Nottingham Forest are enjoying a season to remember in the Premier League and confidence should be high when they head to Goodison Park to take on Everton on Sunday.
Forest moved up to third in the standings, temporarily at least, following their Boxing Day win over Tottenham and there is realistic hope that European football could return to the City Ground for the first time since the 1995/96 season.
Sunday's hosts Everton will provide stiff opposition for Nuno Espirito Santo's high-flyers, as the Toffees have only lost two of their last 13 Premier League games and have held Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City to draws over recent weeks.
Draw - 11/5
Whisper it quietly, but there is something of a feel-good factor surrounding Everton at the moment, with the long-protracted takeover of the club by the Friedkin Group having been completed earlier this month and coinciding with some eye-catching results on the pitch.
The Toffees may still be sitting too close to the relegation zone for comfort, but they continue to pick up points, with the draws against Arsenal, Chelsea and Man City underlining a resilience the footballing world always tends to associate with a Sean Dyche side.
Everton have been particularly solid on home soil over recent months, as they are unbeaten at Goodison Park since August and they started December with an eye-catching 4-0 win over Wolves.
However, successes like that have been few and far between for Dyche and his side, as although they are hard to beat, they also don't win many games, with their tally of eight draws being the joint-highest in the top flight this season.
Everton's resolve will be tested when Forest come to town, as Sunday's visitors have won four on the bounce and only Chelsea and Liverpool boast better away records in the division.
The Boxing Day 1-0 win over Tottenham means Nuno's side will head into this game with a five-point buffer between themselves and fifth-placed Newcastle and confidence could hardly be higher.
That being said, Forest have a poor recent record against Everton, winning just one of the last nine meetings between the two sides, while the Toffees triumphed in both of last season’s clashes.
Forest have come a long way since then and should avoid defeat on Merseyside, with the draw looking the most likely outcome.
Under 2.5 goals - 4/6
As a team that tends to grind out draws, it is no surprise that recent matches involving Everton have often been low scoring, with nine of their last 11 league games going under the 2.5 goal mark, while five of those have finished goalless.
Only bottom of the table Southampton (11) have scored fewer top-flight goals than Everton's total of 15 this season, but the Toffees have also conceded just 22 times - only the current top six have let in fewer goals.
Forest are one of those sides with a better defensive record than Everton, shipping just 19 goals to date, however they are also the lowest scorers of any side in the top 12.
With their last two games featuring a maximum of two goals and seven of their 10 wins this season coming to nil, Forest are used to grinding things out and Sunday's clash could prove another low-scoring affair.
Anthony Elanga to score any time - 4/1
Forest winger Anthony Elanga hadn't scored a Premier League goal since February heading into the recent home clash with Aston Villa, but after grabbing a 93rd-minute winner in that game, he has since followed up with strikes in the victories over Brentford and Spurs.
A confidence player, Elanga will be desperate to net for the fourth successive game when he heads to Goodison Park and given his form, he should keep his place in Nuno's starting XI.
Elanga has been stepping up to plate over recent weeks, with Forest's leading scorer Chris Wood having failed to net in his last three, so the Sweden international could be the man to deliver for his UEFA Champions League-chasing side once again.
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Everton - 8/5
Draw - 11/5
Nottingham Forest - 9/5
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