Everton welcome fellow Premier League side Luton Town to Goodison Park this Saturday in the Fourth Round of the FA Cup. Both sides are struggling in the Premier League and a win in the Cup could give the winners a needed boost back in the league.
- Everton to win @ 4/9 on William Hill
- Over 1.5 goals @ 2/9 on Paddy Power
- Only one team to score @ ⅘ on William Hill
These odds are accurate at the time of publication, they are subject to change.
The Fourth Round sees yet another all-Premier League clash, but with both in a somewhat dyer situation in the Premier League, a win this weekend would not only progress them in their only chance for a trophy but also could give them positive momentum.
Everton currently sit 17th in the Premier League after 21 games. The Toffees have eight wins, three draws and ten losses, leaving them on 17 points, three points from 16th place Nottingham Forest and one point above the relegation zone.
The Toffees have won the FA Cup on three occasions, in 1965, 1984 and in 1994. Alongside that, Everton have made seven other Finals. The most recent Final Everton made was back in 2009, where they lost 2 - 1 against Chelsea. Since then Everton have only made the Semi-Final, losing 2 -1 in 2012 against Liverpool and losing 2 - 1 to Manchester United in 2016.
Luton Town sit just below Everton in 18th in the Premier League. In 20 games, Luton have four wins, four draws and 12 losses which leaves The Hatters on 16 points, four points above Burnley and one point from Everton.
The Hatters have only made the Final all the way back in 1959, where they lost 2 - 1 to Nottingham Forest. Since then the furthest Luton have made it in the FA Cup is the Semi-Finals in 1985, where they lost 2 - 1 after extra time against Everton, in 1988 where they lost 2 - 1 to Wimbledon and in 1994 where they lost 2 - 0 against Chelsea.
Everton and Luton have met 48 times in their histories, with the first meeting coming back in 1933. Everton have the better record in the fixture with 23 wins in comparison to Luton’s 16 wins, the other nine games ending in a draw.
In their last five games, Everton have won three times, with Luton grabbing one win and the other game ending in a draw. This fixture doesn’t tend to have many goals, with the 4 - 0 win for Everton in 2006 an outlier. The other four games having three goals or under.
