason Koeman is still in charge. Gylfi Sigurdson has only shown glimpses of the player who singlehandedly saved Swansea from relegation last season and it will be interesting to see if he can finally prove how important a signing he is in this game. Lyon have not had the best start to this season and they seem to still be missing Alexandre Lacazette whom they sold to Arsenal over the summer. Although Nabil Fekir has tried his best to help with a couple of goals, they will still feel he has a long way to go in filling those boots. They currently have just one point more than Everton and if they lose this game, they will put themselves in a position of chasing after the rest of the teams in the group. Neither team has one player who has scored more than a single goal in this competition. Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions Everton Lyon
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE
COMPETITION
L
Everton
0-1
Burnley
Oct 1, 2017
English Premier League
D
Everton
2-2
Apollon Limassol
Sep 28, 2017
Europa League
W
Everton
2-1
AFC Bournemouth
Sep 23, 2017
English Premier League
W
Everton
3-0
Sunderland
Sep 20, 2017
English Carabao Cup
L
Manchester United
4-0
Everton
Sep 17, 2017
English Premier League
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE
COMPETITION
D
Angers
3-3
Lyon
Oct 1, 2017
French Ligue 1
D
Lyon
1-1
Atalanta
Sep 28, 2017
Europa League
D
Lyon
3-3
Dijon FCO
Sep 23, 2017
French Ligue 1
L
Paris Saint-Germain
2-0
Lyon
Sep 17, 2017
French Ligue 1
D
Apollon Limassol
1-1
Lyon
Sep 14, 2017
Europa League
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