Everton and Chelsea will face each other in the Premier League this weekend.
Former Liverpool and Manchester United striker Michael Owen has suggested on Betvictor.com that Romelu Lukaku and Diego Costa will be key players in the game between Everton and Chelsea this weekend.
Everton and Chelsea will face each other in the Premier League at Goodison Park on Sunday afternoon.
While Belgium international striker Lukaku will start for the Toffees, Spain international striker Costa will feature for the visiting London team.
Owen believes that the final outcome of the match will depend on how the two strikers play.
“This should be a cracking game with Everton looking to exorcise their 5-0 loss to the Champions-elect at the Bridge earlier in the season,” Owen wrote on Betvictor.com.
“Only Liverpool have won at Goodison in the PL so far this season and it is their home form, eight successive wins, which has seen Everton challenge for a top-six spot.
“Diego Costa has a good record against Everton and he was back to his best against Southampton midweek.
“Reports suggest Romelu Lukaku is earmarked as a replacement for Costa should he leave the Bridge for China in the summer and the outcome of the game could revolve around the two inform strikers.”
A footnote added: “Michael’s recommendation: Diego Costa to score at anytime at Evens.”
Romelu Lukaku or Diego Costa?
Lukaku and Costa are two of the best strikers in the Premier League, and both of them have been in good form this season.
While the Everton star has scored 24 goals and provided six assists, Costa has scored 19 goals and provided six assists.
Given that Lukaku is 23 years of age, it is only logical to expect the former Chelsea striker to get better and establish himself as one of the best strikers in the world in the coming years.
Costa is 28 years of age and is at his peak, but he can still score goals for the Blues for two or three more years.
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