Stoke City face Everton on Wednesday night in the Premier League, and HITC pundits give their predictions on the likely outcome.
Stoke City 1-1 Everton
Everton are in good form but a FA Cup break could see them lose their momentum. Stoke did well to hold Manchester United to a draw in their last home league game and expect a similar result here, with neither side doing enough to win, nor warrant defeat.
Everton manager Ronaldo Koeman
Stoke City 1-1 Everton
The Potters may have been fortunate to escape with a draw against Man United last time out but there will be little to choose between themselves and an Everton side rapidly improving under Ronald Koeman. Expect these two to cancel each other out.
Stoke City manager Mark Hughes
Stoke City 1-1 Everton
Both Stoke and Everton are in good form, and this is likely to be a good game at the Bet365 Stadium. The Toffees will be keen to get a win and prove that they belong in the bracket of the 6 teams above them, rather than the mini-league below them. Stoke are a tough nut to crack though and a draw seems the most likely result.
Stoke City 1-1 Everton
I am expecting a score-draw in this clash with the two sides cancelling each other out and taking a point apiece. Stoke continue to impress under manager Mark Hughes but Everton have been resurgent in recent weeks and should take a point back to Merseyside.
Stoke City 1-1 Everton
Stoke have recovered from a poor start to fire themselves into a comfortable mid table position, but they will be unable to take three points from a game against an Everton side who have impressed again themselves in recent week. This should be an intriguing score draw.
Everton’s Romelu Lukaku in action with Stoke City’s Shay Given
Stoke City 1-1 Everton
Two good sides who I suspect will be tough to separate. Both teams seem to have picked up in the New Year and should be top half come May.
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